Rockingham must be one of the best places in Perth to visit when the weather is hot ... so we headed south along the freeway - only to be caught up in a traffic jam for half an hour caused by a truck roll-over ... eventually got to Shoalwater Beach and had a late picnic lunch at Penguin Island. We sat under the shade of a shrub near the beach, and found ourselves in the midst of a breeding colony of Bridled Terns (Sterna anaethetus). I wished I had my camera - they are very pretty birds. We saw thousands of them skimming over the water - looked as though they were after insects.
After lunch we headed south towards 'the sisters', but Kerri saw some dark shape under water - so we changed direction and circumnavigated Penguin island and then visited the 6 sea lions basking on Seal Island before heading home.
We saw a group of people paddling standing up on big surfboards (
Stand up Paddling)- looked fun. They moved quite fast - not much slower than a kayak. Must try it some time on my windsurfer.
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