The beach by the dock at Rottnest Island. The mainland is just visible on the horizon.

Australia is full of weird creatures. This is a Quokka that we saw on Rottnest Island, kind of a weird cross between a rat and a kangaroo. According to Wikipedia, this is how the island got its name as it apparently comes from "Rat Nest" in Dutch. They apparently live primarily on small islands in southwest Australia.

There were a few lakes in the middle of Rottnest Island. The smell and dryish lake terrain reminded me of some of the thermal areas of Yellowstone, only without the thermal activity...

The furthest west I've ever been, 18km off the western coast of mainland Australia near Perth.