Well we travelled here after spending a week in Carnarvon. Had a really quiet week at Carnarvon. Nice little town to see but not a great deal to do but fish , read and relax . Surprise ,surprise the fish were a bit scarce , might of been due to the weather as the wind really got up while we were there . Fishing on the jetty that is a mile long while it's blowing a gale is not fun.
At least the pub was showing the rugby quarters and semis so we managed to see the footy .
Spent one day at Quobba which is about 75kms north and known for it's blowhole and rock fishing . Great scenery but fishing off the rocks is not my cup of tea . King waves kill !!
Left to travel to Shark Bay which was only about 250kms away. The area is a world heritage area due to it's terrain , the wildlife and pristine environment .
Stayed in Denham ( population 2,000) which has a few shops on the beach front and the campground has direct beach access .
On the other side of the bay is the resort Monkey Mia which is known for the wild dolphins that come in to the shallows to be fed and swim among the on lookers . The day we were there about 7 came in . We also did a bush walk while there and saw wild emus and their chicks wandering round .
Second day we drove 100kms to Hamelin pool which has an area on the beach that is covered in stromalites ( please google , to hard to describe their role in the universe) then drove back to Denham stopping at a lot of bays including 1. Nanga Bay which if we had more time would of stayed a couple nights as it was pristine and meant to be great fishing ,2. shell beach Which is totally covered in small shells for miles and 3 .Eagle Bluff which has a walkway on cliff tops overlooking an area frequented by dugongs, sharks and turtles . A very busy day.
The other days were taken up with fishing ( caught a couple of shovel nose sharks , flathead and bream) and the last day went on a cruise in Shark bay .
We enjoyed the cruise on a large catamaran even though the wind did get up a bit , saw dolphins and dugongs including one very close to the boat.
Driving back that night to the trailer to turn a corner to meet mummy emu and 6 chicks crossing the road , had to stop to let them cross
Good time spent there and could quite easily return next year and do 3 months working part time while seeing more of the area including Francois Peron national park which is 4wd drive remote camping .
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