Today was mostly about getting ready to go to the Kimberlys the next day. We had to get the last clothes washed to either put them in the suitcase that we would leave behind in the hotel or put them in the soft bags that we brought for the camping trip. But before we started…
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Exploring Broome
Today we did not have much activities planned other than visiting various spots in and around Broome. So we started the day slowly with an outdoor shower, without our little frog friends who disappeared during the night. But, again we had a visitor at our bungalow- this little fellow snug by us while we were…
Port Hedland
It was another cold night and we got up freezing. In order to get warm we wore down jackets and sat next to a gas heater at breakfast. Half an hour later when we went back to the tent to pack our bags we changed into shorts and sandals. It is amazing how fast temperatures…
Walk like a spider – Karijini 3
Another cold night- temperatures dropped down to 6 degrees and we were freezing when we got up. Some hot tea and coffee later, however, we were ready for adventure. We wanted to tackle the hike to Kermits Pool in Hancock Gorge. This is a class 5 hike but I found it more difficult to navigate…
Karijini Day 2
Sleeping in a tent takes some getting used to, even a luxurious tent like the one we had for the night. I woke up after a few hours of sleep with rhot legs while my upper body and head were freezing. But breakfast was good and we were ready to start the day. Things are…
Karijini National Park
Today we put our 4- wheel drive to good use and took State Route 136 (Nanutarra- Munjina Road) to Hamersley Gorge in Karijini National Park. It is a gravel road that you can only navigate with an all terrain vehicle. Regular cars need to take the detour via Paraburdoo. As the roads here are rather…
Cheela Plains Station
From Exmouth we drove towards Karijini National Park. Our original plans were to drive directly into the park which would have meant to drive for 8,5 hours straight. What sounds like a lot to Europeans is actually a very normal thing to do for Australians. However, we did not dare to drive this long so…
Ningaloo Reef
A new day and new adventures to explore. But first we had to take care of some logistics- as we were heading into Karijini National Park the following day we reorganized our luggage. Karijini would be camping instead of hotel rooms. We therefore packed soft bags instead of our hard case suitcases, hoping that we…
Exmouth and Ningaloo Reef
After the disappointment the previous day we left Coral Bay early in the morning to get to Exmouth before noon. Again the drive was a long distance straight ahead with not much to see. What sounds boring turned out to be quite relaxing. You can’t drive faster than 110km/ hour and we enjoyed the trip…