Max Temperation 21-40
Min Temperation 12-22
Annual rainfall 226mm
Population 800
On the 25th October 1616, Dirk Hartog, Captain of a Dutch trading ship, landed at Cape Inscription on what us now know as Dirk Hartog Island and was first recorded white man to set foot on Australia soil.Captain Dirk Hortog commemorated his visit by nailing a pewter plate on to a post.Cape Inscription is the single most important European site in Australia with the landing here 150 years before Captain Cook.
Denham derives it's name from Captain H.H.Demham. Who charted the whole of Shark Bay in 1858.
In the early 1860's the first pastoralists came to the area and by the 1870's pearling attracted Malays,Chinese, and Europeans. Pearling, once c the most important income earner, declined during the depression but has now been re-established at Monkey Mia!
Today, the main industries are tourism and fishing.
We turned off the main north south highway and drive the 120k into Denham to have a look around. We went into the information centre and paid our $10 and decided to camp one night at Goulet Bluff, right on the water edge, the most amazing beach we have seen, no sand, only tiny wee shells,half the size of ones small finger nail, all pure white. $10 camp fee and only allowed to stay 1 night, you could drive the 50k back into Denham and pay another 10 dollars for 1 night then go out to another camp site, as there where four to pick from. Shark Bay is well known for the Dugongs, about 10,000 dugongs forage in the shallows marine environment of Shark Bay. The clear waters give visitors the chance to view dugongs,manta rays,marine turtles and humpback wales, and dolphins.
Monkey Mia
Arrived at Monkry Mia, to catch the dolphins being hand fed. Before entering monkey Mia we had to pay $12 to enter the reserve. By the time we got there we had missed feeding time, so as there was nothing else to do I was standing on the beach near the water and a dolphin came up to the edge, so I stood there taking photos, the next thing a girl ranger came out of her office and asked me to move, I asked her why, she told me the dolphin think you are going to feed her. Told her I was not happy been told to move on, and said I never would be back. So we left and headed back to the highway and headed further north.
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