Western adventures

For the last few days we have been in the Shark Bay region of Western Australia and I have to say it is absolutely beautiful. It really has pristine beaches and clear, clear water. Initially we went to Steep Point, which is the western most part of the Australian mainland. Alan recalled seeing the Leyland Brothers visit there in 'Wheels across the Wilderness', all those years ago. It was a long, sandy drive in, but the camping there was just marvellous and we felt we were truly the only ones there at the edge of the world. After two nights there, we moved around to Denham, on Shark Bay. Today we saw the dolphins at Monkey Mia and then drove to Cape Peron, where from the lookout at the top of Skipjack Point, we watched as sharks, manta rays and turtles swam amongst schools of fish. It was like watching one of those wildlife documentaries as we saw a dolphin swim around the school of fish, separate one out, chase it and catch it! Absolute magic!