Perth, Western Australia
Thursday 7th December
Long morning of driving today to Kalbarri, stopping on the way to see the Stromatolites at Hamelin's Pool. The Stromatolites are a fairly large expanse of rock looking bacteria that grow in the hypersaline waters of Hamelin's Pool and can only grow there because the water is so salty. Scientists have discovered that the Stromatolites are the earliest types of life form that began to grow on the planet millions of years ago, gradually develo...