Teething problems

Well we have arrived safe and sound in Shark Bay, but before I fill you in on the day, you may have noticed 2 things so far about the blog! Firstly the entry for the first day is showing the date of the 21st April (which I think I've worked out the teething problems which stopped me posting last night so all should be good on that front going forward) & secondly, there are no photo's posted as yet. This teething problem is proving more difficult to overcome, so until I do, it'll just be stories for now, but rest assured we will find a way to get the photos up for all to see! Anyway on to today proceedings. We had a leisurely start to the morning and got onto the road at 8.45am, after breakfast and a little exploring. Our destination by days end was Denham, Shark Bay which was only a relatively short drive of about 350kms from our overnight camp. On the way we started driving on Australia's second longest straight section of road, which is 131kms long without a bend, before turning off to Shark Bay, we'll do the longest straight stretch of road in a couple of months time! Our first stop was at Hamelin Pool with its crystal clear waters and home to the Stromatolites. These living organisms are 3.5 billion years old and are amazing to see!

Stromatolites 

 We then made our way to Shell Beach, which, as the name suggets, is made entirely of shells. In fact, you can dig down some 5 metres and still find shell! There is even a section of the beach dedicated as a quarry, with many local buildings in Denham being made entirely out of the shell blocks from this quarry.

Our Very Own Shell Angel

 By the time we left the beach the wind was well & truly up and so we headed straight for the caravan park and set up for the next couple of days. As I type this blog, the wind has turned into a small gale and it will be interesting how sleeping goes tonight. We had a walk along the foreshore before dinner and during this walk a very funny moment happened. There were 2 guys kicking a soccer ball around and as we passed, watching from the other side of the road, Chloe was so fixated on their game that she didn't notice a pole on the footpath and she walked straight into it (sounds cruel I know, but it was bloody funny.....maybe you had to be there). Anyway after dinner and several more frustrating hours trying to load photo's onto the blog (and still no photo's), it is now time to sign off and get ready for an early start to see the famous Monkey Mia Dolphins, which the girls are very excited about, until then.....