Carnarvon is a fresh food lover’s paradise. I had a ball! We bought and I ate lots and lots of fresh fruit and vegies and then went to the growers’ market on Saturday morning before travelling around the coast to Shark Bay.
See how they grow the table grapes under cover so the birds can’t get any!
We visited a museum where we found just the right cot for Lisa and Dale’s baby!
Shark Bay is an amazing place. From the stromatolites of Hamelin Pool to the marine life off Cape Peron we were entranced and educated wherever we went.
Stromatolites are an example of the earliest form of life on earth and continue to thrive in Hamelin Pool due to the extreme salinity of the water there. We also saw a beach literally made of little cockle shells. In some places the shells are estimated to be 10m deep.
We spent a day at Monkey Mia and enjoyed the experience with the dolphins as well as the vast amount of informative material at the Visitor Centre.
Our trip to Cape Peron via the high clearance 4WD track through the Francois Peron National Park was the highlight of our time here.
We watched a small pod of dolphins only a couple of metres from shore, saw Eagle Rays feeding in the shallows, watched Terns catching fish and feeding their young, watched hundreds of Cormorants fishing in the ocean where the confluence of two major currents attracts an amazing number of fish and walked along the cliff tops amongst the colourful and delightfully scented wild flowers. The scenery here is stunning. The cliffs are red, the sand dunes white and the sea is aqua blue.
Blessings to you all. We are currently enjoying the wonders of Kalbarri which I will tell you about next time.
Not a fan of the cot - but the environment is much more attractive! You will miss it coming back to boring old Melbourne.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was rather nice with the added feature of a rounded base for easy rocking. Melbourne won't be boring! There'll be too much to do!
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