Kalbarri is a lovely small town on the coast. The campsite was right in the centre (so we could walk everywhere) and right opposite the Murchison River at the point it meets the Indian Ocean. Beautiful and of course great for fishing! We met up with Sarah and Nandor again as we are all making our way down the west coast and back round to Melbourne at more or less the same route and timing.
The lads took the chance to investigate if the were any fish to be had, whilst Sarah and I took a walk along the cliff tops along a route called the Mushroom Rock Trail. This trail wasd fascinating. Not only for the wildflowers and heathland but the coast is made up of soft sandstone of different colours. Here the cliffs are formed as layered sandstone trapping worm like organisms called Skolithos (pipe life tubes that run through the rock). Theses made colourful dramatic cliffs.
We also saw whales way out in the ocean because it was so clam. Too far away to get a good photo though!
We returned to check on the lads and just as we left them to go back to the campsite Paul hooked out a big 4lb Snapper – which was duly sorted for tea!
Tubes running through rock
More tubes!
Rocks!
Sarah on the coastal trail
Mushroom Rock!
Where the Murchison River meets the Indian Ocean at Kalbarri
Paul fishing off the rocks - just before he caught a big one!