Rottnest island in photos.

We visited Rottnest island last weekend, 20 km off the coast from Perth. Let the photos do the talking! (copyright my boyfriend)

Crazy red plants by salt lakes.

We hired a tandem bike and cycled around the 4x11 km island.

The little Lion and little Tiger enjoyed the beautiful bays, the Little Salmon Bay here.

Boyfriend braved the Indian ocean and snorkelled for an hour a day, but I found it too cold! During my quick swim I was able to spot a variety of beautiful flora and fauna... I guess I have to go again when next summer rolls around!

One of the many wind-sculpted trees.

A quokka, the animal after which Rottnest (rat's nest) was named by the Dutch. These lovely creatures are roughly cat-sized, move like kangaroos and ultimately resemble tame rats. They come out at dusk, and there are a LOT of them.

Little Armstrong Bay, which we had for only two of us for the Saturday afternoon.

The Pink Lake, due to red algal growth.

Australian raven, the one with the crazy sheep-baby-baaahs.

Very fractal pines.

Salmon Bay.