• Natalie Shaw
  • Natalie Shaw

Outback Adventure

A road trip to WA Read more
  • Trip start
    July 1, 2023

    Day 1

    July 1, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C

    Headed off early while still dark with rain showers all the way till Pt Wakefield. Sun came out and the crops are poking up in lovely emerald paddocks.

  • On to Katherine

    July 4, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C

    A sleep in till 6am! Patchy grey skies
    From other travellers accounts and the large puddles we have seen, it has been wet right across the top end over the past week or so - thankful we have missed it so far!Read more

  • Lake Argyle resort

    July 6, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

    We trekked along to the lookout and Durak homestead museum, learning about the dam and how it was built.
    Headed into Kununurra to go to shops and look around. Back in time for our 4pm drinks and cheese!Read more

  • Lake Argyle boat tour

    July 7, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    Boarded the boat at 11:30am and headed off. Lunch was provided as we fed fish, spotted bird life and crocodiles! The tour gave us an insight into the vastness of the lake. We also fossicked for zebra rocks, swam with beer and champagne provided, complete with a floating tray of dip and biscuits! Witnessed the sunset and beautiful colours of the outback sky. A fab day!Read more

  • Kununurra

    July 8, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

    Up with the sun at 5:30 again! Headed into Kununurra for a great coffee and then markets. Stocked up on fresh fruit and veg and delicious croissant - who would have thought in Kununurra! Also a candle from a cute boy who has his own market stall 😊
    Out to Mirima National Park for some mini Bungle Bungles. Along the way we stopped at The Grotto for a swim and then checked out Wyndham where five rivers converge - just like the Mekong Delta without all the farmers! Then on the El Questro! It’s been on my ‘must do’ list and so glad these extra days have given us time to do so. We are booked into a v fancy tent at Emma Gorge for the night. So a buffet dinner tonight and then we are onsite for Emma Gorge walk tomorrow.
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  • El Questro

    July 9, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

    We were up early with all the birdsong and headed out to Zebedee springs. A warm spring feeds a series of pools surrounded by rainforest Kimberley-style! A dip and then back to Emma Gorge to hike up to the waterfall and swim. So stunning!!Read more

  • Broome area

    July 14, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

    We spent the morning in Broome, shopping and checking out the local museum. This had an incredible shell collection that the Queen even came to see!
    Then joined a sunset dinner cruise.

  • Willy Creek Pearl Tour

    July 15, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

    We joined a pearl tour this morning - three hours of great information and experiences at a family run and owned pearling business outside of Broome.
    The afternoon was spent enjoying the beach and weather!Read more

  • Eighty mile beach

    July 16, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 22 °C

    Another early morning and we arrived at lunch time at Eighty mile beach - a very long beach with lots of shells and fishing being the main attraction here.

  • 80 Mile Beach

    July 17, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

    Spent the morning on the beach as the boys fished - nothing caught! Lots of shells collected and a very quick wallow in shallow water due to sea snakes and irakandji risk!!

  • Cleaverville

    July 19, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    Left early and headed to Cleaverville, stopping at Port Hedland on the way. The port is a deep water port for boats to load up with iron ore.
    On to a beautiful free camp right on the beach! And one we can swim at!Read more

  • Cleaverville

    July 20, 2023, Indian Ocean ⋅ 🌬 24 °C

    The campsite is along quite a stretch of the coast. We are camped at one end and rode to the other, checking out some swimming beaches along the way. The tide goes out along way here also, with the best swimming at midday.Read more

  • Dampier

    July 21, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 21 °C

    We took a short drive to Karratha for coffee and some retail therapy then onto Dampier caravan park. It is very close to an iron ore loading facility which sounds like a fire-breathing dragon 24/7!! Apart from that, some places to swim at high tide (rocky again) and things to explore over the next few days.Read more

  • Dampier

    July 22, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 23 °C

    After breakfast at Soak we travelled out to the Murijuga National park to look at some rock paintings and some coves to possibly swim. The wind was blowing the wrong way so we headed back to the beach near the caravan park to swim and read.Read more

  • Tom Price

    July 24, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 18 °C

    We took a left turn out of Karratha and headed to Tom Price for three nights. This is a mining town close to Karijini National Park. Not part of the original plan but by all accounts worth doing! Looking forward to exploring!Read more

  • Karijini National Park

    July 25, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 15 °C

    Up early and headed into Karijini. There’s three main groups of gorges so we tackled two first up. Weano Gorge was a narrow gorge ending at Handrail pool - a pool completely enclosed by huge cliffs.
    Next was Hancock Gorge - many steps down and some wading through very cool water to a narrow passage (where you can do the spider walk) leading to Kermit’s pool. A very busy gorge but so worth it!
    We went on to Joffre Falls - a good walk around the rim where you can see the top of the waterfall and then descend down into the gorge itself and walk back up to waterfall face. Only a small trickle at this time of year.
    To finish the day we headed to Kalamina Falls. A climb down into the gorge and to the right was a short walk to a lovely small waterfall. To the left was a beautiful walk along the gorge floor, following the water as it trickles along, over small drops and plates of huge rock. There’s some deeper pools along the way to skirt around and a large pool at the end. A very quick swim here as it was v cold and out! My favourite of the day 🤩
    A big day!
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  • Karijini National Park

    July 26, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

    Back to the park today. We left as it started raining in Tom Price but it cleared as we drove out. Headed to the Dales Gorge area to do the Fortescue Falls, Circular Pool and a swim at Fern Pool.