In Search of the Sun

During the West Australia "winter", we decided to drive North to the Coral Coast in search of some sun. 
While there are destinations along the drive there are vast distances of nothing but road, kangaroos and emus.

We started with a quick side trip to the sand dunes of Lancelin for sandboarding.  The dunes are so white it looks like snowboarding ( with bare feet).  It was the coldest day there in 30 years.

Next up was the spectacular coastal cliffs and river gorges of Kalbarri National Park.  We had a 27km ride on a dodgy dirt road appropriate for 4 wheeldrive vehicles, not for economy sized Hondas.  The end result was well worth it.  Nature's Window hike and the Murchenson Gorge were brilliant.

Now one way to top a National Park is to visit a World Heritage Site.  Shark Bay and Monkey Mia features morning Dolphin feeding where they come in and almost nibble your toes.  We took a catarmaran cruise to see some other sea creatures and were rewarded with an enormous loggerhead turtle sighting and one tiny shark.  Not Shark week material.

 

However, the Jewel of our trip, the Ningaloo Reef still lies even further North.