Up the Northern Coast of Western Australia:
Time for an adventure away from Perth and on a backpacker's bus trip up the northern coast. Six days and 1,500+ kilometers up to Exmouth and Ningaloo Reef:
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| First
stop: The Pinnacles |
These
limestone formations were exposed when sand eroded away |
First
beach stop: Hangover Bay |
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Huge
sand dunes |
Sand
boarding |
Kalbarri
coastal gorges |
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First
sunset on the coast |
Day
Two: Kalbarri National Park |
Hiking
in the gorgeous gorges |
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| Lots
of driving....the empty road stretches ahead |
Shell
Beach |
Shell
Beach earns its title! |
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Arriving
in Denham late |
Day
Three: Monkey Mia- the crowd gathers to see... |
Dolphins! |
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One
swims in close |
Sailing
on a catamaran |
The
group on the catamaran |
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Hamelin
Pool- Filled with stromatolites, cyanobacteria that dominated life billions
of years ago and released oxygen which led to the rise of air-breathing
forms of life |
Day
Five: Driving into Exmouth on Charles Knife Canyon Road |
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Not
raccoons in the trash, but emus! |
Caught
in the act! |
An
orphaned kangaroo |
So where are the pictures from Coral Bay (Day 4) and Ningaloo Reef (Day 5 & 6)? They were taken on a disposable underwater camera and I will post them when I get access to a scanner. So stay tuned!
Last Updated 4 Nov 2003