Long time since I wrote and I warn you, I have a lot to write ;) Western Australia is definately a highlight in my trip, it is so big but long distances between places so we spent a lot of time driving, 9 people living like sardines in the two cars. Some of the places we stayed in were so small that we had to camp. We had two tents which fitted max 6 people so when we camped some had to sleep outside or in the car. That was a very interesting experience, I got badly eaten by sandflies one night and spent two days 'tryingnottoscratch' but it is better now.
We left Broome with bittersweet memories, the robbery was a big shock but we also had a great time there. Next destination was Port Hedland which is small but we stayed at a lovely backpackers and the next day we drove to the Karajini National park.

Karajini
This national park is beond description, definately one of the most amazing places I have seen in Australia. Spectacular canyons and gorges with fresh water which we were never tired of bathing in. To get to one of the gorges we had to go through cracks and caves and it was so fantastic to bathe there, in the middle of a canyon with rocks all around.

Coral Bay
Coral Bay is known for having corals stretching all the way to the shore. Unfortunately a cyclone made a big damage some years ago when the corals were spawning. The cyclone swept all the spawn into the bay which resulted in loss of oxygen in the bay. Most of the corals died but they are still alive a bit outside the bay. I did a tour in a glass bottomed boat to the living reef. A whole new view of the reef seeing fish swimming with and under the boat. I have snorkled a lot but I have never snorkled with so many fish before. They were countless, and all sizes, from very small to meter long fishes, very relaxed and I swam among them patting them. Completely amazing experience.

Monkey Mia
Monkey Mia is a tiny place where dolpins are fed and researched. Dolphins have been fed there for over 40 years, uncontrolled at first which was bad for them because they lost theire ability to hunt for themselves. Now it is different, they are only fed in the morning so they need to hunt to survive. We were lucky to be there at this time of year because two mothers had just had baby dolphins, only 1 and 1 1/2 weeks old. Incredibly cute and they swam with theire mothers right to the shore so we saw them very close. Wish you could have been there Helga :)

From Monkey Mia we drove to Kalbarry National Park. It is a beautiful place with gorges and the famouse Natures window, which is a rock formation, a hole in the rock. When we drove out of Kalbarry we passed a pink lake, yes it was bright PINK !!! We also saw Stromatolites, which are thought to be the oldest living beings in the world. They are cyanobacteria who gather clay and mud and make very strange formations in lakes and shores. The last destination before Perth was the Pinnacles, spectacular limestone formations. There is saw my very first emus, ofcourse I chased them to get a better look and photos. Really funny birds which can get very bad tempered and attack so I didnt go too close ;) I have been playing my didge alot and it is fantastic to play in the middle of nowhere, on empty beaches at sunset or in the bush. Driving into Perth made us all very sad, we all wanted to go back to the outback, not be in a crowded city. Coming to Perth also means the end of our trip together, five of us have been traveling for 4 weeks together, day and night and we are very close. I will be leaving Perth tomorrowmorning, taking the train to Melbourne and that will take 2 whole days. It will be very hard to say goodbye to my friends but I am also looking forward to spending Christmas in Melbourne.