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Rottnest Island Nineteen kilometres offshore, west of Fremantle, Rottnest Island was so named by seventeenth-century Dutch mariners who mistook its unique, indigenous marspial Quokkas, for rats. The island, colloquially abbreviated to 'Rotto', is 11 km long and less than half as wide, with one settlement, the main resort, stretching along the sheltered Thomson Bay on the east side. West of the settlement, a low heathland of salt lakes meets a coastline of clear, scalloped bays, small beaches and offshore reefs. Rottnest Island is a popular holiday destination, easily accessible from Perth or Fremantle by ferry and makes for a fun day out. Motorized traffic on the island is virtually non-existent which makes walking and cycling from bay to sparkling bay the best way to appreciate 'Rotto'. Date(s): January 2003. Album by gladysclancy. Photos by Gladys. 1 - 40 of 40 Total. 9304 Visits.
1 Departing from Fremantle on the Rottnest Shuttle 2 Accommodation on Rottnest Island 3 View towards the Jetty 4 View from Front Porch 5 Front of Cottage 6 Kitchen 7 Relaxing on Rottnest 8 The Name says 'Love' Cottage 9 Rottnest Island Quokka The Quokka is a native marsupial of Rottnest Island. 10 The Quokka is a native marsupial of Rottnest Island 11 Friendly Quokka The Quokka is a native marsupial of Rottnest Island. 12 Evening Shadows on Thomson Bay 13 Thomson Bay before Dusk 14 Inquisitive Quokka 15 Quokka likes Figs 16 Quokka eating Fig 17 Quokka holding Fig 18 Thomson Bay next morning 19 Bayseeker Bus Route 20 View near Salmon Bay 21 Wadjemup Lighthouse from Salmon Bay 22 Rocky Bay 23 Track to Ricey Beach 24 View from Ricey Beach Bus Stop 25 Bathurst Lighthouse viewed from the Jetty 26 Underwater view from Glass-bottom Boat 27 Underwater view from Glass-bottom Boat 28 Leaving Rottnest Jetty 29 Main Settlement of Rottnest Island 30 Leaving the Jetty on the 'Star Flyte' 31 Boat following the 'Star Flyte' 32 Rottnest Island in the distance 33 Small Boat following in Wake 34 Thomson Bay to Kingstown 35 Wake of the Ferry 36 Passing South Mole, Fremantle 37 Back in Fremantle Harbour 38 Passing Fremantle Maritime Museum 39 Fremantle Maritime Museum 40 End of Journey at Fremantle
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