Monkey Mia

We spent 3 nights at Monkey Mia (Shark Bay) The weather was fantastic! On Thursday morning we went to watch the dolphin feeding then we went hired two double kayaks and one single and went for a paddle for about an hour. Then we went on a cruise, Aristocat 2!

Blue Lagoon Pearls, we stopped here and saw how black pearls are made,

They gave us a taste of some raw pearl meat worth $600 a kilo!

We had a go at boom netting where you sit in a net at the back of the boat and get pulled along, this was great fun but very cold...

Mum and Dad kayaking at sunset

On Friday we set off at around eight in the morning and kayaked until about two. We packed lunch and paddled past big sea eagles, cliff faces and stopped at our own private beach. On the sand we followed tracks of echidnas, kangaroos and hermit crabs. By the end our arms told us it was a lot further home than what we thought.

This morning we went to the dolphin feeding again. Thomas was lucky enough to get to feed a dolphin...

Dave tries to eat dolphins

Dave asks seagull out for dinner.

Shell Beach...

Coral Bay

We stayed 2 nights at Coral Bay. We barely got to go snorkeling because the weather wasn't great, it was extremely windy! Dad booked a fishing charter and that was cancelled and Mum booked a snorkeling tour and that to was cancelled, never mind. We have just arrived at Monkey Mia and the weather looks at lot better!

Northern Snapper or something like that at Coral Bay

Dad cooking bacon and egg sandwiches for breakfast

Coral Bay

Fish and chips at the beach

Another hermit crab

Dolphin at Monkey Mia

Sunset at Monkey Mia

Exmouth and Coral Bay

We are now in Coral Bay! Last night we were at Exmouth, We spent four nights at Exmouth and the snorkelling was great.  We spent a couple of days snorkelling around Turquoise Bay.  Unfortunately we cant show you the photos of what is under the water here because we didnt have an underwater camera but we did swim with a lot of amazing fish and we did see a lot of coral! It was windy though and the weather could of been a bit warmer, it was only 25 degrees. We have just got into Coral Bay and have been for a walk on the beach. Mum is already thinking we might have to spend another night here and Dad is getting keen about perhaps doing a fishing charter.

Turquoise Bay, Exmouth

Exmouth Lighthouse

View from lighthouse

Shothole Canyon

There's our car!

Karijini

At Karijini National Park, or the Hammesly Ranges it rained but that just made it more pretty...

Fern Pool

The mud does get into the camper trailer!

Then we drove to Tom Price to stay the night, while we were there we went on a mine tour...

On the tour we had to wear hard hats and safety glasses. At Tom Price they mine iron ore.  We left Tom Price after lunch to head back to the coast.

We decided no more rough roads but on the way from Tom Price to Exmouth we took the wrong turn and ended up on another dirt road. We thought, not to worry this way is shorter and the road seems quite good and it is only 49km.  As the bitumen appeared in front of us a rock flew up and smashed the back window. 

Last night we stayed overnight at a camp site in Nanutarra. Really not much at this place! We are now in Exmouth and have to stay here for an extra couple of nights now because we cant get the window fixed until Monday morrning. We all think this is a pretty good place to have to wait.