10th March, 2009

Faced with a very long drive we set off early to Monkey Mia, again over 300 miles from Geraldton. We stopped off at Hamelin Pool, a marine reserve that contains the world's best known colony of stromatolites. (Look it up!). We then drove to the stunning Shell Beach. The beach consists of solid shells up to 10m deep. In some places the shells are so tightly packed that they can be cut into blocks and used for construction. Our final stop and our home for two nights is at Monkey Mia where bottlenose dolphins have visited the beaches to interact with the visitors. The coast line and beaches here are quite unspoilt and the water is a gorgeous turquoise. This area is known as Shark Bay. Oh by the way I was just sat here typing this up in my cabin, when an Emu walked past the window and we also saw a hunter spider in the tree outside the coffee bar. We understand that while it is poisonous it will make you quite ill it will not kill you.