Perth - Cervantes - Denham
So the morning after we were in Rottnest Island, we got the bus from Perth to Cervantes. Shortly after we arrived, we took a sunset tour to Nambung National Park, home of the amazing Pinnacles. On the way to the park, the tour guide very nicely took us on a wee detour to the stromatolites at Lake Thetis...very cool! Then to the Pinnacles, where we wandered around and saw the sun set. It was all really lovely. (Dianne, the tour guide, even let us view the whole place through her rose-tinted glasses. At sunset, those glasses make everything especially beautiful. Seriously, they're really rose-tinted!)
We stayed in a really nice hostel in Cervantes, and it was just a few minutes walk to the gorgeous beach at Thirsty Point. I managed to swim in the cold water, but Iff stayed on the sand! We really chilled out in Cervantes. It's a lovely, peaceful town with the beautiful beaches, stromatolites and Pinnacles right on its doorstep. What a gem.
After three days there, we got the bus to Denham (with a night at the bizarre Overlander Roadhouse en route -- the whole place was covered in bugs, but we got into our room to find accommodation worth five stars compared to all the bugs outside!). Denham is the gateway to Shark Bay, a gorgeous place which is World Heritage listed. Denham itself is a wee, quiet seaside town of 600, but from it is easy access to the sites of Shark Bay. We got a day tour of the highlights, including more stromatolites at Hamelin Pool (noted by Bill Bryson in his Down Under book), the amazing Shell Beach and wonderful Ocean Park with marine life found in Shark Bay. We also took a short trip to Monkey Mia to see the famous dolphins there. We were worried that it would be far too touristy and that the dolphins were being exploited, but it wasn't like that at all. It's all very well done and eco-friendly. So far we haven't been able to see any of the 10,000 dugongs which live in Shark Bay because they've gone to warmer waters. But hopefully we'll see them when we get to Ningaloo Reef. Fingers crossed!
Today is our last day in Denham, and it's been lazy so far. We rented bikes and went to Little Lagoon, a beautiful lagoon near Denham. We've been beach bums all day basically! Tonight we get the bus to Coral Bay, and we'll arrive at 3am! Getting closer to those big, fat whale sharks...
*For pictures of this stuff, see the links in the right-hand panel.
We stayed in a really nice hostel in Cervantes, and it was just a few minutes walk to the gorgeous beach at Thirsty Point. I managed to swim in the cold water, but Iff stayed on the sand! We really chilled out in Cervantes. It's a lovely, peaceful town with the beautiful beaches, stromatolites and Pinnacles right on its doorstep. What a gem.
After three days there, we got the bus to Denham (with a night at the bizarre Overlander Roadhouse en route -- the whole place was covered in bugs, but we got into our room to find accommodation worth five stars compared to all the bugs outside!). Denham is the gateway to Shark Bay, a gorgeous place which is World Heritage listed. Denham itself is a wee, quiet seaside town of 600, but from it is easy access to the sites of Shark Bay. We got a day tour of the highlights, including more stromatolites at Hamelin Pool (noted by Bill Bryson in his Down Under book), the amazing Shell Beach and wonderful Ocean Park with marine life found in Shark Bay. We also took a short trip to Monkey Mia to see the famous dolphins there. We were worried that it would be far too touristy and that the dolphins were being exploited, but it wasn't like that at all. It's all very well done and eco-friendly. So far we haven't been able to see any of the 10,000 dugongs which live in Shark Bay because they've gone to warmer waters. But hopefully we'll see them when we get to Ningaloo Reef. Fingers crossed!
Today is our last day in Denham, and it's been lazy so far. We rented bikes and went to Little Lagoon, a beautiful lagoon near Denham. We've been beach bums all day basically! Tonight we get the bus to Coral Bay, and we'll arrive at 3am! Getting closer to those big, fat whale sharks...
*For pictures of this stuff, see the links in the right-hand panel.
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