Newsflash: Flying manta ray?

Okay, so I forgot to mention this amazing event.

And unfortunately, I did not manage to photograph it, so here is a link which shows you precisely what we saw (although this is an article in the British Daily Mail):

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1298362/Flying-giants-Incredibly-rare-display-manta-rays-leap-3ft-water-air.html

When we were boating in the Balla Balla, we heard a very loud splash in the water nearby, and turned immediately to see a small manta ray playing in the water - by leaping out, flapping its wings a couple of times, and crashing back into the water. The sound was akin to the ultimate belly whack!

I wish we had a photo of this extremely rare event, but at least the news article gives you some idea of how excited we must have been!