After landing in Perth, Western Australia, we picked up our beloved campervan, our home for over three weeks. This is how our roadtrip across (some of) WA started.
Despite having to travel greater distances than what we are used, driving offered the opportunity to take in the landscape, spot wildlife, and get to know the towns in between our stops. Along the way we learnt to work with the patchy radio signal and enriched our journey with some good music in the background!
First stop: Bunbury!
A small seaside town two hours south of Perth, Bunbury allowed a first beach stop and gifted us with a close encounter with a special lady of the sea. The Bunbury Dolphin Discovery Centre was a very educational find to start our day by learning about the local marine life, and offered the opportunity to be in close contact with the dolphins that swim daily in the local Koombana Bay.
This poem is based on that encounter. Can you guess who Crackers is?
They call her Crackers,
Of all names!
A middle aged lady,
She visits the seashore every day.
She knows her people, knows her bay;
She won’t be prey.
Gently swims ashore.
Breaks convention.
Breaks the water, already brought her daughter,
Pushes her nose afloat.
They call her Crackers
For her splitting fin;
She’s friend of Bunbury,
Their most gracious swim.