After breakfast we went for a walk to find the information / visitor centre and were eventually successful after an hour of going around in circles. At the centre staff gave us some maps and information about the area. They recommended that our first visit should be to the Dolphin Centre.
We walked to the Dolphin Centre crossing the pedestrian bridge across the estuary.
Each of the rib structures on the bridge represents a shipwreck in the area.
The names of the shipwrecks and their location on a map is set into the footpath.
As near the beach there are plaques providing information about shipwrecks, whalers and mineral sands.
By the beach at Koombana Bay is a large piece of public art - Wardandi Boodja, a five and a half metre corten steel bust sculpture representing a Noongar face. It seeks to
merge traditional sculpture and advanced fabrication technology to
create a striking contemporary artwork.
Closer to the discovery centre we came across some colourful artworks of dolphins.
At the the Dolphin Discovery Centre we started investigating the displays when we were alerted that a dolphin had arrived at the beach.
We all trooped down to the beach to admire the visitor.
After looking at the various displays we had hot drinks and a scone each in the café at the centre. We also purchased fly nets to put on our hats if flies continued to be annoying.
Another view of the Dolphin Discovery Centre.
On the walk back we watched a cormorant devour a fish.
Back to the hotel and then went for a drive first to Donnybrook to check out the ground for Thursday’s match and then to Australind to check the ground for Friday’s match.
Dinner in the hotel restaurant was chicken parmigiana – delicious.
Bunbury’s weather on Tuesday was warm and sunny– minimum temperature 14.1 and maximum temperature 33.1.
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