Rottnest Island was a very nice weekend getaway destination! To sum it up, we cycled a lot, swam, posed with pelicans, saw a snake (Australia is proud to be home to the most venous snakes in the world), cycled some more and, I, unfortunately, got my scalp a bit sunburnt!
All in all, Rottnest is a very popular destination among Western Australians and while hostel accommodation is pretty easily available, if you want to hire a cottage, you need to take part in a lottery. Yes, a lottery. Only the luckiest get to go and enjoy Rottnest for a week and it comes with a hefty price tag!
It is a carless island except that there is a bus that goes around the island but to be truly able to explore the island, it is a much better idea to hire a bike! There are places where to swim everywhere so once you get hot, you can just have a break and jump in the crystal clear blue water!
In a nutshell, Rottnest has extremely tame quokkas, probably the world’s most expensive bakery (well, it is on an island and all waste is taken to the mainland), a countless number of small bays to swim in and a lot of wildlife. It is just a 1,5 hour-ferry-ride away from Perth CBD so why not go and experience Rottnest?!
Pelicans were right there to welcome us to the island when we hopped off the ferry.
Unfortunately quokkas aren’t welcomed in the grocery store.
Swimming in Australia-style in the Rottnest Bay.
Lifeguards at work.
“Casually parking my boat.”
A quokka (in other words a mix of a mini-kangaroo and a rat) very happy about the green leaf we gave him as they can’t climb trees!
Swimming on the western side of the island.
I don’t know what you mean, my legs aren’t sandy at all!
Kids playing cricket at the beach while parents are dining. Time to say farewell to a couple of amazingly sunny days at Rottnest - we’ll see again!
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