Roxy and Linda's Australia Blog

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Today we drove from Denham to Quobba Station, a longer drive with few services along the way. Just a roadhouse until we got to Carnarvon, where we ate, restocked the fridge and refueled before heading on to Quobba Station

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We stopped at shell beach, no sand only shells!
The beach is made up of shells from the Hamelin Cockle.
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The beach is up to 10 meters deep with tiny shells and stretches over 60km!

Feral animals have caused extinction of native animals by habitat destruction and competition for food. 1080 poison is being used to eliminate the feral animals, which has lead to recovery of the vegetation and reintroduction of wildlife. The use of the poison is controversial.
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This marker shows the high water marks for flooding of the Gascoyne River just north of Carnarvon.
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Quobba Station, a working pastoral station with 80km of Indian Ocean as its western boundary. It was a beautiful spot to watch the sun set in the ocean and stargazing.
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Heading out the boardwalk at Hamelin Pool to view the stromatolites, dome formations created by microscopic organisms. These organisms are some of the earliest forms of life.

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An unknown fish crushing through the stromatolites.
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Carnarvon is an important horticultural area for Western Australia. There is an abundance of fruits & vegetables produced here. We passed through many growing areas on the way out of town.
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Walking along the beach at Quobba Station, finding all kinda of interesting shells.
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Enjoying the different shells and colors.
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