Eagle Bluff and Hamelin Pool

At Eagle Bluff lookout the water is so clear and shallow below that you can see some of the animals swimming below.  When I was taking the photots I saw one lonely little shark. But unfortuately it didn't come up in the picture. What a blow.  It just looked like a shadow moving slowly across the sandy bottom.

Denham lookout on the way to Eagle Bluff. If you look to the righ tyou can see the township of Denham.

Eagle Bluff - the shallow water is the light blue- green colour. The deeper blue contains massive beds of seaweed that the dugongs and other sea creatures enjoy for their lunch.

Looking out from Eagle Bluff there was these little barron islands.  Fit fo rthe birds.

What a view.

Denham is situated at the western edge of a peninsular around the middle of the Western Australian coast. As you drive around the area there many little bays hidden away.

Eagle Bluff has a great walkway along the edge so you can get these great panaramic views.  I was very brave being out on a walkway with not much below me for quite a distance.  There is no real beach access from the Bluff but a little way along you can drive down to one of the other bays (above pic) if you wish. Another feature of the area is these circular lagoons.  Circled with white sand they look like jewel blue crop circles.  When they dry up a small browny red saltbush of some kind grows and it becomes a rusty brown circle surrounded by bright white sand. Amazing!

Another interesting location in the area is Hameliin Pool which is home to the one of the largest and most diverse group of living organisms called Stromatolites.These creatures are typical of life on Earth over 3500 million years ago. 

While it was interseting to walk out on the boardwalk and read all about these amzing creatures and some of the history of the jetty there, the flies are so bad that all you wanted to do was get back in the car and run away!

 A vew out across the sheltered bay where the Stromatolites are found. These are red circular stromatolites.

These are another kind of stromatolites they look like a bitumen coating across the top of the sand.

 It was a pretty area to look out across from the boardwalk. 

Deceased stromatolites!

Interestingly enough these wagon tracks are relics of an era where cargo was transported into the local homesteads from the jetty.  They were so heavy and continued across so many decades the tracks are still visible in the grey stromatolites.

The water is being constantly filtered through these spongy stromatolites.  As a result the water is crystal clear and I mean crystal!

 Did I mention just how clear the water is?

These little fingerlings where quite numerous and very happy swimming around in their pristine environment. The only thing they have to fear is a fish bigger than them.  The water is too shallow for large predators to come in for easy pickings.

The stromatolites create miniature bays and caves for little creatures to make their homes.