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Part 7 of 10Western Australia, 2017

Shark and Chips in Augusta

A drive south to Augusta, my first taste of shark at Blue Ocean Fish & Chips, and an afternoon by clear water and granite.

By Thawaio1 min read9 April 2017 · Augusta

A brick footpath and a red road running downhill past a small shop with blue and red trim, towards a wide blue estuary, low wooded hills and a glimpse of the sea.
Looking down towards the water in Augusta.

With a car at last, we set off on the morning of 9 April to explore further south, with my father-in-law at the wheel.

A quiet road running straight between tall gums and dense bush, with power poles along one side and morning shadows across the tarmac.
Setting off that morning.
A broad, empty street with a footpath and power poles, passing low brick buildings with tiled roofs under a cloudless sky.
A town street on the way.

I can’t say exactly where those two photographs were taken. By midday, we had reached Augusta.

A brick footpath and a red road running downhill past a small shop with blue and red trim, towards a wide blue estuary, low wooded hills and a glimpse of the sea.
Looking down towards the water in Augusta.

Shark at Blue Ocean Fish & Chips

We had lunch at Blue Ocean Fish & Chips.

A blue and white shopfront with large windows reading “Blue Ocean Fish & Chips”, aluminium chairs and tables outside, and a Norfolk pine and an estate agent’s sign further along the street.
Blue Ocean Fish & Chips.

It was there that I tried shark meat for the first time.

The portions were enormous. Even with five of us, we couldn’t finish everything.

The shark tasted a little pungent. It was an unusual food experience, but a memorable one.

By the water

After lunch, we spent some time by the water before heading on to the cape.

A narrow concrete and timber jetty running out over clear turquoise water, with dark weed on the sand and small clouds along the horizon.
A small jetty.
Clear, shallow water lapping over pale sand towards dark granite boulders and a line of rocks out to sea, with shadow across the foreground.
Clear water and granite.
A grassy slope rising to a red-roofed house and a striking teal-and-grey building with angular cantilevered rooms.
Houses above the lawn.
A low white weatherboard cottage with a blue veranda rail, beyond a wide lawn, a path and dense green shrubs.
A cottage by the lawn.
Two tall Norfolk pines shading a lawn, with a parked car and people at a picnic table, a jetty and turquoise water beyond.
A picnic lawn under the Norfolk pines.

From there, it was a short drive to Cape Leeuwin.