Not shipwrecked or mutinying, waving - from the Abrolhos Islands

[JohnM]

Approaching W Wallabi Island. Note the shelf. We were on a high tide; landing at low tide is tricky.

 

[JohnM]

Skink and Tammar wallaby.



Vast shallows and back at the vessel for the spoils of those who chose to go fishing. A couple of nice baldies.

 

[JohnM]

We then moved around to Turtle Bay on the N end of E Wallabi Island for the final night. E Wallabi is where the airstrip is and aviation companies in Geraldton fly people out on day trips to swim and snorkel. For any west aussies reading, it had a very Rotto feel.

Ashore for a sundowner, joined by the folks aboard a couple of large catamarans also moored in the bay.



And the Last Supper. My table was second by one point in the quiz...

 

[Antoallison]

Wonderful photos John, what kind of cost per day was the cruise ?
Even though the cost of crayfish on restaurant menus might have come down a little in the early COVID days, I reckon you have eaten your way through a fortune of crustacean each day !

 

[JohnM]

Wonderful photos John, what kind of cost per day was the cruise ?
Even though the cost of crayfish on restaurant menus might have come down a little in the early COVID days, I reckon you have eaten your way through a fortune of crustacean each day !

Check it all out here: Abrolhos Islands & Kimberley Cruises, Tours and Charters | Eco Abrolhos

 

[Magoo]

Wonderful trip report. Really enjoyed it in my isolation.

Next year.....

 

[drron]

Thanks for this TR.Being the ultimate masochis_ I am looking at forcing myself and mrsdrron on this trip.It would be so awful forcing ourselves to eat that many crustaceans.
Probably September 2021.

 

[JohnM]

Hang in there, folks. There's a little more to come.

 

[Daver6]

Hang in there, folks. There's a little more to come.

I think folks just assumed you strayed onto the wrong bit of the beach during the live fire exercise

 

[JohnM]

Final day.



Spiny-tailed skink dried-out corpse. Watching you…

 

[JohnM]

 

[JohnM]

Then snorkelling.

 

[JohnM]

Lunch before boating around to the jetty that leads to the International Terminal.

 

[Happy Dude]

What a great trip! Although I love the taste of shellfish, I'm allergic to the buggers and I don't think I'd like to sit around watching everyone enjoy themselves that much every meal.

We chartered a plane there from Kalbarri in 2014. Well, there was a 4 pax minumum and we (2 adults, a 3yo and an on-lap infant) bought four seats so we could go - so it was essentially a charter . It was a very nice day and we stayed only on East Wallabi. I spent most of it snorkelling.

 

[JohnM]

I searched in vain for the F Lounge – but checkin was slick.



My bird – a C172. Bonanza behind.



In 1K. TKWIA.

 

[JohnM]

Massive protected agriculture production (tomatoes, capsicums etc.) at Geraldton.



Coming in on a light aircraft strip.

 

[Dr Bob]

Thanks heaps Just added that to the bucket list.

 

[get me outta here]

Thanks so much JohnM, really enjoyed your TR. I’d love to do that trip. I think you will be giving them lots of business.
Sounds like it would be a good idea to get there before the Chinese and the airlines reopen for business to eat all those yummy shellfish.

 

[JohnM]

Still one last bit from the Geraldton Museum to come, peeps.

I'll get onto it right now .

 

[RooFlyer]

Wow, Geraldton has changed in, er, 35 years ... a bit