Denham & Monkey Mia

 The days travel from Carnarvon down to Denham was nothing out of the ordinary, and it was a nice surprise when we came over the hill into Denham. What a lovely seaside town it was, so peaceful and so picturesque. 

After setting up we wandered up the street right on the foreshore of Shark Bay. Everything was so very handy to the caravan park with the local grocery store just 200m away on the corner.

Of course it goes without saying that we found the local bakery and just had to call in and sample their wares.  I have not had a matchstick in so long, and these were huge and oh so yummm .... !

We also saw the memorial to the ship HMAS Sydney which was sunk off the mid WA coast along with a German naval ship during World War II. On the wall was this panel that had all the names of those who lost their lives as well as a beautiful poem.

Dinner out that night at the local pub, and although we had not made it known it was actually for Peter's birthday - beautiful meal.

A very early start was required for our visit to Monkey Mia a half hour drive away from Denham and we had to be there by 7.45am ready to see the dolphins that come in to shore for a visit each day.

We were standing up on the jetty, and were able to see everything and get some really great photos as well. Because the water was so clear we were able to see just how fast they can go when they try to catch fish that are swimming by them. After about 20 minutes the dolphins then head back out to sea. Monkey Mia is a nature reserve and as such they only feed the dolphins with minimal food as they need them to forage for their food in the wild.

It was then time to head back to Denham, catch up on a few chores around the van etc and get ready to head off again tomorrow.

'Til next time,

June