We met a group of 3 French guys in the parking lot at Woolworths, and invited them to come camping with us on the way to Coral Bay. We drove to a place we had heard about near the 'blowholes'. It was a great spot, right on the ocean. The French guys had an acoustic guitar and a full size keyboard as well, so we had a big jam session at night. It was pretty gnarly.
Day 6.
In the morning, we drove to see the blowholes, they were definitely pretty cool. The water gets pushed under the rocks and forced through holes that come though the ground, which in turn, shoots the water into the air.
We drove to Coral Bay afterward, but when we arrived it was dark, so we just snuck into a campsite and went to sleep.Day 7.
We hung out at Coral Bay all day. After snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef while I was in Cairns, Coral Bay didn't even phase me. It looked dead, and no where near as many fish and colours.
In the afternoon, we drove to Exmouth, and snuck into yet another campsite.
Day 8.
We spent the day at Turquoise Bay, in the Ningaloo National Park. The water was so beautiful. It was so clear. The coral here was much better than in Coral Bay. More fish and colours. When darkness came, we drove just outside the park and camped in a parking lot right near the beach.
Day 9.
In the morning we checked out the view from the lighthouse. We could see whales out in the water off the coast. Afterward, we went to the Mundu Mundu Gorge. We hiked around the trail, and saw some pretty nice scenery. We headed back to Turquoise Bay to cool off in the water. That night we spent at a truck stop just outside of Exmouth.
Day 10.
We drove all day to the Kirijini National Park. Camped in a no camping zone for free, keeping our clear record of not paying for accommodation.
Day 11.
We checked out some gorges, and then went to the Fern Pool. It was like something out of a movie. In the middle of the forest, a fresh water pool, with waterfalls spilling warm water into it. Absolutely beautiful.
After lunch, I finished the book I was reading. "The Dirt" by Motley Crue. We attempted to drive to see some more gorges, but then we ran into our first episode of car trouble. Flat tire. All was well though, we changed it and decided to go back and not risk another flat until we had a new spare. We spent the night at the same spot we had the previous night.Day 12.
After seeing enough gorges the previous few days, I decided to kick it in the van and begin my next book. "Into the Wild". If you still haven't seen the movie yet, I urge you to rent it. After a long period of time, and fuzzy eyes, I finished the whole book in one day. What an accomplishment. At about 5:30pm, we began our trek to Broome. As darkness arrived, we drove into a rest stop, which had a very nice campsite. We joined a fire with some senior aussie couples, and just hung out.
Day 13.
We were on the road at 6:30am, in hopes of making it to Broome so we could hit the town on a Saturday night. 12 hours later we pulled in. During the drive, I read 'The Alchemist'. That's 2 full books in 2 days. What a loser. We found a nice campsite and like always, snuck in. Our neighbours name was Fred. He's 62 years young. He was up on a solo fishing trip. We invited him out with us, and he kept up with us every step of the way.
Day 14.I woke up hungover, in a very hot tent. Tonight we are going with Fred to watch the 'Crab Races'. Yes, people will be betting on racing crabs.
if you think you're cooler than me, you're wrong.
