Birthday Dolphins at the Menen Hotel!

Look Ma I Can Fly

Double Trouble

Whooopeee!

Nice Break

I had a quiet 58th birthday at the Menen Hotel last Saturday.

Towards the end of the Sunday I noticed a little activity in the water. A pod of dolphins had a school of fish herded up against the reef edge and were going for it. I got out the trusty Nikon and got the above photos ... nice belated birthday present!

About 15 minutes later I went out on the reef flat on the incoming tide and a whole school of 30 cm silver fish jumped out of the water next to me. They had been hiding in the shallows avoiding the dolphins.

Nauru Local Surfers

January Assortment

Nauruan Surfer with Aussie Mentor

Fish are Running - Tuna Time

Stephanie, Simon. Roland, Sandy and Katy - New Years Eve 

Visiting Dolphins

Noddie Bird in the Rain

Just Before Sunrise

Freddie the Frigate Bird

US Purse Seine Trawler Coming in to Fisheries

Just After Sunrise

Learning to Ride the Trike on the Airstrip

Phosphate Ship off the Boat Harbour Before Loading

Nauruan Kid Surfing

Every Home Needs One of These - Airport Guardian

Christmas Lunch at the AFP Compound - Topside Nauru

Christmas Lunch for a group of expats left on the island in 2012 was held at the Australian Federal Police Compound which forms part of the Australian High Commission to Nauru. As the Commissioner of the Nauruan Police Force (AFP on secondment) was off-island his house was the natural choice - thanks Richard.

Anna from Aus Aid gets her man.

Solicitor-General gets a Kris Kringle

Santa (Gino) hands out presents - "Have you been a Good Boy this year Steve?"

Victoria is Santa's Little Helper. Gary gets his Turn on the Knee

Alex Must Have Been Good.

Gil Gets Her Turn.

Simon Doesn't Miss His Turn on the Knee of Santa.

Penny Might be Liking That.

Don't Grimace Too Much Sandy.

Alex and Anna - HKL and Aus Aid

Steve - AFP Operations Advisor.

Lessons in Shots from the Professional.

L to R - Victoria, Garry (Finance - RoN), Steve (AFP), Anna (Aus Aid), Gino (AFP), Simon (Deputy Parliamentary Counsel), Sandy and Gil (Acting High Commissioner).

Steve, Alex, Gary, Penny, Gil, Sandy, Stephanie and Anna

Big Sky in Nauru

More Pictures from Nauru

These Frangipani Smell Wonderful.

The Resident Dolphins at the Menen Hotel

Let's Jump

Equipment Arrives to Build the Regional Processing Centre

Parliament House - Republic of Nauru

Government Offices

The Shop on the left with the Green Door is my Lunch Restaurant.

Buada Lake

Sandy Heading to the Japanese Prison - Lots of Mossies.

White Noddies Hovering

White Noddie

Container Port

Menen Hotel from the North

Boat Harbour at Anibare Bay

Pot of Gold at the End of the Wave?

Anibare Bay with Boat Harbour on the Left.