Penguin Island

After spending most of the time in the city, we wanted to see a bit of nature, including the fauna of Australia. There is an island close to Perth which is called - hold it - Penguin Island. All penguins are wild and free except from some sick ones who couldn't survive on their own. Australians often advertise with the fact that they don't keep animals in cages in order for people to see them. They have many more wild parks than zoos. Access to the island is with a ferry boat or by walking through the water.

Enlarge to see people crossing the waters.

Yes. The water between the main land and the island is shallow enough that you could walk to the other side. Of course some smart people who couldn't swim did just that a couple of years ago and Australia hit them back with some currents that pulled them away and they drowned. So they advise against of anyone doing it. We had bags with stuff that shouldn't get wet (like the camera I use to do all these wonderful photos), so we took the boat anyway.

Nice.

We arrived and waited for a bit for the feeding of the penguins to start. They make a bit of a show out of it and a nice woman told us a bit about the kind of penguins they have there which is the smallest in existence.

So small!

We got out, slept for an hour on the grass and then we did a round of the island that Diana found so pretty, that she wanted to do another round as soon as we finished the first one.

The island was also small. It took an hour to see everything.

Since the last boat was leaving at 4 and we didn't have much time but then again there was a queue with people waiting to get on the boats, we went back to the feeding pool. The woman there was talking to some other people and when she was done she asked:

- Did you see any of the wild penguins? Do you want to see them?

- No.

She was confused.

- I mean, no, we didn't see any, but yes, we would like to see them.

Then she explained where to find some who like to hide under the stairs.