Day 10 Swimming With Whale Sharks

Hints and Tips... 

• Cape range National Park is located at approx 1105km's north of Perth
• Cape Range National Park is made up of 47,655 hectares
• Driving time is approx 3 hours 15minutes
• Flora species include mangroves, acacia, spinifex, grevillea and eucalyptus
• Fauna found within the park include wallabies red kangaroos, emus and euros
• There are over 100 different species of birds and 80 species of reptiles
• Beware cattle on the sides of the road
• Not recommended for night driving
• The Ningaloo Reef is the world's largest "Fringing Reef"
• The Ningaloo Reef is approx 270km's long
• The Ningaloo Reef is approx 1200km's north of Perth
• The Ningaloo Reef is now a World Heritage Listed Site
• Please don't leave home without your WA Pass which will save you a great deal of money 
• Also our Driving Holidays Information Centre has great books for sale - discounted for WA Pass holders 

 

 

The Episode...

 

This week Mark and the lovely Taryn spend time aboard the Keshi Mer, a fast, modern, well equipped 18m motor vessel featuring comfortable cushioned seating including a king size day bed on the main deck, a large shaded deck area. It is owned and operated by Andrew from Ocean Eco Adventures, and our feisty hosts enjoy a day on the Ningaloo Reef. Mark was once again a little timid to enter the water and so Taryn enjoyed a spectacular time exploring the reef and the marine life. The highlight of this experience is of course swimming with whale sharks!

The Big Fella never managed to get up close and personal with the worlds largest fish, but at least Taryn made the most of a fantastics day on the water.  

The Big Questions you need...

 

1. "Why do Whale Sharks come to the surface?" and
2. "How many whale sharks did Mark and Taryn spot?"  

Hint - It was between 3 and 5!  

 

The competition and how to win...

 

You will need to get both answers correct to win - so jot your answers down and email us at competitions@drivewa.com - or if you don't have email you can telephone us and register your answer with Chris Cronin.

Or write the answer on a piece of paper and deliver or post it to us at our brand new Driving Holidays WA Information Centre at 206 Adelaide Terrace Perth WA 6000.  

If you send your answer by email then we will respond by email but if you do not then please make sure we have your contact details in case you win.

 The winner will be determined by a ballot if more than one correct entry is received.  The decision of our judge will be final and no correspondence will be entered into about that.  But you can email us about nearly anything else! 

The prize to help you with your next DriveWA escape is 2 Nights Free Accommodation for you and your partner/friend in a double or twin room in one of our partner establishments along the route of our DriveWA Great Escape 1 - a great prize by anyone's standards!

The results will be published in this website a week after the screening of each episode on Channel 44 (if you are having trouble finding the results please email us).

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