or Rotto as the locals call it. A limestone island just off the coast of Perth, perfect for holidaying families. Most people walk or bike around as there are very few cars on the island. We might get the bus around it tomorrow.
I've just got back from the beach, a few hundred metres from our cabin. S and I went for a snorkel. The water is a beautiful temperature and there are rocks and weeds just off the beach but the visibility wasn't great and I only saw one large fish. It was still nice to have a swim.
The ferry now only takes half an hour from Freo so we've spent the afternoon having a look at the lighthouse, the beach near our cabin and a walk around the limited, overpriced shops.
The cheeky quokka (mini kangaroo) keeps trying to come into our room. I think they are a bit of a nuisance as they've had to make special perspex doors into the shops and toilet blocks to keep them out. The island gets its name from these animals. In 1696 a Dutch explorer saw them on the island and thought they were large rats so Rottnest literally translates to rats nest in dutch.
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