View from one of the lookout points south of Kilbarri

Last night we finally managed to get the channel Ten live feed working on the iPad so we had the latest night we’ve had in ages, watching the Bahrain GP live until gone 1am. It was a pleasant surprise to find that Ten take the Sky commentary feed so other than the occasional advert break it was good coverage of what turned out to be a fascinating race. Shame JB retired though. Being up at 7am meant that for the first time in ages we woke up with an alarm instead of waking naturally.
Took a trip into Geraldton this morning to get the propshafts greased at the local Land Rover specialist. We then went for a drive to the beach front to get some free wifi. There’s an update to the HEMA maps iOS app that has updates to the maps we have and some new ones but it’s 1.8GB to download it !
We found the free WiFi but it stopped downloading at about 60% so we had to abandon it. On the plus side we had a decent coffee and pastries while we were sat waiting. We’ll have to find an Internet cafe to download it.

Kilbarri beach front

From Geraldton we resumed our journey up the coast to Kalbarri. We stopped at some of the lookout points just before arriving Kalbarri to look at the views over the sea and cliffs and in the hope of seeing some dolphins. Sadly, no dolphins but the views were worth the detour anyway…
The camp site we chose is the “Big River Ranch” just outside Kalbarri, mainly chosen because they offer horse riding which Pam was keen to try again after not riding for 20 years. It’s a pleasant enough spot for an overnight camp but a bit exposed to the persistent winds that seem to plague this part of the coast.

Pam heading out on a ride around the ranch.

Tomorrow we’ll head inland through the National Park and visit the inland gorges which are supposed to be well worth a visit. We’d like to get further north by the end of tomorrow, perhaps as far as Monkey Mia but that will depend on how long we stay in the park and how we feel. There are a few camp sites along the way that will do as a half way point if needed.