Some more holiday pics to bore you with.
The trip over was a bit wild and woolly, but it cleared up quickly
Coming in to the pier
The First Nations art gallery was superb
First Nations prisoners and guards. The Governor was terminated because of harsh treatment. A photo outside the Wadjemup prison which was being restored while we were there.
The term “Wadjemup tribe” refers to the Whadjuk Noongar people, the Traditional Owners of Wadjemup (Rottnest Island), who have deep cultural and spiritual connections to the area. “Wadjemup” itself means “the place across the water where the spirits are”. While a spiritual place for the Whadjuk Noongar, Wadjemup also has a sorrowful history as a site of incarceration for many Aboriginal men and boys from across Western Australia between 1838 and 193 (Google Gemini).
The prison chapel which was first used as a school for the boys.
The beaches and the sea colours were amazing.
The island is also well known for its collection of dinosaur fossils (?)
The island has twenty two bars most with excellent beaches, some for swimming and some for surfing.
Sea lion rock
On the ocean side of the island
Osprey nest on top of the rock
Crocodile rock (good lyric for a song?)
Some whale pics tomorrow.