Monday 15th October: Kalbarri – Geraldon 216km Warwick lead

On leaving Kalbarri we headed down the coast stopping in at many of the lookouts along the bluffs. All very spectacular with their red layered rock formations and at one of them we could even watch whales swimming by in the distance. Leaving sight of the coast line we continued on south where the road took us along the banks of the Hutt Lagoon at the bottom end of which we turned back up the coast to the little seaside resort of Gregory. The lagoon had a pink tinge to it and later on we found out that this caused by an algae bloom and in season the entire lagoon is a very bright pink. Heading back inland to once again connect up to the North West Coastal Highway at the very old historic farming town of Northampton where we had our lunch stop. From Northampton it was just a short hop down to Geraldton on the coast. Geralton is about the same size as Whangarei, full of historic buildings with still a thriving port and railway. After booking in at camp we took a leisurely drive around the town before the inevitable grocery shop. Wendy phoned friends, Andrew and Jan from Kerikeri, now living over here and they came over to visit us at camp. A delightful couple and being jeep owners they were immediate friends of Russell & Kath.