Our last night was at a recommended free camp 43 k's S/E of Geraldton, Ellendale Pool.
A very pretty spot, with many birds of prey nesting in the cliff above us. We happened to meet a couple that had been there for their honeymoon 40 years earlier when there had been no trees along the banks of the river.

Tranquil, and all before the last mad dash for home...my man had his nose into wind again...

So I will sign off again until the next trip. Sorry this has taken a while to upload but that horrible thing that has four letters and ends in k has been getting in the way. Next trip in September....until then travel safe.

This place still fascinates me. With the walk ways out to the Stromatoilites...
...the nursery fish swimming around the oxygen breathing rocks....
...the carriage wheel marks from times gone by....
....and the shadows of ourselves touching the water on our last few days of freedom!!!

One of the revisits that was on my list was Hamelin Pool. I am not going to say much as we have been here before.....needless to say Stephen was going great guns with the camera.

Still an amazing part of the coast...with the shell stone quarry, the old burial markers and the telegraph station.

We were very sorry to leave Ningaloo, and Richard and Sandra. Exmouth gave us our farewell with another sunset.....we didn't want to leave....but work was calling!!!!!!
We had had a fair amount of rain but were still surprised to see water across the road on our way South. We had heard that a few of the Homestead style caravan parks had been cut off due to the rain.... If you can get it to run, check out the video below.
Stopped off at Rocky Pool, just outside Carnarvon. I was not to comfortable to free camp here so we went back into Carnarvon and stayed at the Seniors Caravan Park, which was very comfortable. Anyway, this dry river bed implies there is no water about...but this river bed just covers what is beneath.....think about it, this is the Carnarvon area with its huge supply of fruit and vegies...all being watered but the supply from a dry river bed!!

The gorges off Charles Knife Road are amazing...not so much that they are better of worse than else where but more the fact that you drive passed these and don't realise the beauty which is 10 k's off the main drag....
...with views and more views..
...rock formations, and natural windows....
.....vertigo inducing scenery.....
......and breath taking vista's.