Scorching heat so close to the Equator in Exmouth, where we are taking a three day snorkelling and wildlife break. The internet connection is apalling, but better than nothing.
38 degrees and we're almost melting. I can see now why air conditioning can be a necessity in some parts of this world. Exmouth itself is a very small town with only two main roads in the middle of nowhere but surrounded by the most astonishing sights when it comes to marine life in the Southern Hemisphere. Tourists have the opportunity to swim with Whale Sharks here, unfortunately you have to be an experienced diver and, alas, I am not.
To get here, one either has to drive 1500 km through the desert or take a plane, which we did. The city itself is too hot to do anything in, so we became somewhat Australian and decided to use the car to get even to the nearest supermarket. The hotel we are staying in is called Potshot which I find quite ironic.
Yesterday, we spent the evening at the Vlamingh Lighthouse on the North-West Cape overlooking the beaches. It is the only point in the world where one can see sunset and sunrise. The sunset was not especially extraordinary, but it was beautiful to watch the sun basically drop into the sea.
Afterwards we spent ages at a beach waiting for the huge sea turtles to come out and bury themselves in the sand. Unfortunately they did not yet feel the urge to return to the shore and we therefore sat watching the full moon and loosing patience. We'll have to try again at high tide tonight.
The 30min trip back turned into approximately 60min as we weren't able to drive more than 40km/h for fear of hitting a roo. The roos were quite lively that night and we were even able to see a mother with her joey taking a rest on the road. Australian cars are generally fitted with a device called roo-shoo which sends out a signal that sends roos jumping off the road as they remain sitting on the tarmac blinded by the head lights waiting for whatever is to come - usually a huge truck ending their life.
Today was spent snorkelling at Turquoise and Lakeside Bay, two amazing beaches with turquoise water. We kept our eyes open for sharks but luckily it wasn't their time for an afternoon snack. The corals were lovely and the very colorful fish quite lush.
I, however, managed to almost break two of my toes by tripping over a rock in flip flops. The mentioned parts of my body have now turned a deep shade of purple.
In the attached wildlife park we kept our eyes open for an Echidna, another very funny animal native to Australia but were again unlucky (as the Australian states responding to an unfortunate event).
Song stuck in my head today: All or nothing by O-Town
38 degrees and we're almost melting. I can see now why air conditioning can be a necessity in some parts of this world. Exmouth itself is a very small town with only two main roads in the middle of nowhere but surrounded by the most astonishing sights when it comes to marine life in the Southern Hemisphere. Tourists have the opportunity to swim with Whale Sharks here, unfortunately you have to be an experienced diver and, alas, I am not.
To get here, one either has to drive 1500 km through the desert or take a plane, which we did. The city itself is too hot to do anything in, so we became somewhat Australian and decided to use the car to get even to the nearest supermarket. The hotel we are staying in is called Potshot which I find quite ironic.
Yesterday, we spent the evening at the Vlamingh Lighthouse on the North-West Cape overlooking the beaches. It is the only point in the world where one can see sunset and sunrise. The sunset was not especially extraordinary, but it was beautiful to watch the sun basically drop into the sea.
Afterwards we spent ages at a beach waiting for the huge sea turtles to come out and bury themselves in the sand. Unfortunately they did not yet feel the urge to return to the shore and we therefore sat watching the full moon and loosing patience. We'll have to try again at high tide tonight.
The 30min trip back turned into approximately 60min as we weren't able to drive more than 40km/h for fear of hitting a roo. The roos were quite lively that night and we were even able to see a mother with her joey taking a rest on the road. Australian cars are generally fitted with a device called roo-shoo which sends out a signal that sends roos jumping off the road as they remain sitting on the tarmac blinded by the head lights waiting for whatever is to come - usually a huge truck ending their life.
Today was spent snorkelling at Turquoise and Lakeside Bay, two amazing beaches with turquoise water. We kept our eyes open for sharks but luckily it wasn't their time for an afternoon snack. The corals were lovely and the very colorful fish quite lush.
I, however, managed to almost break two of my toes by tripping over a rock in flip flops. The mentioned parts of my body have now turned a deep shade of purple.
In the attached wildlife park we kept our eyes open for an Echidna, another very funny animal native to Australia but were again unlucky (as the Australian states responding to an unfortunate event).
Song stuck in my head today: All or nothing by O-Town
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