So long and thanks for all the fish…

This morning we got up to witness the famous Monkey Mia dolphins. We aimed to be there early so as to get a good spot. Lined up behind the rope we waited until being told we can proceed to the water’s edge (but only after we had our entry passes checked… that was never going to work!) Whilst we waited we were teased by a loggerhead turtle that kept popping up.
Piccolo and her calf Oboe first arrived, followed shortly later by Piccolo’s sister Kiya.
The adult dolphins slowly swam along the beach as us humans had our feet in the water. The dolphins would turn to their side to see what today’s humans looked like.
We thought that some lucky people would be picked from the crowd to feed the dolphins, but no, it was volunteers (wearing face masks… we don’t need a porpoise variant of COVID!)
When the feeding was finished we headed to the conveniently located restaurant for breakfast. The berry waffles chosen by Claire and Michael seemed to be the winner!
We decided to explore this part of the world today - one of the goals was to get a shot off the blue water, white sand and red earth that this area is famous for however it seemed that those areas were only accessible by 4wd, not our motor home.
Heading off though, Daniel spotted an opportunity, with low winds and clear skies the drone was carefully piloted to capture some impressive shots.
We then went to Eagle Bluff to look down on the sea grass of Denham Sound s we heard that sharks and rays could be seen here and maybe even a dugong but alas, all we saw was a ray.
We moved onto Discovery World - a former farm for re-establishing pink snapper that converted to an aquarium of sorts after the snapper spawn died in a heatwave. The place boasted shark feeding and had a lot of local species but all stuff we had seen diving. It did however have a large wearable beach towel that fit Daniel!
After a quick lunch in Denham we headed into the homestead in Louise Peron National Park. Most of the park is only accessible by 4wd, but the homestead is accessible by all vehicles… in theory.
The road in is a dirt road with lots of sand. The motor home didn’t feel right, sliding along the sandy road, but we made it, with only one incident of spinning tyres!
At the homestead there is an artesian bath - this one with water temp at 40°C. Most took their time to settle into the hot water - Daniel just jumped in and sat down.
It was too warm to stay in for a long time. We had two stints in being par-boiled before returning to camp where the kids played in the pool and the adults chilled.
On this trip we have experienced a new phenomenon- fishing shirts of each local area. Everyone has a shirt (or several) from different locations. Today we wore a different shirt each and posed for shots. A great momento of the trip!
Tomorrow is ANZAC day and we’ll be up for Dawn Service at Monkey Mia before we drive to Geraldton for our last stopover before returning to Fremantle.もっと詳しく