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Wildflowers- Mingenew and beyond
Leaving Denham, we had nearly 500km to travel to our new digs just outside of Dongarra. We did this in stages, ensuring rest breaks. Most of it was highway driving, mostly big empty roads but I did have to overtake a 4 trailer Road Train at one stage which was mighty hairy. Once past the national park … Continue reading
Shark Bay Conservation Area
From Kalbarri we headed north – the goal was Denham, our next digs. The distance was about 400km, so naturally we needed to break it up so that the driver (Peter) was not too fatigued. The journey along Highway 1 was pretty uneventful, although there was a little more traffic coming against us and a … Continue reading
Kalbarri and environs
The commute to Kalbarri from Cervantes is nearly 400km. A lot by normal standards, but not for WA. The state, like the island continent is vast and the distances between centres can be daunting. Fortunately our hire car, Beige Fury, is comfortable and fairly zips along. The drive was done in stages. We stopped in … Continue reading