Stopped in at the historical Hammelin Telegraph Station (1884) and just behind it are the stromatolites – colonies of micro-organisms that resemble the oldest forms of life on earth, around 3.5 billion years ago. These ones are about 3,000 years old (apparently takes 100yrs to grow 5cm) and they grow there partly because of the high salinity of the undisturbed waters. (Have to say still not that exciting to look at....)
Walked through the shell quarry nearby, which was where they carved out blocks of compacted shells to build with.
A bit further on was Shell Beach where the “sand” consists of the same shells (cockle) about 5m deep, surprisingly not that rough to walk on. Stopped at an awesome lookout before Denham called Eagle Bluff where we saw a few small sharks gliding through the water.
Arrived at Denham to spend the night and Mark pointed out the “Heritage Resort” that he had done some carpentry on 20+ years before on HIS trip. (Pleased to see all still standing J)
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