The one with lots of wallabiettes
So we (Doug & Andrew Brown, Kyle, Jeremy, me) headed out to Rottnest Island, just off the coast of Fremantle. After throwing down $56 for the ferry and $25 for the bikes and $16 for the snorkels we were set.
Rottnest is like 7 miles long and 3 miles wide and has about 60 different beaches. We spent a day and a half biking around the island, snorkeling and wandering in secluded bays and our own private beaches. We rode up to the NW shore for another Indian Ocean sunset with some fine Little Creatures Pale Ale and yet more cheese and crackers and pistachios.
Rottnest is also home to (and was originally named for) the quokkas, cat-sized marsupials that the Dutch originally thought were rat-like. The first time we saw one it was quite a novelty--we stopped our bikes to look and take pictures. The novelty kind of wore off when another one came to sit with us as we ate lunch in our hotel's courtyard, and then hundreds more were wandering about as we hit evening. Also: pheasants, peacocks, crabs, and many, many fish. No dingoes.
Yesterday afternoon we caught the ferry back to Fremantle and drove down to Bunbury on our way to the Margaret River wine country. Dinner in our hotel's cafe, which reminded me a lot of my grandmother's nursing home if they'd had a bar.
First pictures should be up...soon(!), if Flickr likes me, I think at www.flickr.com/photos/joyofseth/.
ta,
sg
6 comments:
Rottnest and quokkas - never heard of either, but they sound like stuff one would either smell or have to wipe up in Nana's nursing home! Despite these unappetizing names for a place and a marsupial, it sound like you are having great experiences in OZ. Happy Thanksgiving. Love, Dad
P.S. - 4th in the world isn't bad considering only 1/2 of Sub Z was able to make the trip, and you had to play after traveling for 2 days through 16 time zones.
Wow" You look great and it sounds like you're having fantastic experiences. You're visiting places I never heard of (remember, I got a D in geography!). Keep up the good times. Love you bunches, Mom
This is a comment for Dad--ew on the Nana comment. Sounds like you are having the bestest time. So jealous! Keep on keeping on!--Snu
and so the trip beginith....
Can't wait to follow you around the world.
:-) B&B
So I edited the link by changing it to http://www.rottnestisland.com/en/default.htm, the rest of the Rottnest pictures have been loaded, and the Browns still suck.
Following your journey with interest and envy. Saw your picture..you look great. Stay safe, enjoy & I agree "ew" to the nursing home comment. Happy New Year Luv, Aunt Eileen & Uncle Barry
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