Author Archives: Karen Wheatley

Mesa Campground – Cape Range National Park – Ningaloo Reef

Our week at the northern end of Ningaloo Reef was heavenly, there really isn’t any other wat to describe it. It should be a must see on every travellers itinerary and judging from the amount of backpackers we came across, … Continue reading

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Exmouth – Ningaloo Reef – Western Australia

Getting the van Off the beach at Warroora wasn’t nearly as difficult as we had anticipated, it was easy actually, so off we headed, 200 kilometres up the coast to Exmouth. The town itself is lovely with everything you need … Continue reading

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Warroora Station – South Ningaloo Reef – Western Australia

The day that we had all been waiting for had finally arrived as we drove to Warroora Station, located approximately 200 km north of Carnarvon and a 20 minute drive south of Coral Bay  at the southern end of the … Continue reading

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A German named Rob!

Since embarking on the second leg of our trip, of four things I am absolutely sure. The first is that in between the small selection of towns/places of interest, in the north, do not expect to see anything in between … Continue reading

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Monkey Mia – Western Australia

Next day we strolled around the little town of Denham, went to the information centre and booked our free campsite at Fowlers Campground for the night and headed out to the very popular Monkey Mia. We had heard mixed reports … Continue reading

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Nanga Beach – Western Australia

Did I mention the heat? The day we drove from Kalbarri to Monkey Mia was a wretched day and we were all fairly stroppy, we had been travelling for about four hours in the heat of the day when I … Continue reading

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Wagoe Beach – Kalbarri – Western Australia

After a very relaxing week at Coronation Beach and way too many games of Uno, we headed off again, this time to Wagoe Beach just south of Kalbarri. We had the pleasure of staying at this very special cattle station … Continue reading

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Cervantes to Coronation Beach – Western Australia

First stop, Cervantes, for one night and a visit to the Pinnacles which are these amazing ancient, limestone formations in the middle of the desert and there are literally thousands of them. The following day we headed to Coronation Beach … Continue reading

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Back on the Road in Western Australia

Finally, after months of no travelling, we are full steam ahead (steam would be a hell of a lot cheaper) as the north west coast beckons us. Stopping was good in some ways and not so much in others. Good … Continue reading

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Slam Dunk

Before we left on our big adventure it was always in the back of my mind if I would exhaust myself worrying the entire time about the possibility of something happening to our gorgeous kids. There was so much to … Continue reading

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