On to Denham and Monkey Mia

One night is enough at Hamelin Pool, so this morning I leave about 9.00 am to be on my way early and be at Denham Post Office to collect my mail. When I get there, I find the Post Office at the back of the Stationery shop with a nice friendly lady who hands me 3 envelopes that have been there for a few days. (Denham is named after Captain Henry Mangles Denham who charted the whole Shark Bay Area in 1858.)

Main Street at Denham

Another polite and helpful lady at the visitor centre rounds off the welcoming impressions in a most positive way. The town looks like its growing into a nice tourist oasis, a fabulous waterfront, a new marina for motor yachts, with a wide chanel dredged out towards the sea and deep water. Lots of new construction in the back streets with property prices on the up and up, according to the listings at the local Ray White Real Estate shop. Two small grocery stores and two petrol stations, one at each end of the town.

But on to Monkey Mia with the dolphins that are fed each morning. One of the Dolphins has just given birth to a baby six days ago and she is not shy to bring it in to shore, quite lovely to watch actually thye following morning.

Feeding the Dolphins on the beach

I like the atmosphere at MM and decide to stay a couple more days.



A view of the beach at Monkey Mia. During the day (Top) and at dusk

The weather has also vastly improved, just a gentle breeze now after all the windy weeks in the past, the temperatures also notching up a bit.

Amazing what you find growing in the salt flats near the beach

Shark Bay, as the water way is called, has lovely white beaches, turquoise and blue waters, a real treat and a good place, for me to take it easy once again.