Coral Bay and Carnarvon
Coral Bay boat harbour
Coral Bay - snorkeling paradise below
Canarvon - One Mile Jetty stretches over mangroves towards the horizon.
Canarvon - OTC Tracking Station. During the 1960s, NASA set up a tracking station nearby to support the Gemini and Apollo space programs.
After Carnarvon we camped at Quobba Station for a few days.....
Point Quobba Lighthouse in the background as we park to ckeck out the blowholes.
Point Quobba - blowholes perform even on a relatively calm day.
Quobba Station - the rugged exposed coastline is devoid of vegetation
Quobba Station beach - coral exposed at low tide.
Quobba Station - ocean views from our campsite
Quobba Station sunset.
Quobba Station - The Milky Way lights up the bay.
Quobba Station - Low tide exposes a pockmarked shelf
Quobba Station - Humpback whales cruise past just beyond the reef edge.
On our way south we detour into the Shark Bay Region for a quick look........
A field of golden everlastings beside the road as we head into Shark Bay
Hamelin Pool - Walkways permit visitors to view the stromatolites
Hamelin Pool - still visible today, wheel tracks of drays used by the early settlers to load produce onto ships moored in the bay.
Hamelin Pool - A Welcome Swallow perches on a marine stromatolite.
Hamelin Pool - contains the most diverse range of stromatolites and microbial diversity in the world. Stromatolites are an example of the earliest record of life on earth.
Shell Beach and Shark Bay - the beach named because its made up entirely of cockle shells.
Denham foreshore area - Dirk Hartog Island on the horizon.
Denham - small boat harbour.
We arrive in Kalbarri, Murchison Station is our base for several days as we explore the sights of Kalbarri National Park, Murchison River and the spectacular coastal cliffs south of Kalbarri.
Spectacular rock outcrops frame the view over the Murchison River
Wildflowers give an infusion of colour against the ochre rock
The Murchison River stretches below us as me make our way along the trail to "Nature's Window
Natuers Window framing the Murchison River below, a popular tourist destination for a "selfie".
Kalbarri National Park - Natures Window selfie.
Spectacular rockform shapes and clolors of the sandston layered rocks of the Murchison River gorge
Kalbarri - Spectacular coastline south of Red Bluff
Kalbarri - Island Rock and the spectacular pink colours of the weathered cliffs
