We have recently returned from a road trip.
We drove from Perth to Exmouth and back in eight days.
Northern WA is a beautiful and amazing place -
teeming with wildlife (both on land and in the ocean)
and picturesque landscapes, it's a trip we will always remember!
At Coral Bay
up with the sun
we came across a roo
and in her pouch,
nose
sticking out
a joey – peek-a-boo!
We walked along
the wall of sand
right up to Skeleton Bay
Shallow crystal waters
where reef sharks love to
play
Back down again
bay’s southern end
brimming with fish of colours
Large emperor fish
swam up to greet
while wading in the shallows
Fins and snorkels donned by
all
we weaved among the coral
‘til afternoon crept warmly
in
and it was time to travel
Further north we drove along
land flat with heated red
Splashing through the
floodways
rich brown muddy beds
And finally we reached it
twelve hundred k’s away
This little place called
Exmouth
in far north WA
Sun beating through the dust
wild emus roaming free
The Ningaloo’s famous whale
sharks-
that’s what we came to see!
PS. Swimming with the whale sharks in the Ningaloo was an awesome experience!
A separate poem about the whale shark can be found here.
