David and Eleanor sharing with family and friends.
Up early again (what’s happened to us??) and off North again to Coral Bay for our first snorkel.
We stopped on the way at a petrol station for coffee and David checked out the rusting steam engines while I admired a bush full of white cockatoos. We also spotted 2 Australian bustards – great big things near the road – this photo is from internet but they looked just as haughty.
A sunny morning saw us all lining up on the beach hoping for dolphins again. There are more people here than we’ve seen in all of Western Australia- about 100 people. Continue reading “Dolphins and Outback”
This morning we awoke to driving rain and a howling gale. The visitors all lined up on the beach to see the dolphins but as the torrential rain started up again everyone left the beach except us! We were quite enjoying the warm storm – the first proper weather we’ve had here!
The sea here is shallow enough give us second thoughts about swimming this morning – although warmer at Kalbarri than Jurien Bay it was on the chilly side and the stiff wind was off-putting. After an enjoyable paddle we noticed the jellyfish on the beach so maybe not swimming was a good choice.
After a short drive through Kalbarri park at 7:00am (we get up early here) we made it to Nature’s Window before any crowds.
Up early for a refreshing swim in the Indian Ocean – no sharks & a bit bracing at first.
Back on the road to Lesueur National Park (named after the French botanist on the 1801 voyage) where we were promised rare flora and 122 species of birds.
Off to Singapore to see Lauren and family then on to Perth for the start of our big Australian adventure.
Eleanor on a big sofa at Heathrow T5 waiting for our first flight.
This is the David and Eleanor travel blog to let us share photos etc with friends and family while avoiding posting loads in other places such as FB or Instagram.
Angela and Frances at the Scilly Isles airport in 2010. This was used as the title picture of the old Holloblog which sadly is no longer available.
Sadely the old blog died and I’m still searching for the backup. I am hosting this new blog on Hostinger.
David, October 2018
