With the new camera packed carefully, we ride the Ferry over to Rottnest Island. The day is perfect: clear, warm with a cool breeze. We pick up bikes to ride around the island and set off in one direction. The childhood feeling of freedom while riding a bike comes back, along with the playfulness of exploring a new place.
When we venture onto some beaches the sand is very fine and nearly white. The water sparkles, though the camera’s polarising filter can cut that out, peering into the turquoise waters.
There are seals lazing at one end of the island, lying with one fin held up; boats bob in various coves; and birds coast overhead.
