Departing Ningaloo after a chilly dip

Coral Bay and Ningaloo Reef

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July 10th 2007
Coral Bay during the school holidays, not the ideal time for a visit and we probably got one of the last camping spots in the first of the two campsites there. Just as well we had phoned ahead. Disappointing place really, not much to do except head to the beach or pay a fortune for a boat trip. A lot of the kids were snorkelling just off shore, but when we tryed it it wasn't up to much. ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Coral Bay

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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