Saturday, April 11, 2009

Rottnest Island during Easter Break

Rottnest Island is a place where you wanna have fun doing exercising and yet get to see outstanding beauty scenic with crystal clear sea. Besides, its only 19km off the coast of Fremantle, and definitely getting there by boat unless your able to swim that far! There is 3 ways where you can depart from: from Fremantle (that is where I depart and it takes 40 min to arrived the Rotness Island Jetty), Barrack Street (somewhere in between the Swam Bell and the EYE of Perth) and Northport (no idea where is this place). The island has a land size measure of 1,900 hectares and riding bicycles around the island will take you 2.5 hours because its a 24km ride!

History says that aproximately 23,000 years ago, Rottness Island is inhabited by the aboriginals and after the sea levels has risen, it separated the mainland of WA and the island. The island has been uninhabitted since then because the aboriginals couldn't build a suitable boat to cross there. Furthermore, the island was also used as prison to imprisoned aboriginals back in the late 1830s. As a result, your able to find cemmetries in Rottness. Some said its pretty scary to stay there at night, because you might be "fortunate" enough to see things! But it will be a wonderful experience to stay there at night! :)

Here is some pictures of the boat, island, Quokkas (A cute giant rat) and the bikie gang:


Inside the boat!


Que up to get our bikes but we were at the wrong place! Didn't read the instruction of the ticket. BUSTED! :(

Quokka (there were plenty more in the island but we only manage to photoshoot one!)


The Bikie Gang


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