It rained our last night in Kalbarri stopping just as we had finished packing up! When we got to Linda's we had to dry out the camper. We spent Tuesday driving the kilometers to Perth. To pass the time we finished the audio book of Matthew Reilly's "Temple". Very far fetched but an ok listen. Lunch was at a roadhouse at Eneabba. We ordered a couple of burgers. The lady behind the counter was the only one working. She had to serve at the counter, cook ...

We arrived in Kalbarri on Saturday just in time to put a bet on the Cox Plate and watch the race. When David left the car he said he was going to back Maldivian but by the time I'd parked the car and gone inside he'd put our money on Sirmione. Not that I would have stopped him. Anyway, you know how this story ends! We spent our time wondering around town. The town is very picturesque with the Murchison River meeting the ocean. By the river they feed the pe...

Bill was right on time to pick us up. We got loaded and hit the road. David sat in the front with Bill and I sat, and later slept, on the bed in the backseat of the truck's cab. We made good time to Geraldton arriving at the 440 Roadhouse at 9am for breakfast. Bill then dropped me and the camper off at the caravan park and took David and the car to Kia. David picked up a courtesy car whilst there - a Mazda 121 probably early 90's model!! We've spent some ti...

After packing up we headed into Francois Peron National Park. The first stop here was the old homestead of the station that was in the area until it became a park in the early 1990's. We let down our tyres here before venturing further into the park as we were instructed to do. As it turns out we didn't let the tyres down enough. At one point we got stuck in some deep soft sand and had to let more air out of the tyres before we could continue. A Swiss guy st...

We visited the Shark Bay Tourist Information Centre in Denham. We were not sure where we'd stay and decided it might be good to set up at the Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort as the dolphins were coming in around 7.30am, so it would be easier if we were there rather than drive up from Denham at that time. The lady at the centre said it wasn't as windy at Monkey Mia as it is in Denham. However, it blew a gale on our first night. The dolphins have been coming into Mon...