Rottnest is an ideal location for cycling and with no traffic (except service vehicles) on the roads and a network of cycling trails it is a safe and efficient means of seeing the island. However there is also a network of four walking trails called the Wadjemup Bidi and we set off to explore these. Crossing over on a day ferry (and lucky to see a whale breach in the distance!) we were ambitious at the start and planned to do the Gabbi Karniny Bidi and the Ngank Yira Bidi, ea

Rottnest Island has so much interesting history and a short walk around The Settlement will showcase most of it with the heritage buildings and interpretive signage guiding you. Did you know that the shopping precinct used to be the the Stable Yard? The Hay Store is now the Museum and next door is the shell of the Boys Reformatory which housed boys as young as 8 between 1881 and 1901. The Chapel, built in 1860, doubled as the school during the day until the Island School Hou