Day 80 – 7th May 2011
Seaside Tourist Village Caravan Park, Denham, WA
Left early morning for the long drive to Denham in the World Heritage Shark Bay. Stopped at Hamelin Pool for a walk to the Stromatolites (living fossils) and beautiful Shell Beach made up of countless tiny cockle shells for a swim. At Eagle Bluff Lookout, one of the best places in Shark Bay to view marine life, we spotted a stingray. Usually a good place to see sharks (as the Shark Bay name suggests) but they must of had a day off, as we couldn’t see any. In Denham we set up camp at the caravan park and had a walk around town. Some of the town’s buildings are made with blocks of shells which were once quarried at Shell Beach. Finished the day with a run and a swim. After dinner we walked back to town as The Shark Bay Annual Fishing Fiesta was on with a live country band playing so we had to check this out.
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| Stromatolites at Hamelin Pool, Shark Bay |
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| Hamelin Pool |
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| Hamelin Pool |
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| Shell quarry at Hamelin Pool |
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| Shell Beach, Shark Bay |
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| Shell Beach, Shark Bay |
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| Lots of tiny shells |
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| A smiley face |
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| Another smiley face |
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| Shark Bay Lookout |
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| Eagle Bluff Lookout |
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| View from Eagle Bluff Lookout |
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| Built with blocks made entirely of shells |
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| Sunset at Denham |
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