Exmouth
On our first evening, we drove up to the lighthouse to watch the sunset and to see if we could spot any whales. We managed to spot a few breaching in the distance.
Sunset at the lighthouse.
The next day we hired out some snorkeling equipment and drove to couple of recommended spots in Ningaloo Reef Marine Park. Firstly we went to a spot called Lakeside, then after lunch we went to Turquoise Bay. The colour of the sea, surprise, surprise, had turquoise colour to it, with darker areas where the reef was. (Kate: J is V sarcastic!) I spotted a few Stingrays and followed them, while Kate decided to keep her distance in case they got a bit moody and stung one of us.
The creature from the deep.
Angel fish, we think.
On Turquoise Bay beach.
The emptiness of WA.
We also stopped at Hamelin Pool, to look at the stromatolites. These particular stromatolites are 3000 years old but it's believed that very similar stromatolites were the first lifeforms to inhabit the Earth. They are made from bacteria and there are very few living examples of them remaining.
An old thing and the stromatolites.
We also stopped at Eagle Bluff looking for sharks, whales, dolphins and dugongs.
In the morning we walked to the beach to watch the dolphin feeding. They have feeding the dolphins there since the 60s, but it is a lot more controlled these days, you can't feed them burger and chips anymore! The guide book says that it's all predictable and not the normal way of life for the dolphins, but it is good to see them close up and it's not as if they are in captivity. They swim around near the beach as one of the rangers talks to the tourists, then they eat a few fish and swim back out to sea again, they're certainly not daft.
A couple more dolphins.
And a pelican thrown in for fun.
Kalbarri
Kate fighting the flies away.
The next day we travelled down to Jurien Bay.
Jurien Bay
On the way to Jurien Bay we looked at more sights on the Kalbarri coast
Kate on the Kabarri coast being attcked by more flies.
A natural bridge.
Once we arrived in Jurien Bay, we went to the local bar and listened to an Aussie band called Cambridge 43. They were pretty good, playing songs from U2, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and others.
More flies attacking. I'm trying to stop Kate wafting her hand everywhere so we could get a good picture but this is what we ended up with.
Kate liked this phalic shaped one.
More of the sticky up things.
Some close up.
Mr Koala.
Mundaring
One of the mums with joey in pouch.
The first morning, we were woken up very early by a bird singing the guitar riff from Lenny Kravitz 'Are you gonna go my way'. It was quite funny at first, but became quite tiresome after 3 hours of it!
We spent our first day taking it easy as I was feeling a bit ill and it was a Sunday so nothing was open anyway (Kate: I reckon he was ill because of that lanb chop that some weird Aussies gave him. It must've been a Homer Simpson moment: Weirdos offering me food..... Free food, woo hoo!!!.... D'oh, I feel ill).
On our first evening, we drove up to the lighthouse to watch the sunset and to see if we could spot any whales. We managed to spot a few breaching in the distance.
Sunset at the lighthouse.
A legless lizard, we think.
The next day we hired out some snorkeling equipment and drove to couple of recommended spots in Ningaloo Reef Marine Park. Firstly we went to a spot called Lakeside, then after lunch we went to Turquoise Bay. The colour of the sea, surprise, surprise, had turquoise colour to it, with darker areas where the reef was. (Kate: J is V sarcastic!) I spotted a few Stingrays and followed them, while Kate decided to keep her distance in case they got a bit moody and stung one of us.
The creature from the deep.
Angel fish, we think.
Stingray. If you can see it. It's in the middle of the pic.
On Turquoise Bay beach.
On the way back to Exmouth, we stopped to have a quick look at the wreck of the SS Mildura, which struck the reef during a cyclone in 1907.
SS Mildura wreck.
The next day, it was down the coast to Carnarvon.
Carnarvon
We stayed one night. I HATE FLIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Monkey Mia
On the way to Monkey Mia, we stopped at a lookout over the vast landscape of WA. We didn't stop for long as it was fly central. I HATE FLIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I welcome you to 'Fly'stralia.
