Kalbarri

We spent the day locally, walking around the town in the morning. We walked along the beach to viewpoints to look over the sea and river. The river Murchison flows into the sea here, and where it meets the sea a reef has formed, blocking most of the entrance into Kalbarri. There were lots of fishermen out on the rocks and by the river's edge. We wandered around the few shops in the town and then back to base. The afternoon was spent on the beach. Perfect temperature of 26 degrees with clouds to begin with. K went for a swim - cool water to begin with, but very pleasant once in.
The following day we wandered down to the sea shore again to see the pelican feeding. 5 birds came in for their fish, apparently they are lazy hunters which wis why they could not sometimes be bothered to compete with the seagulls when a fish thrown at then hit the ground. After breakfast we drove along the coast to Shellhouse Grandstand to start a walk along the clifftops to Island Rock and the Natural Bridge. The walk was about 3.5 k each way with a strong breeze blowing towards the sea. We were accompanied for much of the walk by Swifts which were picking off the flies around us. Our WA salute (swatting flies away) was spared for the duration.
We drove further down the coast to visit Hutt Lagoon and Port Gregory.
Hutt Lagoon is famous as the Pink Lake due to its hue caused by a specific algae growing in the very saline water. Quite a spectacle.
Port Gregory offered us a General Store, but not much else, however, we enjoyed our ice cream.
On our last day in Kalbarri we drove a little way down the coast to the car park serving Mushroom Rock and completed the circular walk on the cliffs and in the Rainbow gorge. The landscape is almost lunar at times, with scrub interspersed amongst the red rocks and sandstones.
after that we drove to The Blue Holes where we swam in the very refreshing water on a hot day. Karen got her snorkel out for a looksee under the surface.
In the evening we dined at Finlays Fish BBQ, quite an institution in the town, and in a unique position on an industrial estate. We were glad we had booked in advance as all tables were sold out for the night. The place was buzzing with families, enjoying the (brewed on site beers) and the food all accompanied by live music. There were about 12 beer options all brewed on site. The 10% Black Stout looking particularly dangerous. We had a great evening.Leggi altro