Friday, February 16, 2018

Cocos Keeling & Christmas Island January 2018

Here are a few random photos from my latest trip to the islands.

"Waiting for Godot", well no actually, waiting for a Barau's Petrel. One had been seen regularly so we sat around until dark each night, hoping.

Improvised umbrella during a tropical rainstorm

Front section of the 151 foot long clipper Phaeton. A fire broke out in her hold in September 1889 and she was run aground in the lagoon at Cocos Islands.

Spinner Dolphins in the lagoon

Looking north-west from the beach on Horsborough Island

Engine from a WWII era plane in the lagoon at the north end of the runway on West Island

Fiddler Crab

Clunies-Ross grave on Home Island

The spider that caught the fly

Jumping Spider, Home Island

Jumping Spider, Home Island

Storm waves breaking on Christmas Island

Baby red crab on a 5c coin. The adult females lay eggs into the ocean in November and the young come ashore in January

Average sized adult along side a 5c coin

Babies on the move


When the babies come out of the ocean in their millions roads on the island are closed to protect them.

Christmas Island Giant Gecko

Looking across the golf course at the escarpment.








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