Blogs from Middalya Station, Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania

Distance traveled 838km/4300km(19%)4 nights stayed 13th May(day ten)as we broke camp and steered Washongi out of Kalbarri for Shark Bay,about 300kms further up the coast.The first 60kms is through the Kalbarri National Park and despite many signs warning of animals,they are scarce and this isn’t anything like one of our game reserves.We did spot a few roo’s but that was it……at two of the gorge viewing sites we took walks down to the banks of the Murchison River and it was eerily quiet with only the gently whispering wind making any sound.Bird calls were few.A silent,parched land and it becomes clear why so many of this country’s creatures are nocturnal feeders.On the subject of kangaroo’s we saw far more dead ones(road kill)than those alive and merrily hopping through the scrub lands.Once out of the park it ... read more

Driving up the northwest costal highway we stop just south of Canarvon at a spot called new beach this was going to be our camp ground for the night. But by the time we had cooked the squid we had caught in Denham the flies were driving us all nuts. I wanted to phone home as my Mum was due out of hospital from her hip operation. Natalie too wanted to phone home, so as we were not impressed with our choice of campsite and there were no quarrels from the boys’ side. We packed up and headed into Canarvon itself which is surprisingly small considering the size of dot it gets on the map. After a quick explore through the town to find there are a few small shops in the centre, two supermarkets, two ... read more

After a 15 hour Journey the day, Which I’ll have to say was pretty uninteresting, as bus journeys are known to be. I arrived late that evening in Carnarvan, where I was picked up by Doug and taken back to the local motel where the rest of the family are staying. After a good nights sleep, it's up early to have breakfast and meet everyone again. Doug then heads back to the station while Me, Tiff and the kids do the shopping before leaving the town behind us and head into the outback, to Middalya Station. All the kids seemed really pleased to be heading back and couldn't wait to show me their home. On the journey there, I told a lot about what to expect. The station it's self is half a million acre's. ... read more