Only 30 minutes from Perth by ferry is Rottnest island, known locally as Rotto. The island is 19 square kilometres and best seen by bike, don't forget to pack your snorkel too though. We booked our tickets a few weeks in advance through rottenest express, going on a Tuesday is usually cheaper (our tickets were $49 each).
We arrived on the first ferry and were a bit grumps that we hadn't landed in bright sunshine, but thought we'd make the most of it by jumping on our rental bikes and taking on the round the island bike ride.
We stopped at Salmon bay to watch a school group practising their surf skills
a little snack and then back on the road
In some of the bays there's submerged dive trails, which are awesome but you have to be pretty good at holding your breath to read them and hope it's not too rough (which sadly it was for us)!
Finally after lunch the sun came out
and we bumped into a quokka, the little creatures which landed rottenest with it's name (the first people to land on Rotto thought they were giant rats...rats nest... rottnest). Quokka's seemed to go viral a few months ago when tourists uploaded Quokka selfies.
Quokka's love selfies!
We found ourselves back at the main town early afternoon, so we head round to Rottnest hotel where a pint of ice cold cider had our names on. When we walked in and saw a jug for $18 we thought it'd be rude not too, especially with such a beautiful view.
we then head round to the bakery to try to some of their famous carrot cake, it was pretty awesome
and sadly before we knew it, it was time to head back home on the ferry. We will definitely be staying over night next time, and hopefully it'll be a bit warmer!
Have you been to Rottnest? Have you been snorkelling before?
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