Boats line up at Parker Point in Rottnest island’s west.

Quokka’s are small marsupials found only on the islands off the Western Australian coast.

Ian Eliot, a coastal geomorphologist on Rottnest, says that the sands on beaches like the City of York change constantly.

Ricey’s Beach on Rottnest Island’s west end is famous for its turquoise waters and quokka population.

Ricey’s Beach on Rottnest Island’s west end is a hideaway for the local quokka population.

Rottnest Island’s remote “West End” is less visited by tourists, mainly because the bus doesn’t go all the way here.

If you fall more into the ‘swimmer’ or ‘sunbather’ category, you’ll usually bypass Armstrong for Little Parakeet Bay.

First stop for most visitors is the Parker Point/Salmon Bay area, most swimmers however jump in at Little Salmon Bay (left).

Starting at the island’s main hub of Thomson Bay, rent a bicycle or take the jump-on, jump off bus.

Armstrong Bay was were a 27,000-year-old indigenous chert tool was found, from when Rottnest was connected to the mainland.