Blogs from Shark Bay, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 4

Having left our royal friends at the Hutt River Province. We travelled up the North West Coastal Highway, where we turned off to visit Shark Bay, A world heritage area, where some of the earliest living organisms are found. Shark Bay is also home to a very diverse marine life, including Dugongs, Dolphins, sharks and turtles. On the land they are trying to reintroduce animals such as the Bilby whose population is now on the increase in the shark bay area. On our way into the area we stop at the old telegraph station at Hamlin pool. Where we once again in search of the illusive stromatalites. Thankfully we found some more information about what stromatalites are all about. They are tiny organisms that helped life on earth begin and evolve due the oxygen they created. ... read more

First off, I have to say hi and thanks to Martin and Kylie for making this entry possible. So the three of us hired a car and drove up the west coast during a 1 week roadtrip. Yay roadtrip!!! After getting over the initial shock of the vehicle we were provided with (a Hyundai Tucson, which is one of those fake SUV's...damn SUV city drivers!), we gathered the camping gear we were borrowing (for such a large vehicle, you would think there'd be more trunk space!) and set out on our trip. We discovered a few things about our "car" as we made our way up north...firstly that it was gutless, which made passing trailers and boats quite a nerve-racking experience (and road trains? Nah, not enough power to pass them!). Two of us also had ... read more

One of the essential attractions when you visit Western Australia is the dolphins at Monkey Mia. We were lucky enough to catch feeding time just as we arrived and sure enough the bottle-nose dolphins performed on cue! Two adult dolphins and one baby came ashore to see if any food was available. Wild dolphins have been visiting Monkey Mia since the early 1960's. They appear along the shoreline at varying times of the day, to see if any food is available from the conservationists at Monkey Mia. They are only fed under the supervision of CALM (Department of Conservation and Land Management), to ensure they maintain their natural functions. We were fortunate enough that one of the dolphins decided to stay only a metre away from where we were standing in the sea - a close ... read more

After 1 night back in Perth it was time to head North and up the West Coast of Australia. I had placed an advert in the hostel to see if anyone wanted to come with me and share the costs. I had 2 replies, one from a belgian guy and one from a German girl, who sadly pulled out before I got back to Perth. I was gutted but Miguel seemed a nice guy after meeting him at last. Early doors on the first day after a boozy night before, I thought I only had to drive 400km to Geraldton but when I got there I had a rethink and drove in total 850km in one go from Perth directly to Monkey Mia. Monkey Mia for those who dont know is a World Herritage site and ... read more

Hej igen. Nu er vi så kommet hjem til kære kolde Danmark. Hold da fast, hvor er her mørkt:=( Det nu alligevel rart at være hjemme. Julen er jo en rigtig hyggelig tid. Vi havde dog helt glemt julestresset med at få indkøbt pakker.... Det virker nærmest som en hel besættelse at få købt de pakker. Her er lidt billleder fra den sidste del af turen. I alt må vi sætte 50 billeder ind og derfor har jeg kun mulighed for at sætte yderligere 6 ind. Håber I synes om dem? Vi havde en god tid i Western Australia. I WA er der meget øde og langt mellem byerne. Vi kørte og kørte og så den samme slags buske og røde jord kilometer efter kilometer. Det var også spændende. Emma fik en standard kommentar, da vi ... read more