23 November 2022
We left the Coral Coast and entered Shark Bay. Our first stop was Hamelin Pool. It was our base to visit Steep Point and see the stromatolites.
Hamelin Pool is a section of the coastline where the water is hypersaline. It is rather unique, the main attraction being stromatolites. Unfortunately, the boardwalk that allow the best viewing was destroyed (and yet to be repaired) after a cyclone. We were lucky to still get a look at the big balls of bacteria.
The caravan park is funky, built around the old telegraph station, it has buildings made of shell bricks, still has the original telegraph station buildings and a tea house. It’s run down, but in a quaint way. The lady that runs it is lovely and we enjoyed our afternoon there, relaxing before our big day at Steep Point.
