The 'rocks' in the picture you see are in fact The Stromatolites community in Hamelin Pool, Shark Bay which is the most abundant and diverse microbial ecosystem in the world. The Stromatolites are microscopic organisms or 'cyanobacteria' that concentrate and recycle nutrients which combine with sedimentary grains to form towers of rock-like materials. These 'living fossils' are 2000- 3000 million years old. Wow that's old...although they are not hugely interesting unless you are a geologist I appreciate the significance and memorised the above from the info panel...the best thing was the quirky story boards that interpreted the stromatolites as a real family think someone had a few drinks before coming up with that one, I like it !
One of the highlights of the trip for me was meeting the dolphins of Monkey Mia in Shark Bay (now a listed natural world heritage site) the place name has nothing to do with monkeys. The wild dolphins have been hanging around this area for years and come each morning where there is a managed feeding programme for the mother dolphins only. 5 people are picked at random to feed the dolphins I was lucky to be one of these random people it was wonderful to be so close to the dolphins and on their terms.
Other pic shows fly net fashion show.
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Thats my favourite place on earth :-) Did you get to red bluff, quobba or the blowholes? Look at that sky.....endless. Now I really am sodding envious! xxx
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