Blogs from Shark Bay, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 5

Vrijdag 1 december. Vandaag vertrokken we op tijd om de 340 km tot Denham af te leggen en onderweg nog enkele bezienswaardigheden te bezoeken. De volgende dagen zullen we Shark Bay bezoeken. Shark Bay is het zuidelijkste stukje van de ‘Outback Coast’ waarvan we al heel veel hebben gezien namelijk Exmouth, Coral Bay en Carnarvon. De Outback Coast zelf is het noordelijke deel van de ‘Coral Coast’ die zich uitstrekt van Exmouth tot Perth. Shark Bay staat sinds 1991 op de Werelderfgoed lijst van de Unesco. Het is een gebied met unieke flora en fauna. In de baai verblijven jonge haaien totdat ze groot genoeg zijn om hun kansen in de oceaan te wagen. Deze haaien hebben nog nooit voor problemen of voor een ‘shark attack’ gezorgd, wat aan de oostkust van Australië toch wel eens ... read more

Jaws Of Paradise, Ink and Insult, The Dwindling Party, Happy Easter, Darth Lives, And On... (First appologies, this crap PC does not have USB so i cant upload any pics (will try to another time), It also lacks word or any other typing program to manage my spelling. Think Phonetics, i doo.) Desperatly Itching our leggs (and jimmy his ass), we take turns to sit infront of Yellow Mellows AC as we drive on. Our next stop is the dissconsertingly named beach parradise, Shark Bay. Shark Bay is a huge area with two archepellegos 300 or so k's long about 20ks from the main land, an area known as a 'World Heratige Site' since it has a hugely diverse marine ecosystem. The shallower areas of Shark Bay have little tidal flow and a huge evaporation rate ... read more

We are in Shark Bay, Western Australia, right now. It really lives up to its name - there are shark everywhere. We have seen so many from the beach, gliding by as a dark shadow in the turquoise water. We've also seen turtles, rays, sea snakes, and dugongs in unbelievable quantities. However, what the area is really famous for are the friendly dolphins. Every day, the local conservation group feeds them fish right off shore in about knee height water. Both Scott and I got to hand feed them - it was amazing! Later that day, we were in the "swim zone" and about three dolphins happened to swim by. We had our snorkels on so of course started looking under water for them when suddenly I felt something big nudge me. I assumed it was ... read more

OK, so before I start with the story, I'd just like to mention a bit about the title. Because there are so many gorgeous beaches here, and the water is teaming with wildlife, everyone encourages you to go snorkelling. However. I'd like to advise that at no point during our trip, will I be doing any sort of swimming in the open sea or snorkelling, due to my incredible ''might be sharks in the water'' phobia. Alan might go in for a lirrle dip, but not moi. Anyway - lets crack on with the blog...... ......Heading further up the East coast of WA, our destination Shark Bay Heritage Park, we stopped for a light refreshment at a town called Carnarvon. We wanted to check the place out as a potential stopover point for a few days ... read more

Got up early to see the dolpins again. Spent the morning lounging on the spotless beach, walked the length of it (without seeing anyone else after a few minutes of leaving the main strip) and drove to Denham late afternoon. Fishing village, OK, nothing much of interest.... read more