Blogs from Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 8

Today we woke up, as all mornings, to Kim’s wonderful chant of ‘Wakey wakey!!’ We had a quick start since we would be camping in the same place the following night. So we packed our day bags and ate some breakfast, then were on our way to Monkey Mia in Shark Bay. As soon as we arrived at Monkey Mia we were able to witness its number 1 tourist attraction - the dolphins. A while ago a lady used to stand by these shores and feed a dolphin that came in every day. That dolphin went on to have babies who she taught to come to shore for a feeding. So, through purely natural instinct, a whole group of wild dolphins come to shore for a feeding several times a day. Only a limited number ... read more

We left Jurien Bay and spent a day traveling up to Kalbarri, taking in a few coastal viewpoints on the way. The traffic on the roads was getting quite heavy with the start of Ozzie school holidays and I’m sure we annoyed lots of people who were in a hurry to get somewhere, by trying to maintain an economical 70-80kph…. By the way, when these guys go camping, they do it in style; massive 4x4’s, big trailers, vast caravans, some with air brakes and side bits that expand magically to create extra room. Of course most of them have a boat of some sort, because other than watching the ‘footie’, the proof that you are a real man in these parts is your interest in fishing, not ability mind you - just your interest…, or ... read more