http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Exmouth/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Australia , Western Australia , Exmouth en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 20:25:52 +0000 Sat, 25 May 2013 20:25:52 +0000 5th December 2012ltgtltxmlgt ltoOfficeDocumentSettingsgt ltoAllowPNGgt ltoOfficeDocumentSettingsgtltxmlgtltgtRelaxing morning but so much to see. We went for a drive to our neighbouring beach Turquoise Bay. The water was crystal clear and out came our snorkel gear. We had a wonderful time snorkelling as the tide was low and we didnt have to swim far to http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Exmouth/blog-761108.html 4th December 2012. Early start as we were keen to get to Exmouth. Sasha and Alyssa has been reading the tourist info on Exmouth and they had high expectations. Upon arriving at Exmouth we visited the information centre and headed to the first beach in Exmouth. We couldnt resist a swim as the water was crystal clear with gentle waves and white sand filled with dead corals and small shells. Af http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Exmouth/blog-760561.html Het is weer een hele tijd geleden dat ik een blog heb gepost. Dit kwam omdat ik in de 39middle of nowhere39 op Wilderness Island zat. Bij deze een update daarover. Alvast een excuus voor mijn Nederlands ik merk echt dat ik er moeite mee heb omdat ik eigenlijk alleen met Laura op Skype Nederlands spreek en voor de rest Engels.18 november ben ik met het vliegtuig vanuit Perth naar Exmouth ge http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Exmouth/blog-759582.html ltstrong stylemsobidifontweight normalgtDay 40 Wednesday 8th August Karijini to Barradale Rest Area on the Warlu wayWe had a long driving day ahead of us so we got up early to pack up and managed to leave the campground by 8.30am. It always seems to take us at least an hour to pack up each time we have stayed for more than one night in a place and consequently used most of our http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Exmouth/blog-737514.html DAYS ON THE ROAD 27Thursday 26th Friday 27th July 2012Yet another night of no sleep feels like I have young babies again and having to get up every hour to feed them. I39m definitely looking forward to heading back into Exmouth to rest my weary sole. But there will be no rest for the wicked as washing caravan work ie. housework schooling shopping will have to be ready for our next des http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Exmouth/blog-733126.html DAYS ON THE ROAD 22Saturday 21st July 2012The day has arrived where we have to leave the bay and I don39t know where the last two weeks have gone. Needless to say we finish packing up everything have a coffee with mum and dad and say a sad farewell as we head off to our next destination Exmouth.We arrive in Exmouth in good time and setup our basic setup including the satellite LOL as we http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Exmouth/blog-732021.html Nous passons la quasitotalit de la journe de jeudi sur la route on avale les km pour arriver enfin vers 14h au paradis Exmouth Non sans blague nous voil au bord du Parc maritime de Ningaloo Reef lquivalent en plus petit de la Grande Barrire de Corail en Western Australia. Ce coin est un sanctuaire pour les animaux marins qui migrent et se reproduisent ici requinsbaleines http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Exmouth/blog-731889.html Wow What a dayI had a poor night39s sleep due to the excitement of diving with the whale sharks. They did not let me down. The morning started well no need for the alarm I39m up showered and breakfast before getting dropped off at the dive shop around 730. Ironically I was the last one to arrive. After saying farewell to Sandy it was into the minibus and off to the dive boat. 16 paying d http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Exmouth/blog-726390.html A busy day above and below the water. We started the day off with a trip to Yardie Creek for the boat tour. I39m glad we did. It was a fascinating place once you have a guide point out the different features of the area. The creek is more like a lake created by a sand bar that occasionally opens to the ocean. But not at present. Up the creek we went to see the gorge and some rather precarious b http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Exmouth/blog-726179.html A game of 500 using Komen rules last night. Not sure who won as the rules kept changing along the way.This morning was a late start before heading out in both cars to Turquiose Bay and the various bays and inlets along the way in the Cape Range National Park. Some beautiful scenery andThea water gives a clear indication to where the name Turquoise Bay comes from.After doing some exploring on the http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Exmouth/blog-725942.html Another windy night followed by a windy day. The kite surfers were happy but every obeach water activity was off limits.This morning upon waking we were thankful for the solid walls of our cabin. The wind was howling around and looking at a few of the tents around the area were suffering from the strong wind.The day started out with a trip into town to refuel and collect some groceries. Whilst http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Exmouth/blog-725682.html We were able to sit outside last night without any wind for a change. Steve found a few new birds at the park whohe was happy so share his seat with. After finally having dinner last night after the long wait for fish and chips it was off to bed in the still quiet night. That was until around 1am when the wind once again picked up big time The tent was flapping around and making lots of noise. E http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Exmouth/blog-725448.html I think the wind is following us Not quite as bad as earlier in the trip but enough to be noisy in the tent. A beautiful colorful sunrise has given way to mostly sunny skies with just a few white to light grey clouds floating past. We are only going for tops of around 22 25c for the time we are here. I39m so glad I brought my wetsuit Although calling in at the dive shop this morning they ad http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Exmouth/blog-725255.html The good news was that there was no rain overnight the bad news it was pretty windy.We were all up fairly early and Steve and Debbie took off around 815 then 45 minutes later it was our turn to head off.The drive was fairly uneventful and once again we were looking to see what animals we could see as we drove along and Sandy also got back to her Kindle to continue reading her book. Our first sto http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Exmouth/blog-725111.html We left the blowholes campsite at about 845 am and headed towards Exmouth. We followed a mob of wild sheep with long tails along the road until they eventually decided to leave the road. We had morning tea at Minilya river and roadhouse. Workers were just installing new toilets at the parkingcamping area just south of the Minilya bridge and it looks like it will now be a good free campsite. The http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Exmouth/blog-722151.html Exmouth15th MayOne of the newest towns in Australia Exmouth was founded in 1967 as a support town for the Harold E Holt US Naval communications station and a joint venture with Australia which is the main source of local employment spying. As we drove into Exmouth for the first time it was evident that it was new and growing and attracting money. The magnificent Novotel Ningaloo Resor http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Exmouth/blog-719222.html Saturday the 21st we checked out of Exmouth and drove south. We stopped to check out some gorges along the way. Driving along the highway the land to the inland side of the peninsula looked very flat and then rose a bit into a hill as if the peninsula had a spine. On closer examination it was amazing how deeply the gorges carved into the landscape. We drove along the bottom of the first gorge http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Exmouth/blog-713273.html Woke up and it was very windy again. Checked with the DEC office to see which snorkeling sites were recommended given the high winds choppy seas and big swell 2 aspects of reading the weather bulletins which I have never previously payed much attention to. Turquoise Bay was the suggestion but the beach snorkel not the drift snorkel. So off we went to the West side of the peninsula and there http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Exmouth/blog-712685.html Thursday the 19th Day 3 Carnarvon to Exmouth 367 km Susan and I are now at the most northerly extent of our journey. We have reached Exmouth which is 1260 km north of Perth. For Yukoners it is about the same distance as Edmonton to Muncho Lake.... What did we see today Termite mounds very peculiar things really....Goats that might be feral or might have strayed.....emus single and in litt http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Exmouth/blog-712169.html When we were looking into what we wanted to do on the west coast of Australia we picked out diving with whale sharks so today was the dayltbr idyui32021133514482440350 gtltbr idyui32021133514482440353 gtAs per every day we were up early for the transfer to our boat with an exceptional lively crew of Jess and Laurie they39d clearly been drinking double espressos bu http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Western-Australia/Exmouth/blog-711641.html