TRAVEL WESTERN AUSTRALIA by FACTS4YOU.NET

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North Hampton is the next small town north of Geraldton. Historically famous, Northhampton still retains most of the original buildings & is well worth a stop. The remaining 100 or so k’s to Kalbarri is through rolling hill country with a few amazing pyramid shaped hills to relieve the otherwise non-spectacular scenery.

Some 70 k’s from Kalbarri I had to turn left off the northern highway which continues onto Carnarvon. Now driving west through  low, scrubby,  flat bushland, the remaining trip passes the various turnoffs into the famous Murchison River Gorges. More about those later. Several k’s east of Kalbarri the road ascends a very high hill from the top of which Kalbarri & the shimmering blue Indian Ocean suddenly hoves into sight.

Kalbarri, Murchison River & Indian Ocean – From Eastern Approach

Similar view at sunset

Kalbarri was quite busy. This was the last day or so of the school holidays so the holiday makers were still in abundance. We drove along the main street of Kalbarri which runs alongside the banks of the Murchison River & located our apartment accomodation. We received a bit of a shock on seeing the place we would be staying at for the next week. Now I realised why the advertising for the apartments on the internet had not shown any photos of the front of the apartments.  There had been plenty of photos of the inside of the apartment which looked okay.

This was Sunday afternoon (late), & the apartment Manager had left a note on the office door for us. The key to our apartment was in the door. Well that was a new one for us. Must be very honest folk living in Kalbarri. We parked in the appointed parking bay & then with some concern about what we would find entered the apartment.

Delightful…two large bedrooms, laundry, bathroom on the ground floor. Upstairs a very roomy family room/lounge area, large kitchen supplying all necessities & a balcony with fantastic views over the Murchison River, the northern beaches & the entrance to the Murchison. Now while from the front the apartments were not enticing whatsoever, internally they were excellent. A classic case of “dont judge a book by it’s cover”!

And I should add  that this accommodation was only $110 per day…..!

View of Murchison River & northern Kalbarri beaches  from our Sunseas Villas apartment balcony – fabulous

Lounge/Dining area Sunsea Villas Apartment

Sunseas Villas Kitchen – Roomy & everything to be self sufficient.

We unpacked our bags & gear & were settled in within the hour. Next it was time for a walk across the road to the Murchison River banks to see what goes on at sunset. There were lots of families enjoying fishing from either the river banks, jetties & the rocky formations that occupy the southern river banks near the entrance into the Indian Ocean.

It was now around 6 pm & sunset was rapidly aproaching. We had decided on the famous “take away” Kalbarri  fish & chips for dinner so it was time for a couple of sunset photos then back to the apartment & then to the fish & chip shop.

Sunset over the Murchison River Entrance – Kalbarri

The skies were now a brilliant mix of pinks & pastels as the sun dipped into the Indian Ocean. What a perfect scene to conclude a perfect day’s travelling.

Please revisit shortly. Part Three will be all about what to do in & around Kalbarri with lots of photos.

See you soon.

Copyright May 2009

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