Beaches of Denmark

Green's Pool for Shark-Free Swimming

Elephant Rocks

Today we took some time to see the sights in our local area. Denmark is famed for it's beautiful beaches, and we found ourselves wishing it was summertime so that we could swim in the lovely sheltered coves. We visted the famous Green Pools, protected area where snorklers and swimmers are mercifully protected from sharks. Though I lamented not getting to Rottnest Island, a young 32 year old Texan was mauled by a Great White Shark in an area previously considered safe for swimming. There were four deaths from Great White attacks in recent months, two since we've been here so I guess it was OK to miss Rotto!

We also visited nearby Elephant Rocks and Ocean Beach, just stunning spots. The Australians seem to do things so well, no tacky seaside spots for them! Look at the pristine waters mercifully free of hot dog stands and graffiti. That's one thing we've noticed here, no graffiti, just beautiful public spaces. Why do you suppose their youth are so well behaved? All over Europe and N. America graffiti reigns, another reason we love it here.

Ocean Beach

Tomorrow we hightail it back to Perth before flying out to Adelaide where we meet up with our friend, Keila, who is coming down from Kuranda, N. Queensland to fly to Kangaroo Island with us. We will spend three nights with her before heading back to Tassie (Tasmania). We've notices that the Aussies just love to abbreviate words with ie endings. Examples: grandies: grandchildren, eskies: short for Eskimo (coolers), sunnies (sunglasses), brekkie (breakfast), barbie (barbeque). I'll add to the list as I encounter more examples.
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