2 MONTHS IN KALBARRI
It has now been two months since we took up residence in Kalbarri. It is such a pretty place, 500kms north of Perth where the Murchison River meets the Indian Ocean.
We have a bit of a routine now but we have time to explore the area.
We went ou
t on a fishing charter before the season finished, leaving at 6 am and the boat, called “The Specialist”, headed out the river mouth and travelled ab
out 1 ½ hours north beside the Zuytdorp cliffs. The wind blew up so it got quite choppy with many of the fishermen being sea sick. Neither of us caught very much but some on board caught Dhu fish, pink snapper and coral trout, with the catch being shared when we returned to Kalbarri.
We have taken some drives out along the cliffs and out into the National Park to view the wild flowers. They have been truly spectacular and when you think they must be nearly finished another variety appears. At present the beautiful pink feather flowers are coming out and you look acr
oss acres of hot pink!
The cliffs on the south side have spectacular views and you can often see dolphins surfing the waves. We have not had the chance to use our beach rods as it has been quite windy. We were told when we were in Ceduna SA that W.A. stood for “Windy Always”! We haven’t had much luck yet on the fishing but we keep trying had hope.
The school holidays in October meant that the caravan park was very busy……but its good in lots of ways as we keep meeting such great people and shared many interesting “Happy Hours”. Now it is very quiet in the park as the residents from southern WA who went north for the winter have now returned home and the kids are all back at school. But this peace will be short lived as there won’t be a blade of grass not camped on when the Christmas School holidays begin!
We have had a number of visitors, Henry and Zenny stayed for a fortnight and Zenny & I went fishing, Mike & Fran called in and stayed two nights on their way back to South Australia after working in Coral Bay and Karen & Phred who stayed out at Wagoe came and spent a couple of hours with us catching up on the news and friends movements.
Melbourne Cup day here in Kalbarri was looked forward to as we were told well before we arrived that it had a great reputation. It is held at the Kalbarri hotel and beli
eve you me it did not disappoint! Neither of us have seen food like it, and so much of it! Crayfish, prawns, oysters, mussels, salads, roast, Asian rices, deserts and it went on! It was a smorgasbord and nothing including the crayfish got a chance to run out! They just kept topping them up. As far as the horses were concerned we both bombed out. We went with another couple who were camped next to us in their 5th wheeler.
It’s hard to believe that another year has disappeared so quickly! Only 5 weeks to Christmas. When we look we have covered quite a bit of Oz but so much still to see! We will be here in Kalbarri until after Easter 2010 and then our plan is to go north again back towards Ningaloo Reef which captivated us both. From there, the plan is to go out to Karajini National Park, Mill Stream and Chichester and then to Port Hedland and Karratha. But all our plans are always susceptible to change!
We want to wish all of you a Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year from our current home in lovely Kalbarri Western Australia.
We have a bit of a routine now but we have time to explore the area.
We went ou
t on a fishing charter before the season finished, leaving at 6 am and the boat, called “The Specialist”, headed out the river mouth and travelled ab
out 1 ½ hours north beside the Zuytdorp cliffs. The wind blew up so it got quite choppy with many of the fishermen being sea sick. Neither of us caught very much but some on board caught Dhu fish, pink snapper and coral trout, with the catch being shared when we returned to Kalbarri.We have taken some drives out along the cliffs and out into the National Park to view the wild flowers. They have been truly spectacular and when you think they must be nearly finished another variety appears. At present the beautiful pink feather flowers are coming out and you look acr
oss acres of hot pink!The cliffs on the south side have spectacular views and you can often see dolphins surfing the waves. We have not had the chance to use our beach rods as it has been quite windy. We were told when we were in Ceduna SA that W.A. stood for “Windy Always”! We haven’t had much luck yet on the fishing but we keep trying had hope.
The school holidays in October meant that the caravan park was very busy……but its good in lots of ways as we keep meeting such great people and shared many interesting “Happy Hours”. Now it is very quiet in the park as the residents from southern WA who went north for the winter have now returned home and the kids are all back at school. But this peace will be short lived as there won’t be a blade of grass not camped on when the Christmas School holidays begin!
We have had a number of visitors, Henry and Zenny stayed for a fortnight and Zenny & I went fishing, Mike & Fran called in and stayed two nights on their way back to South Australia after working in Coral Bay and Karen & Phred who stayed out at Wagoe came and spent a couple of hours with us catching up on the news and friends movements.
Melbourne Cup day here in Kalbarri was looked forward to as we were told well before we arrived that it had a great reputation. It is held at the Kalbarri hotel and beli
eve you me it did not disappoint! Neither of us have seen food like it, and so much of it! Crayfish, prawns, oysters, mussels, salads, roast, Asian rices, deserts and it went on! It was a smorgasbord and nothing including the crayfish got a chance to run out! They just kept topping them up. As far as the horses were concerned we both bombed out. We went with another couple who were camped next to us in their 5th wheeler.It’s hard to believe that another year has disappeared so quickly! Only 5 weeks to Christmas. When we look we have covered quite a bit of Oz but so much still to see! We will be here in Kalbarri until after Easter 2010 and then our plan is to go north again back towards Ningaloo Reef which captivated us both. From there, the plan is to go out to Karajini National Park, Mill Stream and Chichester and then to Port Hedland and Karratha. But all our plans are always susceptible to change!
We want to wish all of you a Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year from our current home in lovely Kalbarri Western Australia.
