Exmouth: roos, emus, sea turtles, and burning sun

Exmouth is located on the west coast of Australia, about 750 miles north of Perth. It's a hot (about 100F), dry, flat and dusty town, but we're managing to have a good time during our 4-day stay. Our room here at the Ningaloo Lodge is pleasant; there's a small outdoor pool, cook-out area, game room (darts & pool), and communal kitchen.




While snorkeling just outside of Exmouth we saw some sea turtles, including two that swam right up to Dawn as soon as she was in the water.


We've seen this emu wandering around town every day. It walks in around mid-morning, then heads back home, wherever that is.






In the van on the way to our snorkel tour out in an inflatable boat, our guide, Ash, stopped by an old Australian naval base where kangaroos like to hang out.




Dawn spotted these bags of refrigerated pet food at the local Exmouth IGA.


A very large and unusual statue on the lawn of the Exmouth tourist office.