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Published: September 2nd 2008
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Steep Point - Rod & Gill
We made it to the Most Westerly Point of Australia - now we have done all 4 corners. Left by 8am to go to Steep Point (the most westerly point of Australia) - only 160kms each way. Well, it took us about 2½ hours to get there. The road is a 100km dirt road which is used by the salt mine on the way. Once you turn off, it becomes a winding sandy track. Had to reluctantly let the tyres down to 20psi. It makes traction so much better. We had phoned the ranger to let him know we were coming out (in case of trouble) the day before and how nice the road had been smudged or graded for us.
Well, we got to drive up sand dunes, through sand dunes, along the beach, over rocks and finally past Carrarang Station’s holiday house to the ranger station. It cost $22 to use the track to get to Steep Point, but it was beautiful, but very remote and rugged as well. The ranger had waited 10 years to get this job, and has been there for 12 years and loving it. There are lots of wildflowers here, and have taken lots of photos to show you Mum. There are campsites out here. Downfall is no toilets or water
Steep Point Beach
The boys are not keen on swimming the upside is total beach frontage to yourself. Got to the Most Westerly Point and took many photos, went past the lighthouse and down to the beach. The water was so nice and not that cold, so we changed behind the car on the beach, luckily nobody came past. Rod, Kate & I went swimming, Alex wasn’t keen. Went for a walk and found some nice shells. Had lunch and changed before heading to the Blowholes at False Entrance on the way out. There was about 8 blowholes there and surprisingly no safety barrier or marked pathway. Back to Hamelin Pool about 4.30pm, packed up the camper and went to look at the Stomatolites. Only 1 of 2 places in the world where they can be found. Just look like rocks, but amazingly they grow ½mm per year. The shell quarry is there also, where they cut the shell beach into blocks to make some buildings and monuments etc. Really quite amazing.
Drove down the road to Nerrin Nerrin Rest Area. Our friends from Warrnambool were also there and saw us pull in. We camped over next to them. Well, we were spoilt with freshly made scones. I contributed
Steep Point Beach
Kate's in the water early the jam and cream. Had a nice night and stayed talking until 11pm. Alex fell asleep around 9pm and went to bed. Kate nodded off around 10pm and slept on Rod. Up the next morning and drove to Kalbarri.
There are some different wildflowers at the side of the road here. Into the National Park and went to the lookouts and then onto Z Loop where the Murchison River carves out a “Z” in the countryside. After that the Natural Window, where the sandstone rock has formed a window. Into Kalbarri with the fuel gauge on the red. Filled up and met up with Noel and Helen again. They are staying at Kalbarri, but we have booked a tour of the Bureau of Meteorology in Geraldton on Tuesday 12.30pm. So we want to get a bit further so we can get a camp site in Geraldton and have a look around before the tour. Saw an echidna trying to cross the road at dusk. Made it into Coronation Beach at 6.20pm. The caretaker said he only had 1 site left; we looked, but too much of a slope to set up in the dark. Found another small site on
the way out. Bonus, only $10 for the night. Off to Geraldton in the morning, after a casual morning at the beach.
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