Moreton Bay island – Sunrise Today…

Ooncooncoon Bay Russell Island

Russell Island in Redland City is the biggest of the Southern Moreton Bay Islands, situated between the mainland and North Stradbroke Island. The island is eight kilometres long (north-to-south) and nearly three kilometres wide. The channel separating it from the mainland is known as Main Channel and the channel separating it from North Stradbroke Island is known as CanaipaContinue reading “Ooncooncoon Bay Russell Island”

Cruise Ship at Moreton Island

A day at Moreton Island

Moreton Island

http://www.tangalooma.com/info/resort_information/ We landed here on the Cruise Ship Princess Dawn, and small boats took us to the Island for the day. Tours were offered snorkeling with dolphins, feeding dolphins and diving the wrecks, but I decided to walk 2.4kms to the wrecks along the beach. It was a good chance to walk through the propertyContinue reading “Moreton Island”

Cruising to Moreton Island..

http://www.cleancruising.com.au/itinerary.asp?sched=PACDAW269_20160308 2 Wed 9 Mar 2016 At Sea 3 Thu 10 Mar 2016 At Sea 4 Fri 11 Mar 2016 Tangalooma, Australia Originally a whaling station, Tangalooma is a resort township on the west side of Moreton Island, just a seventy minute catamaran trip from Brisbane, in Queensland, Australia. The island is home to Queensland’sContinue reading “Cruising to Moreton Island..”

Mangroves on the Wetlands….Southern Moreton Bay Islands

A total of 19 plant formations occur on the tidal wetlands. Six of those formations are dominated by the mangrove Avicennia marina. Climatic conditions in Moreton Bay provide optimum temperatures of 18- 24 degrees for the growth of Avicennia marina for six to seven months of the year. Behind the fringing mangroves, salt-marsh is usuallyContinue reading “Mangroves on the Wetlands….Southern Moreton Bay Islands”