Posted in Australia, Post by Mary on January 29, 2012|
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The Big Lagoon, Francois Peron National Park – wild, beautiful and empty where clothes are an option!
Australia has been a non-stop series of adventures and unusual encounters with nature. Having hit the west coast Matt and I looked forward to discovering a good variety of marine life.
We didn’t expect to encounter a drowning kangaroo. There we were, once again all alone in the vast coastal Francois Peron National Park, part of the World Heritage peninsulas near Denman. We had engaged Rocky’s 4WD, lowered the tyre (they spell tire’s this way here) pressure to 20 psi and plowed thru the sandy track up to the point to see dolphins, turtles, sharks and a big gang of cormorants. We were instantly greeted by a black swarm of flies, who made us their landing pad and stuck with us for the next 24 hours. Our only relief from the flies was to dunk our naked bodies under the sea water at our camp in the morning. (more…)
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