Rottnest Island

It was sunny, warm, and calm morning when we took the Sealink catamaran ferry to Rottnest Island, the Dutch for rat island, which took only 30 minutes.
Firstly, we had a one-hour guided walk about the history of the island, especially about the imprisonment of Aboriginal leaders.
The cute quokkas were everywhere in the small town, getting under your feet from apparently nowhere.
We took the tourist bus to West End and Cape Vlamingh, the most westerly point of Australia, to see whales in the distance, dolphins, fur seals, osprey nests, and areas where shearwaters breed.
There were lots of ravens and seagulls plus a red-capped parrot, willie wagtails, a Nankeen kestrel, pelicans, cormorants, and a honeyeater/little wattle bird. We also saw King Skinks on the dunes near our picturesque lunch-spot.Read more