Kalbarri National Park

Early start this morning as we went on an organised tour at 7 am into the part of the canyons, at the National Park, that are otherwise currently closed to the public. Thankfully the fog cleared shortly after we arrived and we had beautiful skies until a massive downpour on our return at lunchtime. We are really pleased that we did it, as the views into the Murchison River gauge were spectacular. First we went to the West Loop lookout where the canyon's reflection in the water was faultless. The unusual rock layers were really obvious at Nature's Window were we stood on a ridge that had a window like feature. After tasty tea and cake we were taken to the final lookout at Z Bend where the gauge does as the name suggests! We spent the afternoon back at the coastal cliffs walking along boardwalks and looking out to sea where we had some fleeting views of whales.Read more