We're Back!

Hi,

we had the best time! 

The road trip both up & back was memorable for various reasons which I'll list in order of greatest impact.

• Wildflowers in every imaginable colour and they were EVERYWHERE!
• Road kill ie. LOTS of Kangaroos, some birds and one Emu.
• Wicked Vans with their funny sayings & graphic paint jobs, Road Trains indicating to let you know when safe to overtake & LOTS  of Grey Nomads in caravans heading south for summer.
• Beer Bottle Tree ie. small native tree on side of the road decorated with empty stubbies, typical Aussie humour as was the Santa on a motorbike stuck in a fence, a relic from Christmases long past.
• Incompetence at Caravan Park we stayed in on way up & back....I can laugh about it now!
  

The time spent at Shark Bay defies description, literally, you have to experience to believe it. We were more fortunate than most knowing & staying with Alison, who has lived & worked in the area for 20yrs, also there are less people visiting the area this time of year.

I'll list in order of greatest impact as I know one womans holiday isn't neccessarily anothers.

• My friend Alison.
• Waking every morning to the view from Alisons lounge.
• 4-wheel driving up to Cape Peron with Alison.
• Standing at Skip Jack Point watching schools of Sharks, Stingrays, Turtles & Cormorants feeding on the shimmering schools of Skipjack.
  
• Walking alongside a pod of Dolphins who were swimming a few feet from shore at Cape Peron when suddenly they took a sharp left & Ali pointed out we were now walking alongside an 8' Tiger Shark!
  
• Stella complaining about flies landing on her (to the point of near tears) but not the least perturbed by an 8' Tiger Shark in the vicinity while she snorkelled in the shallows! 
  
• Feeding and watching the Dolphins at Monkey Mia.
• 3hr trip on 60' Catamaran the 'Shotover' out to sea grass beds to watch Dugongs feeding.
  
• The superior quality, condition & presentation of the Tourist places ie. Ocean Park, Monkey Mia, Cape Peron Homestead. 
  
• Eating fresh crabs most days thanks to Bobby getting up at 4am every day.
  
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Needless to say we were reluctant to leave. With any luck it wont be TOO long before we can all 4 of us go up and share the magic of this unique part of Australia.

ps. Thanks Ali!

JPx