This is a story of two girls

This is a story of two girls, who rode a bike around a whole island, and though they look so silly in photographs, they could not have had more fun.
For those of you who don't recognize the song lyrics, they are song lyrics and this is my attempt at being funny.
Heather and I took an adventure out to Rottnest island. We had an absolute blast.
The day started with Heather whining about the rain. I, however, insisted it would be a lovely day and we went anyway. Turns out, I was right, the sun came out and the skies went blue and it was beautiful out. I would just like to say, I was right.
After the ferry ride over, we went and rented bicycles or should I say, a bicycle. Upon arriving at the shop and discovering that we could rent a tandem bike, we decided we had no choice but to do it. For those that have never ridden a tandem bike, beware, not as easy as it seems. I am happy to report,after only one fall and one scraped elbow on Heather, we rode around the enter island on a bicycle. More than 22 Kms. Check that off the bucket list. We stopped and saw all the sights and I did a bit of snorkeling. Didn't see much but did take some fun underwater pictures with my brand spanking new camera.

Pearl Luggers

My last tour in Broome was the pearl luggers. It gave the history of the divers and how they came and picked up the shells. It was mostly the Japanese who came over to dive. Notice the great equipment they wear. Even got to eat pearl meat, which can run you $500 a kilo.

Ashley wears a $30000 necklace

Oops, looks like there is a few more!! Haha, okay, so apparently the problem with being an awful blogger and not posting for a month, turns out you have a lot to post and catch up on. So, obviously, some of these posts are out of order. I like to keep you guys on your toes. This post is from Willie Creek Pearl Farm. Another tour I did up in Broome. Very cool. You go right out to where the pearls are in the water and they show you how to clean the oyster, which happens every two to three weeks. They even open an oyster in front of you and get the pearl out. They teach you about colour, luster, shape, size and complexion. The biggest oyster shells are found up by Broome and the pearl industry is what put Broome on the map, not the Kimberly. Also, more importantly, I got to put on a $30000 necklace. Now the standards are set high.

Maritime Museum and Submarine Tour

Okay, I think after this one, I am caught up on my adventures. But don't worry, I will go on more adventures soon. Enjoyed the maritime museum down in Freemantle. I enjoyed the tour with a man that worked on the submarine, he even showed us his bunk!! So cool
To see how they load the torpedoes and the equipment and to get in and out of the submarine.

Tunnel Creek

Anyone in overload?? Or sick of me yet?? This is a lot is posts in a very short period of time, especially after a month of none. Just some pictures because the site doesn't like to load too many at once. This is tunnel creek from the tour. There is some aboriginal artwork. There was some other artwork that I did not take pictures of it as it was a site for only woman to see.

Visiting the Kimberly

One of the main reasons for the trip up to Broome was getting to see the Kimberly. Broome is the gateway to the Kimberly, though apparently it could be argued that it is actually Derby. Our first stop on the tour was the prison tree before stopping for morning tea and heading down the Gibb River Road. This lead is to Windjana Gorge, where we were 'fortunate' enough to see fresh water crocodiles, which are the smaller ones. Apparently, no big deal, though I was just glad they were on the other side of the embankment. We had amazing guides that entertained us with history of the area as well as dreamtime stories. Including one of the child rock in the gorge, where the crocodiles get their red eyes, how the crocodile came to being. There was a group of children fishing at the gorge and then went swimming...where the crocodiles were. No thanks. Can you see the fossil? Next lunch (I like tours, always being fed!!) before heading to tunnel creek. Here we hiked through the tunnel and saw Stalactites and Stalagmites, bats (I am convinced we saw ghost bats which are all white, but I was told they were too big). We also saw a calcium wall that sparkled we saw the most amazing flaming red sunset. The day ended with dinner at the roadhouse. Amazing day.

Back from Broome and sitting for Pepper and Abbey

When I got back from Broome, I headed back to Freemantle for a sit. One dog, one cat and a lot less poop!!! I only managed to get a picture of Pepper, though Abbey was the female version of Miles from a previous sit.