Second day in Exmouth. We didn’t rush this morning as we were going to explore the Cape Range National Park. The park is positioned down the western side of the Exmouth peninsula. To the end of the road, which was all sealed, was 85kms from Exmouth. We got away about 9.am and reached the end of the road at Yardie Creek by about 11.30am having a few stops on the way. We tried to book on the Yardie Creek boat trip by phone, which runs for an hour at 11.00am and 12.30pm. We were told that both trips were booked. I was disappointed so I said to PT let’s just roll up at the Jetty on the off chance somebody doesn’t turn up. We were going right down to Yardie Creek anyway as the gorge the boat goes up has some high red cliffs. I thought if we can’t get on the boat we might be able to take a walking track far enough to catch a photo of the cliffs. As soon as the 11.00 am boat got back I went and spoke to the captain to see if he had any spare seats. He said hang around I should get you on. Four others arrived on the off chance as well. As it happened some others didn’t turn up so all was good and we got our ride up through the gorge to see the red cliffs. After the boat trip we took off back up through the National Park back to Exmouth. Weather a little sunny and cloudy so wasn’t the perfect day for the sun but it did produce itself frequently in the end. So it proved one thing if you don’t ask you don’t get. It was a good day.
First we dropped by the wreck of Mildura which I mentioned in yesterdays blog to see if we could get a better photo as the tide would have been a little lower. Not a lot of difference but we could see a little more.
Also I took a photo of a photo to show what the ship looked like in her day. The Mildura was 98.8 metres long and a beam of 12.8 metres.
We have now entered the Cape Range Nation Park. Each National Park we go through will cost $8 a day senior rate. Usually $15 a day. That’s for the car not each.
Our first stop was at Turquoise Bay. Very well known and popular especially to snorkel. This National park is famous for its beautiful calm bays inside the reefs. People flock here from miles. Very like our Pacific Islands.
Same beach which sweeps around the point in the above picture.
Looking straight out to sea. You can just see the reef sheltering the Bay.
Have arrived at Yardie Creek and finally got onto the boat. Looking back to the outlet to the sea.
As this was my highlight of the day I have gone made taking photos as I just love the colours in these Aussie cliffs that we have seen up this coast.
Looking up the creek heading for the first bend.
Going round the first bend.
Now at the end of the creek. No more water to go further this time of the year. But it would rush through here in the wet season.
Turning around at the top
Can you see a man’s face in this rock?
Look close into this rock to see a wallaby, mother with her baby. We saw the baby briefly then couldn’t catch it on photo as baby had tucked itself away.
Note the Osprey bird looking down at us
The last of the cliffs
See the bats in the tree. Does that remind you of anything Jen when we took you kids for your first overseas trip to Australia. I think that you were about nine.
We leave Exmouth tomorrow just a driving day so possibly no blog tomorrow. Unless something interesting happens on the way. We will be leaving the West Coast and going inland east for five nights before heading north back to the coast. Tomorrow night staying in our first Roadhouse for a night in their camping area.
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