Blogs from Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 5

Monkey Mia This is a collection of notes and not as well written as the last blog, however it gives a flavour of this part of the trip. We are having problems finding internet connections, so the blogs will be updated as internet connections become available. Its written by Judi and me at odd times, so that it appears odd at times as to who is writing this. But that’s ok. The countryside is red and dramatic - lots of red dirt, white and sand coloured sand. After a 6 hour drive we arrived at the Monkey Mia gate with Temp at 48ish. We had lovely rooms with views over beach and a Barbie on the porch. Unpacked - showered and dressed for dinner. Restaurant was lovely, but hot. We had good food “Australian tucker” Dolphins ... read more

Monkey Mia Efter 3 dage i kalbarri kører vi videre nordpå - det hele bliver mere og mere rødt og øde - nu tanker vi hver gang vi kan - der kan være flere hundrede kilometer mellem tankstationerne og vi har også vanddepoterne tanket helt op. Vi kører nu mod Monkey Mia i Shark Bay, det hedder ikke Shark bay for ingenting - på vej ud til Monkey Mia kører vi forbi udsigtspunktet Eagle Bluff og herfra kan man se hajer der svømmer rundt i bugten nedenunder - så overvejer man lige en ekstra gang om man nu vil bade lige her!. Monkey Mia ligger som et af de vestligste steder i hele Australien, man kører af hovedvejen og så ellers km. 150 ud på en halvø - hvor der ikke er andet end byen Denham ... read more

Today we went on our first Monkey Mia tour. It was a full day safari trip through the national park. We all met at the tour booking office and were introduced to Tim Hargreaves, our guide for the day. He was a cheery bearded man, the kind you could imagine to make a fun worldly wise grandfather. He was full of old stories and had experienced lots of adventures during his lifetime travelling the world. He was originally from Jersey and had been officially Australian since the 70s but he still had a very posh English accent gained from years at boarding schools. We took us into Denham first and told how the early settlers were attracted to the place because of the abundance of pearl shells and sandalwood. He pointed to a small restaurant on ... read more

Today we went to see the 2nd and 3rd feed of the dolphins as it is our last day here, ther are so lovely to watch! the babies were playing around and catching the small fish! The dolphins that come into this bay are Indo-Pacific bottlenosed dolphins and they grow speckles on the tummies the older they get! They are half the size of the traditional bottle nosed dolphin. Spent the rest of the morning sunbathing and watching the dolphins play... At 17.45 we went to the pier to go on the evening cruise on the catamaran. Saw a big turtle in the bay! It's an hour and a half long and at certain times of year the trip is to watch the sun go down but it was too early being the summer time so ... read more

Today we left Denham - WAHOO! Settled in on the grass tent area!!! Had a look around and there is a pool, tennis courts etc so they must get alot of visitors who stay a long time. We got to meet the local Emu - who wonders around the campsite... ! At 1pm we had a boat trip on a Catamaran called the Shotover. We went on a 3 1/2 hour cruise in and around the Bay. We only got a few K's offshore but we saw massive turtles. In the area there are loggerhead and green turtles, the loggerhead ones sunbath on the surface so easier to see and the others only pop up for a breath every 12 hours or so then go back down to the bottom of the ocean. Saw the group ... read more