The open road -WA style

Searching for sharks and dining with dolphins

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December 10th 2009
Dec 8th - Dec 12th “We saw turtles, rays and a huge shark that was bigger than a grown man!” This was the excited call we heard from a family on Turquoise Bay beach just as we were walking onto the sand. As much as we love the sea and snorkelling coming face to face with a 6ft shark is not something I want to experience without the presence of a cage. I know the reef sharks are harmless ... 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