Coral Bay

It was a very easy morning today. We popped into the bakery in Exmouth to top up on their delicious treats including a cruffin for morning tea. We arrived in Coral Bay at lunchtime after only a 180km drive and was able to book in immediately. We are camped in the overflow area which is fortunate as the camp is huge and fully packed so a lot quieter over here with only about 20 sites.

After lunch we walked down to the beach and realised why everybody raves about this place. The beach is incredible with the white sand and turquoise water. It is very sheltered so a great beach for families. This place is basically two large camping grounds with a small shopping arcade to provide the essentials, gelato, bakery, fishing supplies ( in that order)

We booked a glass bottom boat trip over the reef for Thursday and then went for a swim. The water was perhaps a tiny bit cooler than Exmouth but still lovely. On the way back to the van we thought we would have a dip in the camp pool. It turned out it was us and 20 small children with all their parents looking on. It felt a little weird so only stayed in for about 10 mins. Not the most relaxing experience with kids jumping and yelling.

Simple bbq dinner and a camp walk after dinner. We are in for more wind now that we are on the coast but it’s worth being in the sand and breeze as the WA coast has a lot to offer.Read more