ROTTOPHILIA

ROTTNEST ISLAND...an Island far, far away, in a magical land called Oz. Rotto, as it is more fondly known, is a pristine island sanctuary, 33.3 kilometers from Perth city central, off the coast of Western Australia. Like most West Australians I have had an ongoing love affair, all my life, with the tiny limestone fragment that has been shielded from the onslaught of outside influences. She has remained unpretentious, natural … Rotto just Is. There is a serendipitous metamorphosis that make individual stresses disappear as you become one with the enchantment of this island. Thongs and bathers are the preferential accepted dress for all. You become one with your bicycle, and a new word 'quokka' enters your vocabulary and your heart…