It was like trying to find a needle in a haystack as the wind was blowing a gale, and it was very choppy. Visibility was very poor but we still managed to find a dugong and a couple of dolphins. 
We were supposed to have a tour of a pearl farm but as it was so rough the boat couldn't dock at the factory, which turned out to be a shed in the middle of the ocean. We sailed passed a pirate ship, or at least that's what the kids thought it was.
Then the kids tried boom netting, or basically being dragged along in the boom net at the back of the boat. They had a great time.
On the way back from Monkey Mia we stopped at Francois Peron National Park. We couldn't drive very far in as it was mainly 4WD but we drove to the old homestead and shearing station. This was quite interesting, but the best bit was the artesian hot tub. This has been there for 90 years fed from a hot spring. We spent a while in there, it was lovely!!
When we got back we found our caravan in disarray. Apparently the winds had been pretty bad, knocking over our clothes line and bikes. Some lovely guy had wound in our awning for us, which was just as well! The rain fell quite hard, but then eased up enough for Troy and Ronan to venture out and try to catch a squid, and they did!! Ronan was most excited!!
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