ExplorOz - David & Michelle

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West Coast Day 151 - Kalbarri to Perth

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We woke this morning to a calm day for the first time since being in Cervantes. Our windsurfing gear is always packed and ready to go before we go to sleep so all we had to do was eat breakfast ...

Created: 20 Dec 1998 01:00 Views: 4836

West Coast Day 150 - Kalbarri to Perth

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David was really hoping for a calm day today. The strong wind is really frustrating him while trying to learn to windsurf. This morning the wind was howling again and we agreed not to sail - to ...

Created: 19 Dec 1998 01:00 Views: 4765

West Coast Day 149 - Kalbarri to Perth

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Neither Dave, Dee, David or I sailed today - we were too sore. We all had callusous, bruises and cuts to rest. David and De, mentioned today that they've never caught a fish!...

Created: 18 Dec 1998 01:00 Views: 5017

West Coast Day 148 - Kalbarri to Perth

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Excellent wind - sailed all day on 4.5m2 again.

Created: 17 Dec 1998 01:00 Views: 4865

West Coast Day 147 - Kalbarri to Perth

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Excellent wind - 4.5m2 weather again. David, Dave, Dee and I sailed all day.

Created: 16 Dec 1998 01:00 Views: 5061

West Coast Day 146 - Kalbarri to Perth

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We arrived at Cervantes around 2.30pm and drove straight to the windsurfing beach "Thirsty Point". There were half a dozen people out on boards so I rigged up my 4....

Created: 15 Dec 1998 01:00 Views: 4895

West Coast Day 145 - Kalbarri to Perth

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I spent hours this morning on the phone trying to find a replacement mast. My insurance company were easy to deal with and advised I should buy whatever I needed and send a receipt by fax which ...

Created: 14 Dec 1998 01:00 Views: 5006

West Coast Day 144 - Kalbarri to Perth

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We left Cervantes at 9am and drove 17km south to the Nambung National Park to view the Pinnacles. They really were a pretty sight but it only took us about an hour to explore the desert area....

Created: 13 Dec 1998 01:00 Views: 5950

West Coast Day 143 - Kalbarri to Perth

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We rang Ian at the dive shop early to see if we were diving today but he said the conditions were even worse than yesterday. We were really disappointed to have to miss diving with the sealions ...

Created: 12 Dec 1998 01:00 Views: 5423

West Coast Day 142 - Kalbarri to Perth

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The howling wind kept us awake most of the night and we weren't surprised to find that diving was cancelled due to a strong wind warning....

Created: 11 Dec 1998 01:00 Views: 5274

West Coast Day 141 - Kalbarri to Perth

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We didn't have a long drive from Geraldton to our next stop, Leeman so we went back to the Post Office and arranged for our mail to be redirected to Perth....

Created: 10 Dec 1998 01:00 Views: 4925

West Coast Day 140 - Kalbarri to Perth

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With no wind again Geraldton didn't have much to offer us. We were expecting mail from Mum and from Poroday's camera repair shop (with my strobe). We decided to spend the day in town,...

Created: 09 Dec 1998 01:00 Views: 4686

West Coast Day 139 - Kalbarri to Perth

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Leaving Kalbarri we took the coastal road along the cliff tops, stopping at every headland and lookout. The area offers spectacular scenery with massive waves smashing the red cliffs below....

Created: 08 Dec 1998 01:00 Views: 4989

West Coast Day 138 - Kalbarri to Perth

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This morning we awoke to our first overcast and drizzly day of the trip - so we slept a little longer! Around 9am when we finally did get up the sun was beginning to shine and a slight breeze was ...

Created: 07 Dec 1998 01:00 Views: 4642

West Coast Day 137 - Kalbarri to Perth

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After leaving our great free bush camp last night, we took the "explorers" route into Kalbarri, that is we took every track and turn off that wasn't sign posted....

Created: 06 Dec 1998 01:00 Views: 5331

West Coast Day 136 - Kalbarri to Perth

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Fowlers Camp was a lovely change and we enjoyed the peace of being on our own. We packed up, left the campsite first thing in the morning,...

Created: 05 Dec 1998 01:00 Views: 5186

West Coast Day 135 - Shark Bay

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This morning we awoke with a start! Our mobile phone rang at 5am but we let it ring through to voice mail. Most nights we don't have mobile service so it was rare that we were woken by the phone....

Created: 04 Dec 1998 01:00 Views: 5394

West Coast Day 134 - Shark Bay

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We awoke to a beautifully calm morning and so had slept in a little. We didn't make it to the dolphin area until 8am and they were already in. There was a different ranger today,...

Created: 03 Dec 1998 01:00 Views: 5079

West Coast Day 133 - Shark Bay

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By 7am we were sitting by the water waiting for the dolphins to arrive. We learned that the dolphins come in whenever they want but are not always fed....

Created: 02 Dec 1998 01:00 Views: 4987

West Coast Day 132 - Shark Bay

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We awoke this morning to rain - how fortunate that we were not camping! It is also very windy and quite cool. We had to don our tracksuits to venture outside. By midday,...

Created: 01 Dec 1998 01:00 Views: 5936

West Coast Day 131 - Shark Bay

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It was time to leave Coral Bay and continue heading south. Our planned route would've taken us all along the coastline through a few properties and past 3 shipwrecks and the blowholes towards ...

Created: 30 Nov 1998 01:00 Views: 5096

West Coast Day 130 - Coral Bay

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Rotten noisy kids waked us this morning at 6.30am. It wasn't Jackson or David but the kids in the tent behind us. I had complained to management yesterday when we came back and found two new tents ...

Created: 29 Nov 1998 01:00 Views: 5001

West Coast Day 129 - Coral Bay

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David and I found a shore dive back along the 4WD track we'd come along yesterday called The Lagoon. A mud-map was drawn for us at the dive shop and we headed out there with enough gear for 2 ...

Created: 28 Nov 1998 01:00 Views: 5020

West Coast Day 128 - Coral Bay

Member: ExplorOz - David & Michelle 

This morning we woke and agreed to move on. The wind has really taken its toll. It whips up the sand and makes it most uncomfortable to sunbake or to stand along the water's edge to fish....

Created: 27 Nov 1998 01:00 Views: 4996

West Coast Day 127 - Ningaloo Reef

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Last night was windy again but after dinner we sat around our camp fire and chatted over the last of our wine and then had coffee. We agreed to put up with the wind and keep on fishing....

Created: 26 Nov 1998 01:00 Views: 4053

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