We took a ferry to Rottnest Island today. The ferry is a big boat to take people places across the water. It took almost an hour to get to the island I think. When we arrived there, I was the first one to spot a picnic area where we could eat. It was burning hot that day, 114 degrees! This island was the prison for Aboriginal peoples for a long time. The island was a sacred place for Aboriginals for at least 7,000 years before it became a prison for them. Many Aboriginals dies while in prison on the island and there are skeletons all over the island. Now Rottnest is considered a vacation place for Australians, and many of the vacation buildings and hotels are built right over the Aboriginal graves. There is nothing written about this in our guidebook.
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