Carnarvon to Coral Bay

After a night of star gazing, we woke to another beautiful day in the north west wilderness; the last day of our road trip. We drove the hour to Carnarvon, picking up supermarket supplies before having a little drive around the town. The longest wooden jetty in WA is here, but a $5 fee was being asked to walk along it. We still had a nearly three hour drive ahead of us so all we did was have a quick look around, which included a climb up to the water tower for 360 degree views of the area.

The farm gate fresh fruit and vegetables were calling us, on either side of the river on the way north out of town there are rows and rows of neat and ordered plantings. We stocked up on corn, tomatoes, eggplant, lettuce, zucchini, cucumber, pumpkin, herbs, broccoli, beans....yum! Even frozen mango from last season's bumper crop.

Time to head north, the drive getting a little monotonous now on the North West Coastal Highway as we get closer to our final destination. A cold drink stop at Minilya Roadhouse before turning off for Coral Bay. At least the recent flooding rains had turned the landscape into carpet of green: a welcome change to brown, scrubby bush of the last 500kms.

At last, three months to the day I finally see Gary. It felt a bit strange for both of us initially, but we soon slipped into the comfortable shoe mode. It is nice to be together again. A quick tour of the town and a walk along the beach taking in the sunset before dinner, and all was well in the world.

Before heading out on our three day boat trip, we shouted mum a scenic flight of the Coral Bay area. A clear, calm afternoon gave us the most stunning views of the reef: and we saw humpback whales and manta rays. I can't wait to get out on the water for some snorkelling and sailing!

Photos to come from the air, as having a couple of technical issues out here on the water.