I think our issue is that we've diverted off the main highway by 130km to visit and unless you wish to pay for tours, there's not much doing! There are four food outlets mentioned on Trip Advisor. One is closed and up for sale and another looks very nice but is of the fine dining category. We ate at the Shark Bay Hotel and that's pretty good value for money, and the other is in a hotel with no sign of a menu outside, just two chef's special suggestions.
For some, Monkey Mia is the big draw, but neither of us is interested in watching dolphins being fed by hand. At the moment, several tour companies just aren't operating so no diving or snorkelling either. I could go diving in an aquarium, but that doesn't do it for me especially as they claim to hand feed sharks throughout the day.
OK, I'm off my soapbox now!
Determined to make the most of it, we headed out to Eagle Bluff about 25km south of Denham. After driving 4km down a dirt road, we came to a lookout and boardwalk on top of the cliffs. From here, we had a view over a shallow Bay and two small islands. As the water is so clear, it is relatively easy to spot turtles, sharks and rays swimming around. It would have been better, but there was a blustery wind that was stirring up the water surface. It would have been nice to see a dugong, but it wasn't to be today.
After about 45 minutes, we drove back down another dirt road to a lagoon, but there wasn't much to see there. Trying to find something to do, we decided to drive to Monkey Mia just to see the scenery! The bay is idyllic there, but inaccessible without paying an entrance fee. On the way back to Denham, we stopped briefly at Little Lagoon, probably the best place for a swim here. It was very sheltered, with a flat sandy bottom, nice to cool off for a while, but no shade on shore.
After a lazy afternoon, which perhaps is no bad thing, we bought pizzas from the supermarket next door and cooked them in our apartment. We both have high hopes for a more interesting day tomorrow!
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