We didn't make it all the way to Monkey Mia, but we did well. We spent the night behind the overlander truck stop, in a empty lot we heard about from someone at a previous stop. That morning when we went to the truck stop we discovered something in the washroom. A shower. We all had our first shower of the trip. Very nice.
Our first stop of the day was to go see the Stromatolites. They were the first living organisms on earth, it was pretty interesting. But I don't want to bore you.The next stop was shell beach. The whole beach, which was huge, was made of small shells rather than sand. Probably how it received it's name. We hung out in the sun there and ate some lunch.
The next stop on the trek was at the Francois Peron National Park. We had heard that they had some sort of hot tub there... Well, there was a hot tub, not really what I expected. I wanted to see something more along the lines of hot springs or something. It was just a regular hot tub, a bit bigger than most. I decided that before I got in, I would go for a run. I ran hard, and did some pushups and situps on the way. Afterwards, I soaked in the tub, and get this, had my SECOND shower of the day.
Once we dried off we toured around the park. It used to be an old sheep shearing farm. They still had all the buildings, machines, and other devices around. We took some cool pictures around it as the sun set, then made dinner.
When we finished dinner it was pitch black. We decided we would find a place to sleep closer to Monkey Mia. After a few failed attempts, we found a place on a dirt road that turned off from the highway. It was pretty frightening. No one wanted to sleep in the tent, but me and Romain lost, and had to suck it up.Day 5.
We got up at 6:30am, and headed to Monkey Mia as quick as possible. We got there before the gate opened, so we avoided yet another fee. It was absolutely amazing. The dolphins were so close to the beach I could have jumped on them if I wanted to. There were about a dozen or so. They hung out for about 30min before they were fed, and once fed, like a teenager at the dinner table, they took off back into the ocean.
Once we left Monkey Mia, we took a pit stop at Eagle Bluffs. A view of the ocean from above. In the summer you can see the sharks, rays, and turtles, but we're in the wrong season.
From there, drove to Carnarvon, where we are now. We went to Woolworths to get more food. I just consumed the ultimate backpacker meal. I bought some clearance packaged chicken for $1.99, and 2 clearance yogurts at 0.80 a piece. So for lunch I had chicken and yogurt.Our next stop is Coral Bay, but we won't be reaching there until tomorrow.
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