Blogs from Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 11

We are now officially certified open water divers! Woo Hoo! Not really that much to tell about the last few days as it has all been about the course. It was run by a New Zealander named Mark and was sat in by an English guy named Dave who was getting his dive master title so had to sit in on a course himself in order to complete his own. Both of them were really friendly and great teachers so it was all good. We spent the first two mornings in the classroom watching videos and doing tests and then we spent the afternoons in the pool doing various tasks like filling our masks with water and clearing it and learning how to put the scuba gear together and all that sort of stuff. It was ... read more

Day 38 (Thursday 28-May-09, NJJ) Up at 6.45am for early drive 26km to Monkey Mia to watch the wild dolphins being fed at the beach. Jay gave up his chance of feeding the dolphins so that I had the opportunity but he looked so disappointed in me when I dropped the first fish and had to have another go! Jay would never make a mistake when it comes to an animal experience. The pelicans there were also entertaining, one of them was drinking from the sprinklers on the lawn. From there I took my first turn driving the three hours on to Carnarvon. Jamie drove the next two hours to Coral Bay where we stopped to dip our feet in the waters of the lovely bay. I drove the last part of the journey to Exmouth. ... read more

Distance traveled 1132km/4300km(26%).Stayed 3 nights.18th May and after a quick “decamp” which for us is a fraction of the time taken by the caravanners to pack and hitch up,we did a quick restock in Carnarvon because the camper fraternity freely pass on these important tips….buy food etc., before Coral Bay as it is expensive there.Included in our shopping foray was a 1kg pack of tiger prawns from the local seafood wholesaler…a snip at $24(R150).The drive north to Coral Bay is relatively short(300kms)and we are soon trundling up the North West Coastal highway.Now…time in the campervan on the road presents real quality observation and reflection time……from an observation aspect our birding efforts continue and we have chalked up a good list including an osprey seen at the Gascoyne estuary in Carnarvon.Australia has something in the region of ... read more

Halloele ihr da drueben, nach einigen tagen voelliger isolierung im westaustralischen outback, ist es jetz mal wieder zeit fuer einen neuen beitrag. und ab geht die post!! also die letzten tage in perth waren noch sehr gelungen. ich hatte hier und da immer mal woanders geschlafen und nun war die zeit gekommen, dass tom ankommen sollte. also bin ich nachts gegen mitternacht zum perther flughafen gefahren und habe mir erstmal die beine in den bauch gestanden. er ist zwar 0:20 uhr gelandet, aber irgendwie kam er ne stunde lang nicht aus dieser box raus. aber ende gut , alles gut. da kam er dann doch irgendwann und wir haben uns erstmal freudig begruesst. ich wollte mir aus dem kings park die skyline von perth schon immer mal nachts angucken und so sind wir dort gleich erstmal ... read more

Now this was the reason for our whole trip to Western Australia! And let me tell you, it was not a disappointment. I can say I have been lucky enough to travel and see some great things throughout the world, however this experience will forever sit near the top. My travel companions and I took what would then be an easy 550km drive from Tom Price and into Exmouth, WA. We figured this would be our best point of attack for the whale shark excursions since Exmouth seemed to be the biggest town on that area of the coast. Once you are in Exmouth they are several tour operators to choose from. They only allow 18 persons on each boat - 2 groups of 9 to swim with the Whale Sharks. The good thing is that ... read more