We decided that there was more to be discovered at Dampier and onthe Peninsula and thus re-visited the NW Gas Shelf VC and then moved onto the Aboriginal Petroglyphs that are found here. This art differs to other art as they are not drawings as such but more like etchings which are initially hard to see but once found can be seen everywhere in the area. It is believed that these petroglyphs may number over 100,000 making it the largest rock art site in the world and was heritage listed in 2007. These engravings generally depict anthropomorphic figures, fauna, animal tracks & abstract symbols. We mostly saw animals.
From this art site it was down to Hearson's Cove in order to witness "Staircase to the Moon". This is a natural occuring phenomenon which is caused by the rising of the full moon reflecting off the exposed mud flats at extremely low tide thus creating an optical illusion of stairs reaching to the moon. We were however not in luck because by the time that the tide was at it's lowest, the moon had already risen. Oh well, we had fun in the rock pools anyway...
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