We were picked up from Monkey Mia @ 8am on Saturday morning, and arrived at Denham YHA less than half an hour later. A small, aging hostel across the road the sea.We soon checked into our room which although a bit grubby and looking very tired, did have an ensuite and it's own mini kitchen. We chilled out, and then went for a walk around the town; this took all of two minutes. We spent the rest of the day walking along the coast, and getting to know the Brummie owners of the hostel- who's car number plate happened to be AVFC - HOW COOL!! (Lee).Sunday morning, as we boarded the mini bus for our Shark Bay and Stromatolite tour, we saw dolphins swimming along the shore, literally ten meters from the hostel. We had a quick tour of the tiny town of Denham, population 600, and stopped off at the tiny church made from shell block (taken from the Hamelin pool shell block quarry). We left Denham, as Jenny, our tour guide, told us about the areas we were passing through. We stopped at Eagle Bluff, for a panoramic view of the rugged coastline, and the Western Gulf. Next stop was a lookout over Shell Beach, before moving on to Hamelin Pool Tea Room, for a spot of lunch and an ice cream. From here we donned fly nets, and braved the unbelievable amounts of flies, as we walked to Shell Block Quarry. Here we saw the shell block in its natural state (millions of tiny shells, all fused together). It is from here that the block to build the Denham Church was quarried, although, nowadays, no more block is allowed to be taken - for fear of it running out.We then walked down to see the Stromatolites. It is said to be like stepping back in time; as stretching out in front of you, where the sea meets the shore, are the Stromatolites. They are the oldest form of life known, and are claimed to have once been responsible for 20% of the world's oxygen. Fantastic. We took in the amazing views if the Stromatolites, before returning to the bus and heading off to Shell Beach. This world famous beach is made up of millions of tiny white shells, which have been depositing here for over 4,000 years. Gorgeous. It is said that this magnificent shell coastline runs for 110km. We walked down to the shore, to take in yet more amazing views, and paddle our feet in the crystal clear, but bloody cold, sea.We soon arrived at our last stop of the tour - Ocean Park. This is an ocean research centre, where sea creatures are rehabilitated or researched, or both. Here we got to touch a venomous sea snake, and got to see lion fish and stone fish - 2 of the most deadly fish in the ocean. We saw a variety of rays and baby sharks, and saw kingfish, cod, mackerel and pink snappers leaping for food. We then went to the main pool, containing one giant cod, 3 nervous sharks, 2 lemon sharks, and a 2metre tiger shark. This was brilliant, and we were given an informative talk, and saw a shark feeding, before dragging ourselves away and making the journey back to the hostel.When we eventually got the resident kangaroo out of our bedroom, we cooked dinner, and packed once again; ready to move onto our last stop before Perth. Love you all Loads,Emma and Leexxxxxxxxxxxxxxx