Up North, Episode 9 - Shell Beach

There really isn't much to write about shell beach, save for some history/facts about how the shells came to the beach. The tiny shells are pure white and belong to Cardiid Cockles (fragum erugatum). Scientific names make me feel smart. Pardon me I just had to say it. These little cockles thrive in very salty water and live in dense clusters in the sea. When they die, the tide and waves wash their shells onto the shore, and you get a landscape like that of Shell Beach. It's an all-natural process. Pretty cool.

You may be interested to know the process has been taking place for 4,000 years. So the shell layer on the beach is estimated to be a whopping 5 meters deep. Holy sh*t. That amount of shells could bury all of us alive!

Abba, walking on 5m deep of shells.

Shells close-up!

The entire beach was made of nothing but shells.

 To those with pro cams, the place made for some good photos.

Shells aside, the water was also clean and clear. Beautiful!

 You won't get a beach this clear in Malaysia.

The next post on Pink Lake will be the last about Kalbarri National Park. I will then proceed to Jurien Bay, our last stop for the road trip.