Go West, Day 64 – Beasley River

June 5, 2020May 19, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 64 Saturday 9th May 2015, clear 25 degrees at 9:30 Barradale to Beasley River Rest Area There is loud moaning coming from the cubicle next door, the sign above the drop dunny says “If you didn’t eat it don’t drop it down the tube.” Heaven knows what he ate! The road passes a range of mesas, red soil stippled with green spinifex buttons. What an interesting drive. The grass is lush and thick from the rains and in the distance the ranges are purple and lavender. What beautiful country this is. Nanutarra road house is clean and neat and … Continue reading Go West, Day 64 – Beasley River

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Go West, Day 63 – Barradale Rest Area

June 4, 2020May 19, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 63 Friday 8th May 2015, clear, breezy 27 degrees at noon Osprey to Barradale Rest Area We leave the Ningaloo Reef campgrounds and head up to North West Cape. Double or Nuthin’ assures us that we can get the … Continue reading Go West, Day 63 – Barradale Rest Area

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Go West, Day 62 – Ningaloo Reef

June 3, 2020May 17, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 62 Thursday 7th May 2015 Osprey campground, Cape Range NP Tucked into the Cape Range, tidal fed Yardie Creek Gorge is a hidden gem. The flat bottom boat takes us slowly and quietly up the creek. The red walls … Continue reading Go West, Day 62 – Ningaloo Reef

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Go West, Day 61 – Ningaloo Reef

June 2, 2020May 17, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 61 Wednesday 6th May 2015, cloudless, windy Osprey campground, Cape Range NP The wind picked up again overnight and we wake to whistling and buffeting. “It’s enough to blow your wig off” as Aunty Thel would have said. High misty crests crown the breakers on the reef. We find a blowhole in the rocks that roars like an ogre with every wave when the tide is high. I am so captivated by the rock formations that I scramble head down across the rocks taking photos of fossilised coral and watching my every foothold carefully for fear of being shredded … Continue reading Go West, Day 61 – Ningaloo Reef

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Go West, Day 60 – Ningaloo Reef

June 1, 2020May 17, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 60 Tuesday 5th May 2015, cool very windy Exmouth to Osprey campground, Cape Range Nat Park A southerly blew strongly overnight making it hard to sleep. On TV the Perth weather girl is wearing a jumper and complaining about … Continue reading Go West, Day 60 – Ningaloo Reef

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Go West, Day 59 – Exmouth

May 31, 2020May 15, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 59 Monday 4th May 2015, 24 degrees and very windy Coral Bay to Exmouth We drive for an hour through Cardabia Station and only see a handful of sheep but thousands of termite mounds in undulating grasslands. We wonder … Continue reading Go West, Day 59 – Exmouth

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Go West, Day 58 – Coral Bay

May 30, 2020May 15, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 58 Sunday 3rd May 2015 Carnarvon to Coral Bay Now that the cyclone has passed, the flies have gone (they’ve probably been blown to Mauritius) to be replaced by ants and joyfully the sound of birdsong. We fill the … Continue reading Go West, Day 58 – Coral Bay

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Camp Corona, is that light at the end of the tunnel or an emu with a torch up its bum?

May 29, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Nah, probably just an emu. What a strange autumn we’ve had. It has been 9 weeks since we returned home from the Empty Esky Tour, closed our doors and began watching the saddening statistics on TV. At least here in … Continue reading Camp Corona, is that light at the end of the tunnel or an emu with a torch up its bum?

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Go West, Day 57 – Carnarvon

May 29, 2020May 14, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 57 Saturday 2nd May 2015, sunny light breeze Carnarvon The park empties as those who have sought shelter leave. As if contagious the rest turn to housekeeping, washing and grooming anything that stands still. Accom: $40.10 Travelling Kms: 0 Continue reading Go West, Day 57 – Carnarvon

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Go West, Day 56 – Carnarvon

May 28, 2020May 13, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 56 Friday 1st May 2015, overcast and cool Carnarvon We had a light shower overnight but nothing more. Double or Nuthin’ puts the Mazda in for a service and we continue on to tour the OTC Satellite Earth Station. … Continue reading Go West, Day 56 – Carnarvon