Our first stop north of Perth was Geraldton (so windy the trees grow sideways) where we did a load of washing and noticed that Skeat had recently established a new restaurant… We then set up camp at Coronation Beach just further north.

Fine dining at its best...

Explored the coastline up towards Kalbarri – some interesting cliffs and a pink lake. Got into Kalbarri very late in the arvo hoping to find a free camp somewhere. The only place we could find was along the Murchison River marked with a “NO CAMPING - $200 FINE” sign. So we thought we’d wait until well after dark to sneak in and leave early in the morning. We got a bit of a scare as we were rolling up our swags when a fisherman came down the track just after sunrise.

We toured around the Kalbarri National Park and came across an 8km walk called “The Loop.” Decided to tackle it and was getting very warm by the time we made it back, nice views though – a lot like the flinders.

Natures Window

Cliffhanger

Buggered after the big walk in the heat. Hope everyone is enjoying the weather back in SA and Canberra - the heat up here is almost unbearable!

We set up camp in one of the caravan parks where we’d spend a couple of nights (but only pay for one: we’re getting good at this). Headed up to the pub for some Friday night drinks but it was pretty dead. Saturday morning we checked out Jakes Point which was going off!! Check out our surfing in the pictures below. Carved it up needless to say… Saturday night was a bit more lively at the pub, got friendly with a few old ducks who were there for a 50th, they were a handful on the dancefloor!

Skeat sporting his new blonde locks.

Fussy catching a pretty small wave.

Caravan Park at Kalbarri

Headed off after lunch on Sunday and checked out the Kalbarri Gorges on the way out which had a bit more water than where we walked the previous day.

Kalbarri Gorge

Got into the Shark Bay area just after dark. There is a massive electric fence up to keep the feral animals out that has speakers on the sides of the road that bark like a dog when you either drive past or walk up to it. A classic video has been produced…

Stayed the night at a windy bastard of a place called Fowlers Camp (just like the name). The next morning some French girls asked us for a lift as they’d been fined $1000 for having 4 in a 3 seater van. So they tagged along with us for a while until we reached Carnarvon. We found a lagoon which seemed a great place for a skim so we had a bit of a sesh and taught the Frenchies how to turf.

Possum: Turfing Instructor

Oh what a feeling. Us with our new French friends at Little Lagoon in Shark Bay

Drove into the Francois Peron National Park where there we had a dip in the artesian hot tub – not the best thing to do on a hot day but was very relaxing – we need to relax every now and then as travelling can be very strenuous…. We drove all the way to Cape Peron in the National Park and had a bit of a fish while the sun set. Then when we left Skeat’s clutch decided it had had enough of this trip so we towed the car all the way back out through some pretty boggy stuff – only took 3 hours to get 80km. We put a movie on the laptop which helped pass the time.

Hot tub on a 30 degree day - weren't in much longer than it took to take a photo.

Cape Peron - Where the desert meets the sea.

Let the towing begin

Fussy interacting with the wildlife

We decided to tow the Nav to Carnarvon to get fixed and stopped in at a few sights along the way. Shell Beach was amazing, it is exactly what the name suggests.

Shell Beach

Skeat swimming in the crystal blue waters of Shell Beach!

Quick stop at the Overlander Roadhouse to fill up with Unleaded ($1.44) and LPG ($1.05), but no diesel required… Got into Carnarvon and the tow truck took over:

Don't let Skeat's look fool you - he's actually extatic that his car has broken down!

Carnarvon is a pretty average place. Have been staying in the caravan park for a few nights and there isn’t much to do. The beach is shit, there’s no surf, no fruit picking (banana’s wont be ripe for 2 weeks), and the weather is amazing. Just have to put up with chilling out by the pool for a few days while the Nav is fixed up. Gilbert is happy as he’s made a nice cave to hang out in.

The beach at Carnarvorn

Safety jump.

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PS: Matty's new nickname is Possum, Pos or Revpos... It WILL stick when he gets back!!!