The cruise in the Mandurah Canal reminded me of the Palm Jumeirah in UAE. Mandurah Canal however, is different in that it is well concealed within the coastline while Palm Jumeirah is deliberately designed to protrude far out beyond the coastline into the sea. That probably explains why Palm Jumeirah has managed to attract the many super rich to buy some of this iconic seafront property.
One cannot fully appreciate the ingenuity of the planning of Mandurah Canal until you have a bird eye view of the layout - the easiest way is from the google map. The network of artificially created canals by way of foreshore reclamation allow every individual lot to have a private jetty and therefore direct access to the sea. This network of canals also effectively increases the length of coastline thereby allowing more property lots to be created.
One can easily get "lost" inside this labyrinth of waterway if one is not observant to pick up the landmarks as the cruise boat makes its way into the canal.
When our cruise boat zigzagged within the canal waterway, I was surprised to see no sign of stagnation of water flow within the waterway system. A faulty planning and design would have resulted in dead end waterways trapped with sea foam and litters.
One cannot fully appreciate the ingenuity of the planning of Mandurah Canal until you have a bird eye view of the layout - the easiest way is from the google map. The network of artificially created canals by way of foreshore reclamation allow every individual lot to have a private jetty and therefore direct access to the sea. This network of canals also effectively increases the length of coastline thereby allowing more property lots to be created.
One can easily get "lost" inside this labyrinth of waterway if one is not observant to pick up the landmarks as the cruise boat makes its way into the canal.
When our cruise boat zigzagged within the canal waterway, I was surprised to see no sign of stagnation of water flow within the waterway system. A faulty planning and design would have resulted in dead end waterways trapped with sea foam and litters.
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| Palm Jumeirah, Dubai. |
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| Mandurah Canal - Labyrinth of waterways within reclaimed land.. |
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| Empty lot. |
Cruise boat is also permitted to venture out to cruise along the main channel that leads to the open sea. However, it is not allowed to actually venture out to the open sea. Cruise along the channel gave us a chance to look at the design of at least two highway bridges that cross the channel.
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| Candid shot at the jetty before the cruise. |
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| After we disembarked from the cruise boat, we bumped into my nephew's family. |
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