Forget about sharks, snakes, spiders, sea wasps or blue ringed octopusses. The most disturbing animal in Australia is without doubt ..... the common flie.
If you have never been tormented by hundreds of tiny flies trying to get to your eyes, into your ears or nose, you don't know what a nuisance is. I think .... I think I even inhaled one .....
On our way back to the Brand Highway we stopped at Hamelin Pool to cast a glance on the Stromatholites there and from the moment we left the car till we got back into the same the flies were upon and surround us. It does look silly when you walk around waving your hands frantically around your head and for the first time ever I considered those netted hats to be a really good idea. You are a stranger anyway, no one will remember you or how stupid you looked. Next time around ....
When we finally reached the beach the wind coming from the sea at least blew the flies out of our faces; they were content to sit in dozens on our backs which was fine for me.
Stromatolithes are the kind of thing you look at and think: Alright, and exactly what for did I cross the continent now?
They are not very exciting, not at all. But when you keep in mind that these rocky structures resp. the cyanobacteriae in them produced the first oxygen in our athmosphere and made this planet a livable place for other life forms then you start looking at them with different eyes. There might even be a trace of gratefulness creeping in your mind when you inhale the next breath of fresh air.
For a split second.
Until, on your way back to the car, the flies start teasing you again.
We stopped just twice more, once on Shelly Beach to marvel at the millions and millions of tiny white shells forming a splendid beach and another time in Geralton to stock up food, wine and petrol before we drove to Cervantes, a small village at the edge of Nambuk National Park. Nice Hostel, and close to the Pinnacles, which was very important as I wanted to be there at sunrise.
Bloody early, I know.
If you have never been tormented by hundreds of tiny flies trying to get to your eyes, into your ears or nose, you don't know what a nuisance is. I think .... I think I even inhaled one .....
On our way back to the Brand Highway we stopped at Hamelin Pool to cast a glance on the Stromatholites there and from the moment we left the car till we got back into the same the flies were upon and surround us. It does look silly when you walk around waving your hands frantically around your head and for the first time ever I considered those netted hats to be a really good idea. You are a stranger anyway, no one will remember you or how stupid you looked. Next time around ....
When we finally reached the beach the wind coming from the sea at least blew the flies out of our faces; they were content to sit in dozens on our backs which was fine for me.
Stromatolithes are the kind of thing you look at and think: Alright, and exactly what for did I cross the continent now?
They are not very exciting, not at all. But when you keep in mind that these rocky structures resp. the cyanobacteriae in them produced the first oxygen in our athmosphere and made this planet a livable place for other life forms then you start looking at them with different eyes. There might even be a trace of gratefulness creeping in your mind when you inhale the next breath of fresh air.
For a split second.
Until, on your way back to the car, the flies start teasing you again.
We stopped just twice more, once on Shelly Beach to marvel at the millions and millions of tiny white shells forming a splendid beach and another time in Geralton to stock up food, wine and petrol before we drove to Cervantes, a small village at the edge of Nambuk National Park. Nice Hostel, and close to the Pinnacles, which was very important as I wanted to be there at sunrise.Bloody early, I know.
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