Day 141 – Shark Bay – Thierings on Tour

This morning we decided to hide from the flies as much as possible by hanging in the van. The girls were taking self-portraits all morning, so it’s always interesting how many hundreds of photos I’ll find on my phone…

When we did eventually leave the van the flies were already brutal, so it was a quick pack up to move onto the next stop. First up, was Shell Beach.
As its name suggests, it is made up of millions of tiny shells instead of sand or rocks. Whilst we didn’t swim there, you could tell how salty the water was just by dipping your feet and having a nice thick layer of salt crust as a result…
The girls had a great time digging and finding unique shells. It was a hit!

We stopped at a few lookouts along the way to Denham, including Eagle Bluff and Little Lagoon. There’s so many beautiful spots in Francois Peron National Park, you really need a good week or so to explore it properly.

Denham was the next stop and we grabbed some coffees and headed to the oceanfront with an amazing playground. I must say, WA has so far had some of the most incredible playgrounds along the coast and it makes a big difference when you need the kids to burn some energy!

The discovery centre had a dedicated museum to the HMAS Sydney II shipwreck with a 3D movie that showed the underwater footage and explained the timeline of the battle in detail. What a sad loss.

Jazzy also spotted a number of emus roaming the streets, it’s so bizarre seeing them in the town. As we started driving towards Monkey Mia we had a mama emu cross the road with her babies, so cute. Then Monkey Mia had them roaming all over the campsite, drinking water from the taps and roaming to see if they could scavenge any food. So the novelty was starting to wear off!

It was hot, so the chosen family activity for the rest of the afternoon was the pool! Although strangely enough, the big pool was actually heated and so not as pleasant when you are trying to cool off… but that didn’t stop the girls from being in there for hours, splashing, diving and living their best lives.

Chris and I enjoyed a drink with a view before we headed back to camp.