Another of Darwin's attractions is the daily feeding of the fish at a secluded cove west of the city centre. At high tide, fish swarm into the cove knowing that they're about to be fed on stale bread, and there are many different species including milkfish, mullet, catfish, bream and barramundi. The show is run privately by Aquascene and the paying public are handed baskets of the stuff to toss to the swirling mass of fish or to hand-feed if you don't mind fish nibbling at your thumb.
Last Sunday we took Max along for the experience and he thought it absolutely marvellous being able wade in the water and hand feed the mullet for an hour or so. So did I and Dot! And all the time we had a commentary about fish behaviour and how to handle them.
AS
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