We had another picture-perfect day. It started out pretty windy, which caused the waves to be pretty rough. It was rough enough to have to cancel the snorkeling at the shipwreck. As a substitute they provided the opportunity to use the boogie boards and kayaks. Everyone had a great time, and it gave us the some freedom to do what we wanted to do.
After lunch we went to the sand dunes to sand toboggan. The majority of the island is sand, and these dunes are pretty impressive. Moreton Island is the third largest sand island in the world. The bus drove us to the base of the hill. Our guides showed us how to wax the board and how to hold the front of it up and we went down the hill.
I was surprised at the temperature of the sand. The area looked like a desert, and I expected when I stepped off the bus that the sand would be hot. But instead, it was really cool and loose.
The challenge was to climb to the top. There was a path from others who had made the climb previously. The sand was loose and whenever I would take a step, I would slide back again. And, it was so loose that I would sink up to my shins. The hill must have been at least 100 feet tall. I didn’t think I was every going to make it up there. I must have climbed it three times, for all the times I slid backwards.
The ride down was a rush! I wasn’t sure if I was going to like it or not. It was much like going down snow hill. The only scary moment was when I was headed straight toward the photographer. The delegates had a blast. They were able to go down several times. We had a photographer who took pictures as we went down, and then also took some other shots at the bottom. Some of them turned out really cute.
We were able to watch the dolphins come in to feed tonight. Several of the delegation mentioned that they wished they were out doing the feeding again.
We’ll be sorry to leave Tangalooma tomorrow. It’s a great resort.
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