Denham Re-visited

Bill and Tineke were kind enough to lend us their Pajero for the day while they went fishing in 'Y-Knot'. We re-organised the seating so that the six of us could find a place and with Margie behind the wheel we piled in and made a getaway to Denham. It took us all day to sail from Denham to Monkey Mia but the trip in the car was only about 20 minutes.

Arriving back at Denham, we decided to have lunch at the hotel. On the billboard outside there is a sign advising that this is Australia's 'Westernmost Hotel'. It was a good lunch too! Robyn is a vegan and often has trouble finding appropriate fare, but at least the hotel staff tried to accommodate her with a salad, sadly the chips were 'beer battered' and had to be removed from the order as they contravened the vegan requirements.

After the lunch we all piled into the car again and Margie drove us out to have a look at Eagle Bluff, an elevated cliff overlooking crystal clear water where, on a good day, you can see sharks coming in to feed. Today was not a good day! Nick swore that he saw one baby shark but I missed it. Luckily I had brought the camera and wandered around snapping some views of the landscape.

We then headed north again to have a look at the Oceanarium cafe and on the way stopped for the obligatory group grope at this significant landmark. When I saw the sign and suggested Margie stop for the photo, all I could hear was a group groan. I think my idea of taking these shots is wearing a bit thin, but we all piled out of the car, balanced the camera precariously on the bonnet of the car and set the self timer once again.

Onto the Oceanarium Cafe for yet another caffeine infusion and then back to Denham for last minute supplies at the IGA. Again, no bread, but at least the bakery was open today and we managed to get a loaf or two.

Again we all piled into the Pajero and made our way back to Monkey Mia for yet more coffee at Tineke and Bills camp.

As we were going to be in Monkey Mia for a few more days, I took the opportunity to place an order or new genoa sheets with Yacht Grot in Fremantle to be delivered here as soon as possible. The old sheets are in a sorry state and definitely need replacing before we head out to Carnarvon. Lets hope they arrive soon.