Day 34. A day in pretty Geraldton with its very busy port and shops. A large Chinese tanker loading iron ore in the harbour and escorted out by a tug boat. Ross has coffee with his step sister and a haircut while I go exploring. First St Francis Xavier Cathedral, another design masterpiece by Monsignor Hawes. Inside the cathedral it looks Spanish Moorrish with its red striped arches and domes. A visit to the information centre in the old train station/customs ho...

Day 33. Leaving Kalbarri this morning we pass the large white sand hills of Lucky Bay and drive alongside the Pink Lake, not so pink from where we see it! Turning south again on the North West Ocean Highway No. 1 we head for quaint heritage town of Northampton for fuel and morning tea. The old church and monastery here was designed by architect/priest Monsignor John Hawes who was very active in the early 1900s. Born in England and influenced by Italian and Fren...