J is for jetty, joey and jigsaw puzzles.
The Busselton jetty in south west Australia is the longest wooden piled jetty in the Southern Hemisphere at 1841 metres long. It used to be a working jetty but is now used solely for tourism and recreational purposes. An underwater observatory has been built at the end of the jetty, giving patrons the opportunity to view fish and other marine life in their natural environment.
The Swakopmund jetty is also an icon in this Namibian town with its own rich history as it juts out into the Atlantic ocean with its big swells.
I have to mention the jetty (or rather remains thereof) at Maud’s Landing just north of Coral Bay in north west Australia, where the Ningaloo Reef is. It’s one of our favourite holiday destinations and the colour of the water really looks like this:
Remains of the jetty at Maud’s Landing north of Coral Bay, WA
A joey is a juvenile kangaroo. I haven’t been lucky enough to get a photo of one in its mum’s pouch. This one is slightly older:
A little joey next to the boardwalk in the caravan park at Coral Bay
And finally: jigsaw puzzles. Child No 3 is the best in our house at doing jigsaw puzzles. She has the most patience and perseverance and can spot a piece and its intended place with eagle-eye efficiency.
One of the 2000 piece jigsaw puzzles Child No 3 has completed
Weereens pragtige foto’s!Sjoe dis ‘n mooi legkaart,maar beslis bo my vuurmaakplek.
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Baie dankie. Ek kan ook nie so ‘n legkaart doen nie!
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Nice pics, Christina. Your jetties are very different to those I chose.
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Thanks Ruth.
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I see you and Ruth are friends… both of you showed some great jetties!!
As I said on Ruth’s post… J is for jumping off the jetty!
As for jigsaw puzzles… not for me but in this house you can often see the good lady, her dad and junior son around one of them. As soon as one is done the next is begun! 😉
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That reminds me of a jetty I didn’t feature – one where I have hundreds of photos of jumping into the freezing water below!
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I really want to visit Australia some day. We are preparing to travel the US in an RV beginning this November, but doing the same in Australia is on our bucket list. The photos are so pretty, and that jigsaw puzzle would take me years! Kudos to Child No. 3!!!
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I think you’d enjoy travelling around Australia. There’s a lot to see.
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An underwater observatory would be cool to visit. As would it be cool to see a kangaroo.
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