SS Mildura wreck.
The next day, it was down the coast to Carnarvon.
Carnarvon
We stayed one night. I HATE FLIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Monkey Mia
On the way to Monkey Mia, we stopped at a lookout over the vast landscape of WA. We didn't stop for long as it was fly central. I HATE FLIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I welcome you to 'Fly'stralia.
The emptiness of WA.
We also stopped at Hamelin Pool, to look at the stromatolites. These particular stromatolites are 3000 years old but it's believed that very similar stromatolites were the first lifeforms to inhabit the Earth. They are made from bacteria and there are very few living examples of them remaining.
An old thing and the stromatolites.
We also stopped at Eagle Bluff looking for sharks, whales, dolphins and dugongs.
Eagle Island off EAgle Bluff, with me showing my gut off.
Honest, the dark shape is a shark.
Honest, the dark shape is a shark.
In the morning we walked to the beach to watch the dolphin feeding. They have feeding the dolphins there since the 60s, but it is a lot more controlled these days, you can't feed them burger and chips anymore! The guide book says that it's all predictable and not the normal way of life for the dolphins, but it is good to see them close up and it's not as if they are in captivity. They swim around near the beach as one of the rangers talks to the tourists, then they eat a few fish and swim back out to sea again, they're certainly not daft.
Dolphin at close range.
A couple more dolphins.
And a pelican thrown in for fun.
After leaving Monkey Mia, we drove south down the coast to the town of Kalbarri
Kalbarri
On the first day we drove into Kalbarri National Park and did a couple of short walks. We didn't want to do anything longer because of the flies. I HATE FLIES!!!!!!!!!!!!
The first walk was to Nature's Window, a natural window made from rock framing the Murchison River. The second walk was to another part of the river called Z Bend.
Natures window framing the river below.
The first walk was to Nature's Window, a natural window made from rock framing the Murchison River. The second walk was to another part of the river called Z Bend.
Natures window framing the river below.
Kate fighting the flies away.
The river from the Z Bend lookout.
The next day we travelled down to Jurien Bay.
Jurien Bay
On the way to Jurien Bay we looked at more sights on the Kalbarri coast
Kate on the Kabarri coast being attcked by more flies.
A natural bridge.
Once we arrived in Jurien Bay, we went to the local bar and listened to an Aussie band called Cambridge 43. They were pretty good, playing songs from U2, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and others.
The next morning we drove to Nambung National Park to see the pinnacles desert. They are bizarre limestone formations on bright yellow sand.
More flies attacking. I'm trying to stop Kate wafting her hand everywhere so we could get a good picture but this is what we ended up with.
Kate liked this phalic shaped one.
More of the sticky up things.
Some close up.
On the same day we continued to the outskirts of Perth to a place in the Perth Hills called Mundaring. On the way we passed through Yanchep National Park to look at the koalas that were there. Kate loves koalas! (Kate: It's true.)
Mr Koala.
Mundaring
We camped at the YHA in the national park. It was very picturesque and we saw lots of Western
Grey Kangaroos in the grounds. Two of them had joeys in their pouches. We like camping at hostels as we have use of all the indoor facilities, especially the lounge with the log fire and TV. The weather was noticably cooler here, especialy at nice. It's the first time Kate has wore her 'Ugg' boots since July (Kate: Ugg boots are lush!!)
Very arty shot of the roos.
One of the mums with joey in pouch.
The first morning, we were woken up very early by a bird singing the guitar riff from Lenny Kravitz 'Are you gonna go my way'. It was quite funny at first, but became quite tiresome after 3 hours of it!
We spent our first day taking it easy as I was feeling a bit ill and it was a Sunday so nothing was open anyway (Kate: I reckon he was ill because of that lanb chop that some weird Aussies gave him. It must've been a Homer Simpson moment: Weirdos offering me food..... Free food, woo hoo!!!.... D'oh, I feel ill).
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