Wednesday, October 14, 2009

West Australian coast Kalbarri to Geraldton

The coastline along the WA coast can be rugged and oh so windy.

Another natural bridge near Kalbarri on the road south. The other natural bridge we saw was in Qld just across the NSW border.

This is the Pink Lake at Port Gregory. The colour is due to a bacteria (Dunaliella salina) trapped in the salt granules. This provides a rich source of beta carotene which is harvested from small ponds. As the sun sinks, the lake apparently changes colour from mauve or pink to a slightly darker purple. Unfortunately we did not stay to see the change. This shot was taken in the early afternoon.

A closer view of the pinkness of the water. Pretty isn't it?
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