Blogs from the city, Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania

Exmouth is a town on the tip of the North West Cape in Western Australia. The town is located 1,270 kilometres (789 mi) north of the state capital Perth and 3,366 kilometres (2,092 mi) southwest of Darwin. The town was established in 1964 to support the nearby United States Naval Communication Station Harold E. Holt. Beginning in the late 1970s, the town began hosting U.S. Air Force personnel assigned to Learmonth Solar Observatory, a defence science facility jointly operated with Australia's Ionospheric Prediction Service.... read more

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here we are camping on the beach life is tough but we are working through it phase 1 finished - the desert is done now the beach bit but still remote think we might go fishing tomorrow & do some washing might have another drink now peter... read more

When someone says ‘What do you think of when I say “Exmouth”? my reply is simple….Pristine Beaches and Picture Perfect. Located 1270kms from Perth, WA, with an overnight stop in Kalbarri, the drive and wait is truly paid off as soon as you hit the beaches of Exmouth. After returning from Exmouth back in April….I was sad to be leaving but also relaxed and in awe of where I had just been. With the sun on my back and the smell of the oceanit was fabulous, I honestly didn’t want to come home. We rented a house in the town centre, which was close to the shops and resturants and was perfect for 2 families of 4 plus more. I would also highly recommend staying at the Lighthouse Caravan Park which was absolutely devine…perfect for the ... read more

We spent a week in Alice Springs. Not so much because of its charms but because we were looking for work. We were staying on a crap campsite. No camp kitchen - not even a fridge. The upside was that there were these Rock Wallabies which would descend from the rock outcrop at the edge of the site every dusk to get fed and generally bicker amongst themselves. They were very cute, tiny little furry things. Although Alice seemed like a haven in the desert at first, we soon tired of it. It’s not a pretty place and there are lots of dodgy looking vagrant types wandering around. We didn’t really do anything in Alice besides watch Prison Break on our laptop (rented from the DVD store). It’s quite addictive. We met up with a girl ... read more

Distance traveled 1260km/4300km(29%).Stayed 6 nights. On 21st May(day 18),a short 150km journey to Exmouth which is located on the same peninsula which juts out off the mainland as Coral Bay.On one side is Exmouth Bay and on the other the northern tip of Ningaloo Reef in the Indian Ocean.Exmouth was almost destroyed by a cyclone in March 1999 but has more than recovered with a brand new marina development under construction likely to change the character of the sleepy little town for ever.The other landmark here is a joint US/Australian communication center which has at it’s apex huge masts thrusting into the sky.Apparently the Sept 11th attacks in the USA caused a shutdown of tourism here for a while.The Cape Range National Park is located on the seaward side of the peninsula and remarkably has a ... read more