Arrival in Perth

A short distance south of Dongara, I turned off the North West Coastal Highway and spent the day on the Indian Ocean Road before meeting the freeways into Perth. To the right of the Road was the aquamarine sea, and white sand beaches and sand-dunes. To the left were rolling hills and ranches.
I almost passed the signpost to Leseur NP 20km away but, having left Dongara later than planned, I didn't turn off to go and see the wildflowers.
However, I did stop to see the Pinnacles in Namburg NP which were spectacular.
Here and elsewhere on the trip, there were signs about poisons distributed in the undergrowth to assist the eradication of unwanted species of fauna.
I reached Yanchep NP around lunchtime so stopped at the cafe after having seen a koala bear. There were also galahs, ringneck parrots, a purple swamphen, and Australian wood ducks. I could have spent longer there but moved on, not knowing how long it would take to find the Europcar depot in Perth.
The freeway into Perth started soon after Yanchep NP, 40km from the city, so I didn't pass a petrol station to fill up. There was only one bar left on the fuel-gauge, equivalent to 80kms, when I reached the Europcar depot.
There was a suburban railway and stations between the two lines of traffic on the freeway.
Most drivers kept to the 100 kph speed-limit in the steady stream of traffic.
Two lanes eventually became five including filter lanes. Unfortunately, the voice on the sat-nav stopped that afternoon so I missed the right exit, took the next one, stopped in a bus-lane to check the map, and found my way to the Europcar depot.
There was no damage to the car and there was no charge for the petrol spill in the boot because I had paid insurance for full protection. I don't think I was charged for the virtually empty tank despite being offered the opportunity to drive back into the city traffic to the nearest petrol station.
I took a Red Cat free bus for a few stops to the Oaks Hotel on Murray Street.
My room overlooked Murray Street, and I stayed in the hotel in the evening for dinner and to do some laundry.
During the 10-day journey down the west coast, I listened to the Beatles singing Sergeant Pepper, George Shearing, Jascha Heifitz playing the Bruch and Mendelsohn concerti, Ella Fitzgerald singing Rodgers and Hart, Noel Coward singing his Las Vegas cabaret act, Stephen Hough playing Chopin, Alexandre Tharaud playing Bach, and Jeff Harner and Frank Sinatra singing.
Start: 17958km. Finish; 18321km. Distance travelled: 363km.
Start in Broome: 14792km.
Finish in Perth: 18321km.
Total distance travelled: 3529km = 2205 miles.Baca lagi