Moving along the coast I stayed near Two Peoples Bay (Baie Des Deux Peuples) for a few days. This glorious bay derives its name from the meeting of an American whaling ship and a French vessel in these waters in 1803.
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Fitzgerald River NP is one of my favourite places to visit, so far on my journey. It is a large and remote park divided into eastern and isolated western sections by rugged…
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I have been slowly making my way along the remote south-east cost of WA, stopping at many places along the way to enjoy a walk on the beaches here. There are a…
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Located in remote Cape Arid National Park, Yokinup Bay is on the rugged south coast of WA. The wide expanse of this bay is spectacular to behold, especially if the sun is…
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I decided to wander back towards the coast. Departing the blacktop at Coolgardie put me back on a reasonable dirt road. I was heading through some rough country with rather ugly mallee…
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After Mount Augustus, I headed back to the heart of Goldfields country. With school holidays and the Easter break to contend with, I decided to stay here awhile and enjoy the hospitality…
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Mount Augustus is impressive. Rising alone out of the surrounding desert plains, it is visible long before you actually get to it, looming out of the plains like a misty, sleeping giant.
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So, the cyclone off the Pilbara coast didn’t seem to do a lot, in fact it turned out to be a bit of a flop. I decided to leave the coast and…
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I arrived in Carnarvon, which is quite a nice little town on the coast, for a restock of the larder and beer fridge.
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The sea water in Shark Bay is really salty. In fact, the locals reckon the salt water here is two to three times saltier than the open ocean. Interestingly, when you swim…