Rottnest was amazing.
We spent a week enjoying life at a very relaxing pace with other family members. Pauline’s parents hired a unit which housed them, the four of us and Pauline’s brother and two of his kids. One of Pauline’s sisters hired another unit for her, her husband and their two girls.
For those who don’t know, Rottnest Island is 19 kilometres off the coast of Western Australia. It’s 11 kilometres long, and 4.5 kilometres at its widest point.
‘Rotto’ is classified as an A Class Reserve and as such there is no private land ownership. The island is managed by the Rottnest Island Authority. Over half a million people visit Rottnest every year.
It takes around half an hour to get to Rottnest from Fremantle via ferry.
Once you step off the ferry, the main mode of transport is bicycle, which suits me just fine. There are a limited number of motorised vehicles on the island which included a few buses for tours and transport and some service vehicles.
So what’s there to do on Rottnest?
Apart from enjoying lots of magnificent cycling, there’s great beaches, wonderful fishing, fresh air, friendly faces and a relaxed feeling that totally envelopes you. Oh, I should also mention the main inhabitants of the island; the quokkas. They’re wonderful little animals that appear all over the place. That’s one of the little fellas in the picture in this post.
More on our week away and some of the highlights soon.
Posted by Rodney Olsen
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