NW Trip Day 3 - Monkey Mia! - April 6th, 2007 April 23rd 2007 Today we woke up, as all mornings, to Kim’s wonderful chant of ‘Wakey wakey!!’ We had a quick start since we would be camping in the same place the following night. So we packed our day bags and ate some breakfast, then were on our way to Monkey Mia in Shark Bay. As soon as we arrived at Monkey Mia we were able to witness its number 1 tourist attraction - the dolphins. A while ago a lady u ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Monkey Mia Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more
This blog was created in 2007 when I headed to Perth, Western Australia for a year-long study abroad program. There are still lots of great stories and pictures from that trip, though I got way behind on my blogging and the stories end abruptly in September, 2007 (I was in Aus until Christmas Eve!)
Although I've traveled a lot since then, I left this blog in a state of neglect for several years. But I figured another school-related international adventure was a reason to get things started again! In August 2011, I packed up my car and made the drive from my hometown of Toronto to the sunny ... full info