Monkey Mia

Hello from Monkey Mia! A strange name as there are many animals but no monkeys. Mia is an aboriginal word for shelter and its thought the Malay pearlers who worked here had pet monkeys hence the name.

Monkey Mia is on the excitingly named Shark Bay but the sharks here are small and called 'Lemon Shark' and 'Nervous Shark' so I think I'll be ok in the water. 

Most of today was spent driving but I stopped off at Shell Beach for a picnic. This is made up entirely of cockle shells. Another good break was at Eagles Bluff which has a beautiful turquoise shallow bay where you can see a lot of marine life. I saw some small sharks but I would have needed binoculars to see what kind. I've never seen sea quite so green as round here. 

I'm staying at a holiday resort as the only option available. I have my own room with shared toilet/shower facilities and use of a camp kitchen so that suits me fine. Though there is a pub which serves food so we'll see how much use (or not) the kitchen gets! The resort is on the beach and would be very nice were it not for the school holidays still going on. Nevermind I can now count down the days until they are over for the rest of my trip!  

Its hotter this far north so I really enjoyed a swim in the bay when I arrived.

This is as far north as I'll get and I'm staying here for a couple of days. There is a town called Denham down the road that seemed nice and relaxed. There were a lot of emus around the road today and some are around the resort but none have posed for my camera yet. There is lots of marine life round here. I'm planning to take a kayak out tomorrow to see what I can see. 

Shell Beach 

The best emu shot I've managed so far from the road
Turquoise waters at Eagles Bluff
Statue at Denham
Monkey Mia Resort 


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