Pretty drive into Denham/Shark Bay area. Another cute little seaside town. It was really windy and quite cold-bit of a shock-but I guess the warm weather is over now as we head into cold/wet winter territory!!

Spent the first day looking around the town, then headed off to Monkey Mia and the surrounds next day. Monkey Mia is a coastal reserve, with a resort on the beach, centered around interacting with dolphins. We headed straight down to the beach and watched the dolphins play around in the bay, they were apparently letting the rangers know that they were ready to be fed. This process was unregulated for many years, and there were stories of dolphins becoming aggressive and not feeding their young, so now the rangers feed the dolphins 2-3 times each morning. The ranger invited us all into the water while she talked about the dolphins. Even told us how they "were like a mammal". Not sure where she got her education. (Craigs comment).They feed 5 female dolphins, 3 turned up for fish at this time. The oldest dolphin, also had her calf with her-very cute. Three people were chosen from the group (about 100 people) to feed the dolphins, and Emma and Ebony were chosen!!!! They were so excited (both love dolphins) and a bit apprehensive-all went well and they fed a dolphin! The whole thing was a bit over rated, but the kids enjoyed it.
We spent the next few hours checking out the resort, and lazing in the sun to try to warm up. The bay is lovely, and would be spectacular spot to holiday in summer.

Checked out the rest of the area, visited Shell Beach. A beach without sand, just millions of tiny cockle shells. Enjoyed a shell fight, and playing there. The whole coastal area is so beautiful, the water crystal clear and bright blue. Next stop was a visit to the Stromatolites! The largest and most significant area of Stromatolites in the world! They are living rocks, that look like brown cauliflower. Very significant in the evolution of life, as they release gases essential for life. Not really all that exciting to look at-but able to appreciate the importance of them!