Kalbarri here we come

Kalbarri here we come, but we have a few things to do here before we leave so we organise a late checkout. On the recommendation of the park we are staying in, we take up a special offer of pay 3 stay 4 at their sister park in Kalbarri. Accomodation secured, we can now relax in to our day.

After an incredible couple of hours in the Shark Bay Discovery Centre, an absolute must see should you visit Denham, Linda and the kids decide to have a spontaneous dip in the water in their clothes while Robbie went and hitched the van. This is looking out on the man made boat channel leading from the jetty.

Note: In at the back of the picture between Benj and Timna's heads is a skate ramp. While swimming we also has the pleasure of watching some crazy kids riding their bikes of the ramp and back flipping into the water!!

On the road again......

Eagle Bluff, 20klms on from Denham has this incredible scenic lookout which has a 100 metre boardwalk along the top of a cliff face. From here we saw large rays, and schools of sharks swimming .

Only 50klms from Denham we find ourselves at Shell Beach. It is made up of billions of tiny cockle shells that are compacted to many metres deep and stretch over nearly 120klms. These shells are unique to the area as the animal in the shell has had to adapt to the extreme salinity of the water in the bay. These shells were once quarried for bricks that were used to construct the walls of  buildings in the area.

The men! The shallow crystal clear water just stretched on for miles.

 Not your average family protrait. Or "you put your left foot in, you put your left foot out...."

This would have to be up there as one of our favourite photos. The perfect blue sky, the incredible water, the white cockle shells and our lovely children!!!!

We are now 90 klms south east of Denham. Hamelin Pool is one of only a few places on earth where stromatolites,the oldest living organisms in the planet, exist.

Situated within the grounds of the Hamelin Pool Caravan Park we find our way to the stromatolites.

 Isn't Linda just such a copy cat!!!!

This is the boardwalk that takes you out to the stromatolites. 

Due to the high salinity of the water sea snails, which usually feed on the cyanobacteria, are not present which then allows the stromatolites to form. They were responsible for generating the oxygen in the air that makes life as we know it possible.

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We arrive finally in Ka;barri and we wonder what this town has in store for us.