Pender Bay

Pender Bay is located in the Dampier Peninsula, south of Cape Leveque. This is a great spot. Our campsite is on top of the cliff. Our view is of the red cliffs meeting the clear bule sea. One of our favourite scenes on the WA coastline.

The view from our campsite

Our camp

Whilst setting up our camp a Manta Ray was swimming in the bay and a group of breeding dolphins were swimming around the point.

Manta Ray. Even though he looks small in the
picture it was a big Manta.

Whales

That afternoon two Mantas were swimming in the bay. Prue, Chris and Mitch were able to snorkel with them. At the some time a buck humpback whale was showing off to his lady friend and was breaching in the distance. He breached about 10 times. Truly magnificent.

If you zoom in on this picture
you can see us on the left hand
side of the beach.

That night was a 'Stairway to Heaven', where the moon rises over the water on a low tide. The moon was blood red as it rose and we watched it from our fire on the cliff.

The boys had the opportunity to go fishing with one of the campers. They did very well. Ethan caught the best fish, a 110cm Spanish Mackeral. He is very proud just ask him the story.

Ethan's Spanish Mackeral.

Ethan's School Mackeral

Mitch's School Mackeral.

The fishing trip began at sunrise, so the boys got to see our first sunrise over the water. The moon was also setting at this time.

Sunrise

The setting moon

 We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Pender Bay and would recommend to anyone.