Following our trip around the head in Manly, we elected to take it a bit easier the next day and went for a wander around the local aquarium, Oceanworld. The attraction is a small one, comprising three levels and was partially under renovation on our visit but it was a fun and interesting couple of hours all the same. In the upper tanks there are several different species of smallish fish and sea life, along with several exhibits on the lethality of the coast in these parts.
Dropping down to the bottom level you find yourself in the tunnel walk. The main tank through which the tunnel passes is filled with Grey Nurse sharks (who look fierce and big but are relatively harmless) and several massive rays. You can, if inclined, get in the tank with them. I wasn’t. Even so there were good opportunities for photos and getting a really good look at some sharks that were basically the same size as a human being.
From Oceanworld we wandered into Manly proper feeling that as we were at the sea side we should eat fish and chips on the beachfront. It’s a Brit thing. Sigh.
Long term readers of my blog will be familiar with the Paris incident.
I’d already noted that my old nemesis had also gotten to the southern continent and the presence of some fairly boisterous seagull did give me a moments pause but I pushed such thoughts from my mind as me worrying as usual. After all, the beach front was full of people with similar ideas and statistically I’d be really unlucky to get hit out of all those people. Right?
At least they missed my head this time.