Paradise no longer lost...
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The Bathurst lighthouse at Pinky Beach. |
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The beach & water at Pinky Beach as viewed from the Bathurst Lighthouse. Monday Rock can be seen in the water just off the beach. |
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| The Basin, which is where the first Europeans stepped ashore in the 1600's. The island has a large population of Quokkas, which look like large rats (see below). The Dutch named the place Rottnest, which means "Rat Nest". The Quokkas are in-fact a marsupial, like a Kangaroo, but about the size of a cat. |
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| My mate Jaco with Longreach Bay in the background, just before sunset. |
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| The only wind turbine we could spot. Taken from the hill next to Longreach Bay. |
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| A Quokka. They are very common and tame. This image shows a single animal, but they are typically in groups of 5-20 animals. |
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| The Quokkas are so tame, that the general store has special perspex doors to prevent the critters from entering. Only on Rottnest... |
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| Thompson Bay and a floating play-park for the kids. How cool is that?! Thompson Bay is also the site of the Rottnest Express Ferry Terminal. |
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| Pinky Beach, a bather, a boat being towed and Duck Rock in the background. The water is like glass and allows for spectacular snorkeling. |
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| A local artist, James Wilson, with an astonishing talent to play the guitar, didgeridoo and drums (both feet) all at the same time. To see him in action was simply astounding. This guy is good! |
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| Rottnest Hotel; if I win Lotto I'm buying it. As close to perfect as one could ever get... |
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| A final, quirky Rottnest photo (read the text). Not something I've seen often (if ever) in my youth. |
