Go West, Day 52 – Shark Bay

May 24, 2020May 11, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 52 Monday 27th April 2015 Kalbarri to Denham, Shark Bay We left most of the windows open last night and it is wonderful to wake up to the sight of puffy pink clouds. Murchison House Station is staffed by a retired caravanner couple, he’s a Mr. Fixit and backpackers who work hard for their keep and take home a life time of memories (doesn’t that take me back?). Other staff members tend not to stay because they can either earn $120k in the mines or they have drug problems. We roll back up the long red dirt road to … Continue reading Go West, Day 52 – Shark Bay

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Go West, Day 51 – Kalbarri

May 23, 2020May 11, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 51 Sunday 26th April 2015 light cloud, warm Kalbarri The Murchison River is WA’s second longest and has a catchment area larger than Tasmania. This rather pleasant river has created a spectacular gorge in the Kalbarri National Park not … Continue reading Go West, Day 51 – Kalbarri

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Go West, Day 50 – Kalbarri

May 22, 2020May 9, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 50 Saturday 25th April 2015 Anzac Day Windy clear Coronation Beach to Kalbarri The wind gusted through the night again making for fitful sleep. I sweep up 24 dead flies plus body parts and another in Woody’s shoe. Twenty … Continue reading Go West, Day 50 – Kalbarri

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Go West, Day 49 – Coronation Beach

May 21, 2020May 9, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 49 Friday 24th April 2015 Coronation Beach The wind comes in fierce gusts during the night so it’s all hands on deck to get the awning in. Woody wakes early and tries the hot water service again to no avail and now the fridge has gone out because the wind has changed direction. We decamp quickly and head back into Geraldton to Batavia Coast Caravans. In an hour the hot water service problem is identified and a new ignition control board has been installed. The positioning of the control board in a small box on the floor pretty well … Continue reading Go West, Day 49 – Coronation Beach

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Go West, Day 48 – Coronation Beach

May 20, 2020May 8, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 48 Thursday 23rd April 2015 Geraldton to Coronation Beach Land sakes! The Ollies are up and off before us! That’s a first. We drive 25 kms north to Coronation Beach campground. It is quite a sight, the blue of the ocean, lines of breakers and the surf crashing in. People stroll about lazily, their heads encased in fly nets. Geraldton can be seen away to the south. There are a limited number of sites here tucked in amongst the shrubbery so one must be early to secure a spot. The narrow beach overlooks a lagoon sheltered by a reef … Continue reading Go West, Day 48 – Coronation Beach

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Go West, Day 47 – Geraldton

May 19, 2020May 6, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 47 Wednesday 22nd April 2015 Geraldton We give ourselves a lazy day to get supplies before we go to more remote places. In other words let’s have a retail fix, Bunnings, Super Cheap Auto and Shirley Temple wants to … Continue reading Go West, Day 47 – Geraldton

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Go West, Day 46 – Geraldton

May 18, 2020May 6, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 46 Tuesday 21st April 2015 Dongara to Geraldton It is a perfectly warm night to have the windows and hatches open and we listen to the crash of the waves against the rock wall as we fall asleep. I … Continue reading Go West, Day 46 – Geraldton

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Go West, Day 45 – Dongara

May 17, 2020May 1, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 45 Monday 20th April 2015 Nambung Station to Dongara The shower was refreshing, I reach for a nice warm towel and as I dry myself I realise that ants have nested in it overnight and now I’m being bitten from head to toe. Ouch. Nambung owner Brian rolls up in his ute and apologises for the 30 knot winds. It turns out that he had wanted to surprise us with a flight over his property in his plane. What a nice guy he is. We get away at 10:30 and already it is 25 degrees. We have lunch at … Continue reading Go West, Day 45 – Dongara

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Go West, Day 44 – Nambung Station

May 16, 2020May 1, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 44 Sunday 19th April 2015 Nambung Station, Cervantes Once more I sweep the dead flies, live ants and inert sand out of the van. Ah, life on the road. Nambung has captured our imagination and we’ve decided to stay … Continue reading Go West, Day 44 – Nambung Station

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Go West, Day 43 – Nambung Station

May 15, 2020April 30, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 43 Saturday 18th 2015 New Norcia to Nambung Station, Cervantes The boys cook eggs for brekkie while Shirley Temple goes off to Mass with the monks in the monastery chapel. I wander about the ‘town’ getting the feel of … Continue reading Go West, Day 43 – Nambung Station