January 19th - Hilary's Boat Harbour

Hilary's Boat Harbour - Sorrento's Quay

On the advice of Harvey and Kaye, Steve Tipping's parents, we headed up the Sunset Coast to Hilary's Boat Harbour. It is a spectacular spot and a sure hit with the kids. They originally gussied up this harbour when they hosted one of the world Cups for Sailing.
They have a water park, a ropes course, a sheltered beach for families, a quay with lots of shops and restaurants. The Western  Australia Aquarium is also located here.

Swim Area and Water Park in Hilary's Harbour

Upon our arrival, we first visited the aquarium which was wonderful. We first visited the "Shipwreck Coast" which is Australia's largest walk-through aquarium where we saw sharks, logger head turtles, stingrays, and hundreds of stunning fish swimming all around and above us. The kids loved  Mettam's Touch Pool where they were able to pet and touch skates, starfish, sea urchins, and other fish.
We then headed to the playground and beach where we ate a picnic lunch and the kids and I swam for a bit.
We drove over to the other side of the Quay to Sorrento Beach where the kids and I played under the "shade shelters" while Tom body surfed.
It was great day!

Shops along Sorrento's Quay

An ugly fish at the Western Australia Aquarium

Touch Pool at WA's Aquarium

Silka petting a skate in the Touch Pool

Rein getting up close and personal with a starfish

Rein petting a skate

Watching the stingrays swim by at the Aquarium

Silka at Hilary's playground