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Kalbarri
Kapers
As
we write this we are also getting ready to head back to Broome in the far
north of WA and pick up our vehicle to continue our travels across the top
of Australia.
Previous to coming home for a couple of weeks we had set off to SA in our
newly modified and stretched Patrol dual-cab towing a Jayco Expanda camper
van (www.jayco.com.au). After two months
of living with them we are pleased to say we are extremely happy with both
the modified Patrol and the Jayco.
Our travels took us across the Nullabor to Coolgardie. We by-passed Perth
this trip and spent a bit of time around Kalbarri and Northhampton. The coast
attracts fisherman and beach lovers and the cliffs that line the coast here
are pretty spectacular in anyone’s language. There’s history too
dating back to when two mutineers from the doomed Batavia shipwreck were marooned
on the coast near Red Bluff.
There’s
a lot to enjoy just inland, including the Kalbarri National Park where the
Murchison River has cut an impressive gorge. The historic town of Northhampton
has some fine buildings to check out, while the Hutt River Province, where
a dissident farmer proclaimed himself and his land independent from Australia
back in the 1970, still holds court for passing tourists.
The
historic Sandford House and the nearby Convict Hiring Station all date from
the 1850’s. The many buildings, which are slowly being restored, are
well worth visiting and can be found just off the main road, 8km south of
Port Gregory, the historic port to the area. Today the port is a pleasant
fishing village, far less developed than Kalbarri, further north.
See you in
the bush.
Ron and Viv.
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