Platypus darting around in the water

Just as we were beginning to despair and run out of alcohol, there was a splash below us and in a second we saw it – a platypus unmistakably darting in and out of the water. The cameras were back out with much enthusiasm, and we had a wonderful half hour watching them darting about. They are so fast though – which made it very frustrating trying to take a photograph as the darn things had long gone before you had hit the button.