Kalbarri to Geraldton

Left shark bay area and went for a look at the Kalbarri NP. Unfortunately the best sights in the park were only accessible by tour as new access roads are being constructed. Boys were disappointed also as the walks are quite short and they wanted a longer walk of course. Toby did spot an Echidna from the lookout which we added to the others we have seen on our travels. The weather also came in bad here with high winds and some rain so made good use of the camp kitchen for the two nights. Boys enjoyed the jumping pillow.

Took the coast road from Kalbarri to Geraldton. On the way we saw a pink lake, called into a really nice little coastal town called Horrocks plus the early 19^th century convict hiring depot at Lyndon River. Had lunch at Northhampton, another well preserved town with lovely old buildings.

Had two full days in Geraldton which made for a busy time. This is the biggest city between Perth and Darwin with a population on 35,000. Really nice city with a new updated foreshore (courtesy of Royalties for regions) great parks etc. We visited the HMAS Sydney 11 memorial for a tour which was excellent as the guide explained the significance of the planning materials and design of the memorial. The tour also followed up on what we had read some time earlier up the coast. From here we straight to the WA Museum  - Geraldton, this had excellent displays on the HMAS Sydney and the shipwrecks of the WA coast – Batavia, Zuytdorp etc that we had learnt of earlier along the coast near shark bay. The weather here was bad as well with wind and rain again. The car had a service also while in town. Packed up and headed south. Drove along the coast, called into Dongara and Port Dennison for lunch. Camped in a very small park at Green Head. Very quite but nice much like Port Vincent, overflowing during summer and Easter.

 Kalbarri NP

 Geraldton

 Replica of the Batavia longboat

Camp at Green Head