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Denham, Shark Bay WA

May 14, 2019Denham, WA, Shark Bay, WA, Trips, Western AustraliaHelen

We’ve been staying at Denham Seaside Caravan Park on Shark Bay, near Monkey Mia. There are so many amazing places to visit in this area. Many of them have French names, which may explain why 50% of the people we have met here are French tourists. On our way in and out, we passed the 26th Parallel.

Denham WA
Denham WA
Denham WA
Denham WA
26th Parallel, near Denham WA
26th Parallel, near Denham WA

So, here are the places we visited.

Monkey Mia to see the dolphins that come to the shore each morning to be fed. There were two mothers, each with a calf.

Monkey Mia
Monkey Mia
Monkey Mia
Monkey Mia
Monkey Mia
Monkey Mia
Monkey Mia
Monkey Mia
Monkey Mia
Monkey Mia
Monkey Mia
Monkey Mia
Monkey Mia
Monkey Mia
Monkey Mia
Monkey Mia
Monkey Mia
Monkey Mia
Monkey Mia
Monkey Mia
Monkey Mia
Monkey Mia
At Monkey Bar, Monkey Mia

A sail around Shark Bay on a catamaran to see dugongs on Aristocat 2. It was captained and crewed by two young women, Mel and Genna. Mel with the red hair was the captain. They were amazing, so lovely and so knowledgeable about the bay. It’s the end of the dugong season when they are moving to warmer water. We didn’t see any the first time so were invited back a second day to try again, and that time we saw one that surfaced several times.

Aristocat 2 - Perfect Nature Cruises
Aristocat 2 - Perfect Nature Cruises
Aristocat 2 - Skipper Mel
Aristocat 2 - Perfect Nature Cruises
Aristocat 2 - Deck Crew Jenna
Aristocat 2 - Perfect Nature Cruises
Aristocat 2 - Perfect Nature Cruises
Aristocat 2 - Perfect Nature Cruises
Aristocat 2 - Skipper Mel
Aristocat 2 - Perfect Nature Cruises
Aristocat 2 - Perfect Nature Cruises
Aristocat 2 - Perfect Nature Cruises
Aristocat 2 - Perfect Nature Cruises
Aristocat 2 - Perfect Nature Cruises
Aristocat 2 - Perfect Nature Cruises
Aristocat 2 - Skipper Mel and Deck Crew Jenna
Aristocat 2 - Perfect Nature Cruises
Aristocat 2 - Perfect Nature Cruises
Aristocat 2 - Perfect Nature Cruises
Aristocat 2 - Perfect Nature Cruises

The dugong.

Dugong in Shark Bay
Dugong in Shark Bay
Dugong in Shark Bay
Dugong in Shark Bay

Francois Peron National Park is spectacular. So many colours of sand and water, and every beach we visited was different. Some of the roads/tracks were interesting to travel on.

Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Skipjack Point, Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Francois Peron National Park

Big Lagoon is in Francois Peron National Park.  There is one area where fishing is allowed. We ate WA Butterfish for entree that night.

Big Lagoon, Francois Peron National Park
Big Lagoon, Francois Peron National Park
Big Lagoon, Francois Peron National Park
Big Lagoon, Francois Peron National Park
Big Lagoon, Francois Peron National Park
Big Lagoon, Francois Peron National Park
Big Lagoon, Francois Peron National Park
Big Lagoon, Francois Peron National Park
Big Lagoon, Francois Peron National Park
Big Lagoon, Francois Peron National Park

At the entrance to Francois Peron National Park is the Peron Homestead precinct, which includes an artisan hot tub from a bore that was sunk in 1922 to a depth of 540 metres. It’s free and can be accessed by 2WD. When free flowing it produces 170,000 litres per day at a constant temperature of 40°C and was originally used for cattle. Today the bore has been capped to control the flow. It was really hot.

Peron Homestead
Peron Homestead Artesian Hot Tub
Peron Homestead Artesian Hot Tub

Shell Beach, no sand, just billions of shells. The glare off the water and shells was amazing and I had a smudge on my lens. The water is twice as saline as other parts of Shark Bay.

Shell Beach, L’haridon Bight Sanctuary Zone
Shell Beach, L’haridon Bight Sanctuary Zone
Shell Beach, L’haridon Bight Sanctuary Zone
Shell Beach, L’haridon Bight Sanctuary Zone
Shell Beach, L’haridon Bight Sanctuary Zone
Shell Beach, L’haridon Bight Sanctuary Zone
Shell Beach, L’haridon Bight Sanctuary Zone
Shell Beach, L’haridon Bight Sanctuary Zone

We were told that Gaulet Bluff was a great place for fishing, so we headed out. It is a beautiful place, and we met yet another two French tourists which was lovely, but the fish were not at home that day. There was no sand, only shells.

Goulet Bluff, Shark Bay
Goulet Bluff, Shark Bay
Goulet Bluff, Shark Bay

Little Lagoon is just outside Denham.

Little Lagoon, Shark Bay
Little Lagoon, Shark Bay
Little Lagoon, Shark Bay
Little Lagoon, Shark Bay

Stromatolites at Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve,  in L’haridon Bight. This is one of only a few places in the world with living marine stromatolites, which are a bit like coral, less attractive but also fascinating.

Stromatolites, Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve
Stromatolites, Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve
Stromatolites, Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve
Stromatolites, Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve
Stromatolites, Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve
Stromatolites, Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve
Stromatolites, Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve
Stromatolites, Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve
Stromatolites, Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve
Stromatolites, Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve
Stromatolites, Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve

Coquina (Shell block) Quarry, where the shells are so compacted it can be cut into blocks for building and was quarried during the 1950’s and 1960’s due to a lack of other building materials in the area. It is now a historical site.

Coquina (Shell block) Quarry, Shark Bay
Coquina (Shell block) Quarry, Shark Bay
Coquina (Shell block) Quarry, Shark Bay
Coquina (Shell block) Quarry, Shark Bay
Coquina (Shell block) Quarry, Shark Bay
Coquina (Shell block) Quarry, Shark Bay
Coquina (Shell block) Quarry, Shark Bay
Coquina (Shell block) Quarry, Shark Bay
Coquina (Shell block) Quarry, Shark Bay
Coquina (Shell block) Quarry, Shark Bay
Coquina (Shell block) Quarry, Shark Bay
Coquina (Shell block) Quarry, Shark Bay
Old Telegraph Station, Coquina (Shell block) Quarry, Shark Bay
Coquina (Shell block) Quarry, Shark Bay

Heading north, cheers til next time, Helen and Tim

 

 

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