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Another type of crab had us laughing to distraction. It appeared as an upright disk suspended above a set of really long legs. The crab remains crouched down until you approach, then when you get too close it leaps to its feet and races sideways on tippy toes just like a ballerina. No matter which way you move, the crab prances at high speed to keep facing you and a suitable distance away. Leanne went this way and that. The crab did ballet that way and this. What a laugh to watch. |
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Bright orange Spanner Crabs the size of your hand sat half buried in the sand, not even resisting being picked up – all they did was wave their legs about. In the photo you can see the “spanner” leg after which they get their name (right). |
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Along the beach we encountered the wreck of a steel yacht in the shallows. A sad sight. We don’t know the story of what happened here, but it is a reminder of how places can be idyllic one minute and dangerous the next following an adverse change in weather. The nearest safe harbour is in the Burnett River (on which Bundaberg is located), 45 miles away on the mainland. So twice a day we tune the HF radio into the automated voice weather forecast, broadcast from Charleville in inland Queensland (mobile phones don’t work this far offshore). |
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