Monkey Mia - Western Australia

The Place: Our road trip took us as far up the west coast as Monkey Mia.
Some features: Viewing dolphins and pelicans up close on the beach. Spotting dugongs and visiting a pearl farm out at sea on a guided boat trip. Seeing more stromatolites just off a beach made up entirely of shells. The shells are so compressed that they used to cut bricks of shell out of the ground to use for building. Ate out in a restaurant in Denham close by made out of these shell bricks. Snorkelling 'The Gregories', one of many beautiful locations in the two large bays of Monkey Mia. While snorkeling swam over sting rays and got close to more dolphins that were swimming in the bay.

Strange Observation: The soft sand road to the snorkel spot made for some great 4x4 driving, with warnings to watch out for bilbies!