Taz 4

After the horrific cyclone has passed we moved on and went to Kalbarri. Kalbarri would be been so much more beautiful if the sea and the river that were usually blue weren’t red with mud. In saying that it was still stunning.

The national park was incredible, the photos cannot even come close to how amazing it actually looked. It was so nice that no one even complained about walking 6kms in 30 degree heat with no shade. I have never come across a walk that I have enjoyed as much as I enjoyed that one.

Because we have a bird nerd in the family and Kalbarri has a massive bird aviary we had to dedicate an afternoon to birds. Birds are not my favourite animal in the world but it was funny to watch them all zoom around the walk in aviary, flying millimetres from our faces.

 

 

Next stop was Monkey Mia, one of my favourite stops around Australia. I love dolphins almost as much as I love dogs. Last time we stopped there was a 2 week old calve so we weren’t allowed in the water unless we were invited. This time we were able to go swimming with the dolphins if we were lucky. I am very happy to say that we were lucky enough to swim with them quite a few times.

I was also lucky enough to be able to feed 3 of them. It’s hard to believe that they are actually wild dolphins, I still can’t believe that I have fed wild dolphins and swam with them as well. It’s the only place in the whole of Australia where I forget about my normal morning mood and am happy to be up at 7:45 watching dolphins on the beach.

Much to my sadness we did have to move on. On the way out we went to the shark bay Aquarium. I’m not too keen on Aquariums but I could go to this one every single day. The guide was very informative and I didn’t mind watching him walk us around either. Maybe he’s the reason why I did actually pay attention. It was a very nice guided tour for me.

 

After such a good week mum has taken me to 2 places, in a row with no showers, toilets, power and definitely no reception. My phone has also died and we broke the phone charger so I have no phone, no shower, no toilet and no power. She did promise me wifi tomorrow so there is a light at the end of the tunnel.