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Days 14-18 - West Side (Coral Bay / Shark Bay / Cervantes)

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April 22nd 2009
Drove with the inimitable Julian up to Coral Bay on the Ningaloo Reef and did a bit of snorkelling. Went down to Shark Bay, visiting Stromatolites and Shell Beach en route. Saw the dolphins there then went down to Cervantes to look at the Pinnacles. Currently in Perth sorting things out for leaving on Friday - might visit Rottnest island tomorrow. ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Shark 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