Saturday, June 12, 2010

Time to head back home, but we stopped on our way out at Hamelin Pool to see the stromatolites.  They are described as the oldest living organisms on earth, and are only found in a few places, where the water is twice as saline as normal sea water.  They are extremely slow growing and some are up to 1,000 years old.  This pic shows how clear the water is, since these were all under water. 

It took us around 7 hours to get home, and there's not much to look at on the drive.  Gas stations are few and far between, and are usually located at a "roadhouse."  When I asked someone exactly what a roadhouse was, they said "a gas station, a toilet, and some really bad food."  And that pretty much sums it up, although some of them have some sad looking accomodations that you wouldn't stop at unless you were really desperate.