Kalbarri

We left Denham and Shark Bay and just HAD to go past the Thong Shack down the road for Robyn to make her contribution. 

Before hitting the main road, we also pulled in to visit the old Shell Quarry, where early settlers cut shell blocks for building. 

The flies!! Pretty bad!!

We had these nets from a visit to Uluru about 25 years ago. Glad we brought them! We've used them a few times. At first you feel stupid, but after a while you simply don't care!

After a couple of hours' driving we arrived at Kalbarri, quite a pretty little town. 

We stayed on a goat farm about 10km out of town. Quiet, peaceful, safe. 

On the property was a fascinating old shearing shed, which dates back to the 1860’s. In its heyday up to 35000 sheep would be brought to this shed for shearing.

A few years ago the Kalbarri town installed two cantilevered structures over the gorge. 

Very impressive. 

Travellers visiting the coast north of Perth include it in their travels and we can see why. 

Sympathetic, striking, beautiful. 

Another short walk takes you to the Nature's Window.

We braved the wind along the beach and were fortunate to watch a gull repeatedly drop a shell onto the rocks and eat the crustacean inside. Fascinating. 

The wildflowers are beautiful in the National Park here. 

We were in Kalbarri on the first Tuesday of November, so as well as keeping an eye on the US election (!!) we went to the pub to watch the Melbourne Cup.

Robyn's first ever watching the Melbourne Cup at a pub! (All those years of being in a school.)

As we were leaving we noticed a small bulge in the wall of one of the van tyres. We've read some stories of travellers having blow-outs at speed on the narrow highways so we changed the tyre before heading to Geraldton after three nights here.