Western
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Western
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Three day return bus trip from Perth to Shark Bay
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A
view looking over the driver's shoulder.
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The
highway was straight for the next 140km. The marks on the windscreen are
insect impacts.
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A
view out the side window of the bus.
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Picnic
break on the side of the road.
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No
Ladies or Gentleman here, its Shielas and Blokes.
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How
the experienced traveller goes into the "Outback". A Kangaroo
bumper, a two way radio, two gerry cans of gasoline, naphtha for lanterns,
and propane for cooking. That was only on the outside of the vehicle.
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A
couple of birds looking for visitor droppings.
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Prevailing
and constant winds off the Indian Ocean bend the trees.
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| Monkey Mia and the feeding of wild Dolphins |
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Tourists
wade into the water to get closer to the dolphins.
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Park
Rangers provide a briefing and anwser questions.
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A
Park Ranger and dolphin.
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A
dolphin looking for a swim through feeding.
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Two
rejected Pelicans turn their backs on the tourists who are more interested
in the dolphins.
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A
Park Ranger looks on as a tourist takes a photograph as she feeds a dolphin.
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The
Park Rangers select the tourists to feed the dolphin. The Ranger provides
the food, and supervises the feeding.
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A
dolphin flip.
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Shell Beach
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Not
a grain of sand in sight.
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Tourists
on the beach.
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A
close-up of the (shells) beach.
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| Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve |
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On
the path to Hamelin Pool, a resident lizard checks out the latest flock
of tourist
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A
jellyfish and friends.
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A
jellyfish in a tidal pool.
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| The Pinnacles (Nambung National Park) |
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There
were pinnacles to the left of us,
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and
pinnacles to the right of us.
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Tourist
shot, the picture was taken by balancing the camera on another pinnacle.
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Despite
a constant wind off the Indian Ocean, the area around the Pinnacles was
swarming with flies. The mark just above the horizon is a fly passing
right in front of the camera lens.
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The
trail passing in front of the tourist observation point.
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Sand
with the consistency of talcum powder on the move.
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A
close-up of a pinnacle.
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Either
another pinnacle, or a very stiff kangaroo.
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A
postcard purchased on the way back to Perth.
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