Kalbarri

On the way to Kalbarri we stopped in at Shell Beach (we stopped at the stromatolites on the way in but the boardwalk to view them had been damaged in a cyclone a few years prior and not fixed - so couldn’t see a thing!)

The boys couldn’t believe the millions of cockle shells - throwing them in the air and making ‘shell angels’ in them. A few shells were smuggled out under the boys hats - whoops!

Arriving at Kalbarri we had a little drive and bike around town. More marine wind warnings and very cold. The boys were mesmerized by the huge size of the waves! We could hear the pounding surf from our campsite at night. Not beach swim weather but luckily we could have a dip in the Murchison River just past the river mouth. Very shallow water due to seasonal low tide and sandbars.

Tyler turned 6 here the next day. He got a few presents (Lego was built immediately) which had been hidden under his bed for the last six weeks. A waffle breakfast and chocolate cupcakes for morning tea and then off for a tinny ride on the Murchison River. Both boys loved having a go driving up and down the river!

A visit to Kalbarri National Park was the final big exploration day with two pooped boys. We went to the Sky Walk and Nature’s Window with a hike along the ridge past the window. A look and the Z Bend lookout and a dip of our tows in a bit of the Murchison River marked the end of another full day. It was hard for us not to compare the scenery and hikes to our time at Karijini NP. The scenery in comparison seems more like undulating plains than the dramatic huge steep gorges of Karijini.

On the last morning we took a walk to the Natural Bridge and other coastal cliff areas like Red Bluff. We spotted a sea lion frolicking in the waves as well as more Humpback Whales continuing their migration down the coast.