Pardoo stands at the boundary between the Great Sandy Desert and the Indian Ocean. The battle between land and sea dominates this shoreline and the twice daily tides of up to 7 metres in such a flat landscape creates an environment where sea creatures and land creatures share an very large piece of real estate, alternateley exposed to daytime temperatures of up to 45c and 6 hours later under more than 6 meters of water.

This provides an amazing opportunity at low tide to explore the miriad forms of life that inhabits this environment.
The area is frequently subject to the violence of tropical cyclones than can drive seawater many miles inland over the marshes, and thus a unique blend of vegetation has developed that tolerates occassional flooding with salty water.

It is a special place for us and has been a part of our lives for more than 50 years.