As part of my ecological education, I embarked on a Rockpool ramble with some 16 grade 3 students.
Amid thier smiles and enthusiasm, we found rockpool shrimp, turbos (Jourdan's Turban shell), and the flesh eating shells that drill into the turbos, inject acid and *sllluuurp* out the goey goodness inside. Amazing!
Also, the basalt shelf was build many millions of years prior by an offshore volcano, last night marked by a massie container ship, many kilometres offshore.
Overlying this was sandstone (compacted dunes) and the limestone (compacted shells, and therefore more of a white colour), creating the beautfully, yet fragile, red and orange cliff tops which make Airey's Inlet so unique.
Regina delivered this enformation seamlessly, and conjoured up much mistery also. In a quiet vioce, which was very tonal, she managed to have the majority of the little tykes spellbound for up to 4 or 5 minutes at a time, and made it look simple.
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