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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'.
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Enlarge photo 1 Departing from Fremantle on the Rottnest Shuttle
Enlarge photo 2 Accommodation on Rottnest Island
Enlarge photo 3 View towards the Jetty
Enlarge photo 4 View from Front Porch
Enlarge photo 5 Front of Cottage
Enlarge photo 6 Kitchen
Enlarge photo 7 Relaxing on Rottnest
Enlarge photo 8 The Name says 'Love' Cottage
Enlarge photo 9 Rottnest Island Quokka
The Quokka is a native marsupial of Rottnest Island.
Enlarge photo 10 The Quokka is a native marsupial of Rottnest Island
Enlarge photo 11 Friendly Quokka
The Quokka is a native marsupial of Rottnest Island.
Enlarge photo 12 Evening Shadows on Thomson Bay
Enlarge photo 13 Thomson Bay before Dusk
Enlarge photo 14 Inquisitive Quokka
Enlarge photo 15 Quokka likes Figs
Enlarge photo 16 Quokka eating Fig
Enlarge photo 17 Quokka holding Fig
Enlarge photo 18 Thomson Bay next morning
Enlarge photo 19 Bayseeker Bus Route
Enlarge photo 20 View near Salmon Bay
Enlarge photo 21 Wadjemup Lighthouse from Salmon Bay
Enlarge photo 22 Rocky Bay
Enlarge photo 23 Track to Ricey Beach
Enlarge photo 24 View from Ricey Beach Bus Stop
Enlarge photo 25 Bathurst Lighthouse viewed from the Jetty
Enlarge photo 26 Underwater view from Glass-bottom Boat
Enlarge photo 27 Underwater view from Glass-bottom Boat
Enlarge photo 28 Leaving Rottnest Jetty
Enlarge photo 29 Main Settlement of Rottnest Island
Enlarge photo 30 Leaving the Jetty on the 'Star Flyte'
Enlarge photo 31 Boat following the 'Star Flyte'
Enlarge photo 32 Rottnest Island in the distance
Enlarge photo 33 Small Boat following in Wake
Enlarge photo 34 Thomson Bay to Kingstown
Enlarge photo 35 Wake of the Ferry
Enlarge photo 36 Passing South Mole, Fremantle
Enlarge photo 37 Back in Fremantle Harbour
Enlarge photo 38 Passing Fremantle Maritime Museum
Enlarge photo 39 Fremantle Maritime Museum
Enlarge photo 40 End of Journey at Fremantle