Pinnacles Desert + Monkey Mia

This time I made it in time for the bus to leave Perth, thank god. I had a stopover at Cervantes for one night before Monkey Mia to see the Pinnacles Desert. I met 2 HK girls on the bus which was a bit rare, and I was hanging out with them since. The hostel at Cervantes were almost empty with only a handful of people. The place was clean and organized so we were quite happy with it. There was almost nothing in that town other than a mini market, bottle shop and souvenir shop. We signed up for the desert tour on the same day and we went after a bit of resting.



The desert is quite a sight and the tour guide took us to all the places with the best views. It's made up of a bunch of limstone rock formations poking out of the ground. There was rain before so it was a bit cloudy. I guess we could have gotten better pictures, and that's one of the only things you want to get out of going there.





I felt thankful for the girls taking care of my meals during my stay there. The next day we checked out the beach which was beautiful with turquoise green water. It was quite windy that day with waves, and suddenly, the ocean has completely washed up onto the beach unexpectedly so I got soaked in my jeans. Luckily I didn't drop into the ocean which would get my bag with important things wet or have gotten myself washed away into the ocean. They always say you gotta respect the ocean. However, it was windy enough that I was dried off in half an hour.





The girls went separate ways to Calbarri, while I headed to Monkey Mia. They would be passing by Monkey Mia after a few days. When I got to Monkey Mia, it was at around 11pm. I didn't expect it to be slow right now, and I was really surprised to go into an empty 7 bed room. Because of my foolish move, the other 2 English people wanted to sleep in my room since the one they were supposed to go in was nearly full. What could I do? Nothing. My chance of having my own room is gone. Monkey Mia is actually a resort with the option for dorm rooms, camping and caravan parking. It's actually not even a town, but a beachfront resort. I met a German girl on the bus and we hung out most of the time during her stay.


The next morning, I went to watch the first dolphin feeding. The first time is always extremely exciting. The rangers would talk for some time while the dolphins hang out by the shore. Then when the time is ready, the volunteers would come down with buckets of fish and choose a few lucky people to feed them. Yay, I was picked out of the crowd by one of the volunteers. There are 3 feedings in the morning and it all depends on the dolphins' moods. They only feed 5 specific ones, and other ones come in to hang out. The pelicans are fed after the dolphins, because otherwise they would try to fight over the fish. I love the Pelicans! They are so comical, colourful, and big! The bottom of their beaks are flappy and flexible, and their necks can be twisted in so many ways.












There is no reception at all for my cell phone, and there isn't much other than an even shittier mini market than the one in Cervantes with really highly priced food. The keyboard of the internet is crap and it goes for $1 for 10 minutes. There is one restaurant and one bar/cafe. No shuttle bus to go outside of this place is offered, unless one would rent a car. When I first got here, I felt like I might be trapped... in a really remote place with nothing to do. I was afraid of getting bored, even for someone like me who doesn't get bored easily. After awhile, I started to get into its groove, and appreciated the nothingness of this place. I found myself lazying, sunbathing and swimming alot. Other things I would do would be cooking, nature walk, hot tub, free cruise from volunteer work, drinking wine, reading, drawing pelicans, etc. I would get into this really chilled out state without the need to meditate or whatever. I think this might be what I need to clear alot of "issues" after working 6 days a week in Perth. The ocean here is so calm and crystal clear. The horizon is long with nothing else which gets blended into the sky like some kind of wall back drop. At night, tons of stars are in the sky with visible milky way. The dark sky blends into the the ocean as well with no lights, and the water is even quieter than ever.













I really enjoy the volunteer work, and actually it's not even work at all. I still get excited when the dolphins poke my leg with their noses or rub against my leg. I'm getting a bit more familiar with one called Nicky with dots on her belly which means it is more mature. This is a place where alot of people only come for a day or two, so being here for 10 days make me feel like a local. Because I'm doing volunteer work with the dolphins, I get alot of discount, freebies, respect and alot of envious or would-like-to-get-acquainted-with-you looks.

My French buddy/co-worker will be joining me at the end of this week, so I'll see where to go from there.