Song woke up at 05:30 and therefore I woke up at 05:30 but I tried to sleep a bit more which I managed, got up at 06:30.
Walked down to the ferry, got there in plenty of time so sat with a coffee. Weather was chilly and overcast with rain threatening.
Managed to score a seat right up the front of the upper deck because it was open and the seats were wet, but Song put her raincoat across 2 of them so we were ok.
We’re going there mainly to see the Quokkas and I fear Song’s phone will explode with all the photos.
Ferry trip took about 90 minutes, the first hour a cruise of the Swan river with commentary which was interesting. Saw a dolphin on the way.
Got to the island and it was a bit cold so put on our jackets that we’d only just put away. We had 30 minutes before the bus tour so wandered around and saw our first Quokkas – cute and tame, lots of photos were taken.
The bus tour was good, the same guy who did the boat commentary was the guide and it was fun. Stopped at a lookout and saw a couple of humpback whales, unusual for the time of year. Also saw 2 Osprey nests, one with an Osprey sitting on it. The nests were huge piles of sticks.
The island has some spectacular beaches and coastline.
Got dropped back at the main part and grabbed a roll from the bakery, more Quokkas and more photos.
I didn’t know much about the island, I thought it was mostly empty and mainly a wildlife reserve but it’s basically a resort island with coffee shops, restaurants, shops and even a small cinema for the kids. It gets packed out during peak season and you have to book a year and a half in advance for some of the accommodation.
Had a couple of hours before the boat back so went for a walk, the sun came out for about 10 minutes and then it got chilly again. Song decided she wanted more Quokka photos so I decided to get a beer and sit down with a view of the bay with Perth in the distance.
Started to rain heavily so couldn’t go for a walk so just sat undercover and waited for the boat back – a bit disappointing but can’t do anything about the weather so just relaxed.
Song went to take more photos of the Quokkas.
Back on the boat and back to Perth, decided to look for somewhere to eat rather than go back to the hotel. Tried a seafood place where we got off the boat but it was fully booked so decided to go back to the tapas restaurant we went to the first night and have the set menu again because we’d only had a roll for lunch and were both hungry.
Over full again, walked back to the hotel and watched tv before sleep.