Western Australia

Australia is composed of 8 states. Recently I visited the 6th of these, Western Australia. It was my first encounter with the australian outback, and also the first time I laid eyes on the Indian Ocean.
This is a peculiar state, because of its sheer size. It's 4 times the size of Turkey or Texas, and larger than any european country (by far).
It's so vast, that I've met several people caravaning around it for more than 6 months! And they have no plans of crossing to any other state. It's the size of friggin Argentina!!
The plan was both simple and ambitious. I was to fly to Perth, the state's capital, and then cover approximately 2100 km in 4 days, before returning again to spend a bit of time in Perth, and then take an overnight flight back straight to work. My ultimate destination in Western Australia: Shark Bay.
Shark bay is the westernmost point of Australia, where in 1616 the first recorded landing by a European on Australian soil occurred. It's Australia's very first national park and home to many endangered marine species.
On my way back I gave a canadian called Ben a 700 km ride to Perth. This guy hit the hitchhiking jackpot. Me, not so much. Despite the fact that he was simply brilliant and a great company all the way... he smelled bad! I'm talking about SKUNK bad! (doninha) They should use him to disperse angry mobs and Serbs. (probably wouldn't work with the Taliban) All they have to do is let him sweat for a couple of hours by the road in Western Australia's heat!

I had an amazing time there and on the way there. I love the road, and all the surprises that lie just around, if you're smart and lucky enough to discover them. Highlights were the Pinnacles Desert, the Pink Lake and the Kalbarri gorge, hell on hearth. Oh, and also little Lisa and Brackoon, the coolest kangaroo to ever make it to Youtube!
Click on the link below for my Western Australia video. (8 minutes long - sorry, too much worth capturing...)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovtRqS3NHCg