Western Australia was jaw-droppingly incredible. It is still very untouched and untamed in many parts. After a day trip to Margaret River, we spent two days and camped for a night with my cousin and her husband on the deceptively named, Rottnest Island. It was paradise - we biked, snorkelled, and spotted wildlife all day long until we watched the sun set over the Indian Ocean. We even saw our first pink lakes, then had withdrawal after leaving the home of the adorably friendly and happy quokkas.
Withdrawal didn't last too long as we flew north, then drove past hundreds(?) of gigantic termite mounds through the desert to the teeny tiny town of Coral Bay (population: 190) on Ningaloo Reef. The coral in the reef is still in good shape compared to the Great Barrier Reef, but it doesn't have as many colorful soft corals. We spent three out of four days on a boat all day, and were lucky enough to spot numerous pods of dolphins, snorkel with a 20 ft. whale shark, a reef shark cleaning station, green sea turtles, and gigantic manta rays while they were chaotically chain feeding.
We had gorgeous weather the whole time - sunny and warm, but not hot. We were only gone just over a week, but it felt like we were gone for much longer, off in another world.
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