Kalbarri (1-5 May)

Before leaving Geraldton, we gave the car and caravan a good wash before stopping at the Shearing Shed Café in Northampton which served one of the best vanilla slices I’ve had to date. After braving the flies at the Pink Lake in Port Gregory, we arrived at the picturesque town of Kalbarri where we would spend 4 nights.

We loved the Kalbarri National Park where the Murchison River cuts a magnificent 80km gorge through the red and white banded sandstone. Apart from visiting the Kalbarri Skywalk and Nature’s Window (which we saw again at sunrise), we did the Z Bend hike which took us down ladders into the gorge where we walked along the river’s edge and saw a lone mountain goat. We also joined a quad bike tour and rode along the amazing coastline and across sweeping sand dunes.

Still disappointed from the lack of windsurfing opportunities, Justin was constantly monitoring the wind force and direction whilst in Kalbarri. When these looked promising, he drove the 136km back to Coronation Beach and managed to windsurf on a couple of the afternoons. By his own admission, Justin feels that his windsurfing wishes have now been fulfilled.