Kalbarri to Denham

The Stromatalites

Peering down the gorge

David showing off!!

We left Kalbarri early today and made our way straight to the gorges. It was incredibly hot, even though it was early morning but it was so beautiful! We did a bit of a walk, took in our surroundings and came across several golden orb spider webs (these webs are incredibly strong and have a golden tint to them).

Our next stop was a visit to see the Stromatalites. This was one of the best things of the day!!! The Stromatalites look like rocks and are the first living things to expel oxygen on earth, creating an environment which enabled evolution to kick in and eventually make a home for us humans. They used to be all over the globe but now only exist in one other place from the West Coast; the Bahamas!

We had one more stop before reaching Denham and that was Shell Beach. Which was......a beach made of tiny white shells instead of sand! It was so bright because of the sun reflecting of the shells - you'd get a tan in minutes! Soon we were in Denham where we'd be spending the night and what a night it was!!!

We pitched the tent and went for a bite to eat (after David had pounded the pegs in with a rock, the ground was so hard!)It was soooo windy when we returned and we spent a sleepless night laying in our tent wondering if it was going to stay put. In the morning we discovered that two people from our group had ended up sleeping in the laudry block after their tent had blown away!!!!