Coronation Beach WA

7-11-09 We woke up to a great day, no wind & we are leaving, the temp is to be a perfect 26 deg , we left early & went the coast road, & turned off to go to Port Gregory, a beautiful place we will have to visit again. A sleepy little fishing haven with a beautiful beach & a Lake known as The Pink lake. We had a cup of coffee at a lookout & no joke the lake went from Pink , to blue, to green , amazing. The Pink colour comes from Bacteria that provides a rich source of Beta Carotene, it is trapped in the salt granules of the lake & gives off the pink colour. From there we went onto Northampton, a town from yesteryear , it reminded me of Berry NSW but more historic, all the old buildings, very interesting. We then went onto Coronation Beach, camp site 407 WA, $10 per night, a beautiful spot on the ocean. We set up , there are 21 sites & all are private, a bit like Quobba but not so windy ( so far). We went for a walk along the beautiful beach, but there was a lot of bluebottles, so I hope they go soon. We are here for 2 days or longer, it is just beautiful. We had to keep the girls out of the water & when we got back from the beach I had a sunbake & den set up the Satellite Dish. He has gone fishing & I am doing my diary & photos. We don’t have phone reception till Geraldton. So will contact all soon.

8-11-09 Well what will we do today, We started with a walk on the beach, no blue bottles today. The girls had a big swim & we had a long walk. Back at the van we had an easy morning & we decided to get the Cobb Cooker out & have a baked dinner for tea. Den watched the V8’s on TV, I had a nanna nap & then we went for a walk up to the Wooden Lookout where there must have been 20 Windsurfers on the water, it was spectacular & looking at them as the sun was setting was magic. We went back to the van & had tea, we are driving into Geraldton to do shopping etc, so may be able to send this blog when I get there. We have decided to stay here for a few more days.

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