5th October

We finally made it to our campsite and got it all set up. The site was on top of a rise with a fantastic view out over the bay but with a view you also get the wind.

We had to drop the awning at night so we could get some sleep as it flapped around a lot and was pretty noisy.

This is the view from the van in Panorama mode.

Anyhow we did the trip to Monkey Mia to look at the Dolphins and had to pay $6.00 each for the privilege of standing ankle deep in the Sea waiting for them to arrive. Being wild they don't run to a time table. They had to limit the amount of Fish being fed and the times it was done as in the past the Dolphins would hang around all day and not hunt for food naturally. The Baby's would also starve as the Mothers would hang around in the shallow water and the babies couldn't get to the nipples to suckle.
Now they come in 3 times a day but only get fed once. This has decreased the Mortality rate quite significantly according to research done over a period of time. Also germs passed across when people used to touch and play with them has reduced the mortality rate.

It doesn't stop the people coming though as there was about 300 for the first feeding at 8.00 am

Five Dolphins turned up and put on a reasonable show.

                   They picked people from the crowd to give the Dolphin one small fish. On the second appearance there was only about 50 people there so it was a lot better though only 2 Dolphins arrived.

Apart from the Dolphins it was a nice place to visit and have a cup of Coffee and take in the view.

A couple of extra photos to look at to give you an idea about the type of show the Dolphins put on.












On the way back from Monkey Mia we found Little Lagoon and put out the rug and had lunch. It was a nice quiet place out of the wind and in the Sun, very relaxing.

From Denham we packed up and headed for Kalbarri,but that will have to wait for the next post.
See Ya! Helen and Dave