Shark Bay to Carnarvon

No wonder Shark Bay has been declared a world heritage area. It is magnificently beautiful!! The stark scenery contrasting with the ocean is breathtaking.

The little town of Denham was just up our street! Even though the caravan park was laid out on beach sand it was the cleanest, whitest sand ever. The contrast of the white sand and the blue ocean was a picture to behold. As we rode around the town we stopped at a funky little coffee place called "Clouds". We met an artist there who ran a small shop, studio and made coffee. I, of course, couldn't resist buying one of her clay statues. Chris ended up offering to help her install small lighting gadgets onto the back of her beautiful paintings. Down the track we will be in contact with her again.

It was very easy to drive to Monkey Mia from Denham (26km). We absolutely loved Monkey Mia and were truly touched by the awesome sight of the dolphins coming into the bay to "meet" with visitors on the beach and get a few fish to eat. I spent a good while chatting with one of the young volunteers who keep watch when the dolphins come in to the bay. Sometimes they don't come in for 3 days or more, but we were so grateful they came in on the day we were there. It was amazing!! We had the loveliest day and treated ourselves to a special cooked breakfast from the resort that looked out onto the pristine beach and bay. Chris had great fun "chatting" with the emus and watching a few topless backpackers on the beach.

We were sad to leave Denham and the Shark Bay Heritage area but looking forward to Coral Bay and snorkelling in the Ningaloo reef.