Friday, 17 May 2013
VERY, VERY BIG FISH AT NINGALOO
WOW! Whale Sharks are Super Cool. Possibly the most incredible thing I have ever seen. Big Friendly Giants. We swam 4 times with a monster male whale shark- an experience we will never forget. On the first pass he turned and came right through the middle of our group and split us into 2 groups on either side of him. Another time he came to the surface from directly under us.
The night before, the Foster/Stephens crew camped out but we had to stay in the cabin again due to wind and rain. We were all a bit worried that it might have been cancelled but turns out the swell was less than 1 meter, visibility was 30 meters and there were plenty of whale sharks about. Even Imogen and India got in the ocean and had a look.
Oh, and we also had a great day snorkeling and fishing the day before- lots of fish biting again and caught quite a range although the really big one that Dad hooked ran out to sea with all his gear!
Freya
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Sunday, 12 May 2013
Windy Exmouth
We were very lucky with our time at Karijini. It was amazing and we will all remember it for a long time. The day after we left, rain and wind came and we had to drive through lots of water over the road as we headed west again for the coast at Ningaloo with whale sharks at the top of our list.
The weather had other ideas though! We had a nice day when we arrived but then the wind set in and did not stop. It was lifting our tent pegs out of the ground and after 2 days, we had to pack up camp and head for the shelter of Exmouth. The Goldbricks had been lucky and had an amazing day with the whale sharks but we and the Foster/Stevens have to sit tight til Tuesday when hopefully the wind and rain will be past.
Hope the next post will have lots of whale shark action!
Freya
The weather had other ideas though! We had a nice day when we arrived but then the wind set in and did not stop. It was lifting our tent pegs out of the ground and after 2 days, we had to pack up camp and head for the shelter of Exmouth. The Goldbricks had been lucky and had an amazing day with the whale sharks but we and the Foster/Stevens have to sit tight til Tuesday when hopefully the wind and rain will be past.
Hope the next post will have lots of whale shark action!
Freya
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
Absolutely "GORGE-OUS" Karijini
What a week, what an amazing place. The company wasn't too bad either- we met up with the Goldricks and Foster/Stephens. We went to lots of gorges, all a bit different but all fantastic. Every day we went into at least 1 gorge and walked and swam through looking at the beautiful scenery and some amazing local wild-life. Its impossible to pick a favourite spot but I really loved Dales Gorge especially swimming in Fern Pool, Fortesque falls and Circular pool. Probably my very favourite trip was down Joffre Gorge where we jumped off the rock walls from about 8 to 9 meters high into a deep pool- see the video!
There is more to come shortly when we get internet connections again
Finlay
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
26th - 30th April
Re-stocked in Carnarvon and then headed west and camped just outside Gasgoyne Junction. Made it to Mt Augustus the next day but not before both water tanks sprung leaks- not good when there is supposed to be no drinking water available for the next 4 days! We caught what we could in buckets and saved enough to get by.
On Sunday, we all did a couple of short walks to aboriginal art sites (engravings in the rocks) and then a longer one up to a look out. By this stage it was very hot and when we pulled up at big water hole called Cattle Pool, we dived in.
Dad and Freya loaded their hiking packs and headed up Mt Augustus in the afternoon sun- tough work but rewarded with spectacular scenery and the summit all to ourselves. We set up camp and after a meal and few games of cards, watched the stars before drifting off to sleep. Having drunk 7 litres of water and a liter of milk, our packs were much lighter and we had a speedy trip down the next morning.
The drive towards Karijini National Park was eventful to say the least- we destroyed both trailer plugs, one trailer tyre and got a puncture in a car tyre as well! It meant Dad had plenty to fix in Tom Price the next day!
Re-stocked in Carnarvon and then headed west and camped just outside Gasgoyne Junction. Made it to Mt Augustus the next day but not before both water tanks sprung leaks- not good when there is supposed to be no drinking water available for the next 4 days! We caught what we could in buckets and saved enough to get by.
On Sunday, we all did a couple of short walks to aboriginal art sites (engravings in the rocks) and then a longer one up to a look out. By this stage it was very hot and when we pulled up at big water hole called Cattle Pool, we dived in.
Dad and Freya loaded their hiking packs and headed up Mt Augustus in the afternoon sun- tough work but rewarded with spectacular scenery and the summit all to ourselves. We set up camp and after a meal and few games of cards, watched the stars before drifting off to sleep. Having drunk 7 litres of water and a liter of milk, our packs were much lighter and we had a speedy trip down the next morning.
The drive towards Karijini National Park was eventful to say the least- we destroyed both trailer plugs, one trailer tyre and got a puncture in a car tyre as well! It meant Dad had plenty to fix in Tom Price the next day!
Friday, 26 April 2013
20th - 25th April
Shark Bay
On Saturday morning we met Scott and Sian and drove to Carrarang Station on the western side of Shark Bay. Unbelievably beautiful with a whole bay, beach and lagoon to ourselves. We didn't even have the tent set up and Mum spotted a dugong. We dropped everything, put goggles on and swam with a dugong. We just started back on the tent when a turtle when a green turtle bobbed up and then the dugong came back. Whilst swimming around after them, we bumped into a sea-snake too! Eventually got the tent up by sun-set!
Let the fishing begin! What a way to Christen the rods. The list included spangled emperor, javelin fish, reef shark, snapper and sole. Fish platter for dinner. We spent 2 days exploring fishing spots til we ran out of bait. Everywhere was beautiful and full of fish.
On Wednesday we went 4 wheel driving to Thunder Bay and Steep Point. Thunder Bay has the most amazing blow holes. Standing on top of the cliff about 40m above the sea, huge blasts of water come screaming out of the blow holes. Most of the holes were about 3 or 4 meters across but we found one which was only 3cm! Steep Point is the most westerly point of the Australian mainland and that whole area of Shark Bay was incredible.
Shark Bay
On Saturday morning we met Scott and Sian and drove to Carrarang Station on the western side of Shark Bay. Unbelievably beautiful with a whole bay, beach and lagoon to ourselves. We didn't even have the tent set up and Mum spotted a dugong. We dropped everything, put goggles on and swam with a dugong. We just started back on the tent when a turtle when a green turtle bobbed up and then the dugong came back. Whilst swimming around after them, we bumped into a sea-snake too! Eventually got the tent up by sun-set!
Let the fishing begin! What a way to Christen the rods. The list included spangled emperor, javelin fish, reef shark, snapper and sole. Fish platter for dinner. We spent 2 days exploring fishing spots til we ran out of bait. Everywhere was beautiful and full of fish.
On Wednesday we went 4 wheel driving to Thunder Bay and Steep Point. Thunder Bay has the most amazing blow holes. Standing on top of the cliff about 40m above the sea, huge blasts of water come screaming out of the blow holes. Most of the holes were about 3 or 4 meters across but we found one which was only 3cm! Steep Point is the most westerly point of the Australian mainland and that whole area of Shark Bay was incredible.
On Anzac Day we had a look around Denham, the Stromatolites at Hamlin Pool, Shell Beach and an aquarium which was very interesting. The stromatolites are rock structures built by cyanobacteria. These bacteria have been alove on earth for 3.5 billion years!
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