Fremantle and Rottnest Island

We spent one and a half weeks in Fremantle.
We spent time shopping and eating in Fremantle and Perth.
But the highlight of our stay was most definitely our day trip to Rottnest Island.
We caught a ferry over to the island which is about a thirty minute trip. We hired a bike each for the day and rode all over the island, covering approx. 22km.



There were numerous bays to stop and swim at. We parked our bikes at "Little Salmon Bay" and headed out for a thirty minute snorkle around the reef, which had information plarks under the water that you could snorkle around and read. There were plenty of different fish to view also.



The island was named after the noctural marsupials found on the island called 'Quokkas' - which were originally mistaken for large rats - hence 'Rat Nest' Island.



We thoroughly underestimated what we could do on this small island and had an awesome but exhausting day trying to fit everything into one day...



We would definitely fly back to Perth and spend a week, riding all over the island and snorkelling in many different bays - just so much to do yet peaceful and gorgeous. We loved it!