After we left Broome we started the journey south along the west coast of Western Australia. Our first stop was Port Smith. We stayed there for 2 nights and on the way to Port Smith we saw mini twisters and a Wedge Tailed Eagle. Did you know that the Wedge Tailed Eagle is the biggest bird of prey in Australia and its wing span can grow up to 2m long?
At Port Smith we looked for Frill Neck Lizards (which we didn't find), went down to the lagoon (where Emma covered herself in mud), went fishing (dad caught a Queenfish) and looked for shells. When we were looking for shells, we noticed that some of them had crabs in them!
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| running across the mud flats |
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| One of dad's queen fish |
After Port Smith we went to Eighty Mile Beach for three nights. Eighty Mile Beach is known for a long beach that is covered in shells of different shapes and sizes. The sand was even made up of crushed shells.
Dad went fishing and, on the first morning caught a metre and ten cm, 18lb Threadfin Salmon! That day we drove up the beach to try to catch some more fish, instead we got a Pop Eyed Mullet, saw fish jumping and saw dolphins.
That afternoon we met some new friends at the camp site, their names are Braden and Chloe. While we were playing with them, a man caught a Bronze Whaler, which is a type of shark. The next day we left to go to Pardoo Station.
Pardoo Station
Did you know that Pardoo is a working cattle station? In Pardoo, we went to the mud flats (where Emma got covered in mud again) and saw a Mud Skipper . Mum fell over tying to get a photo of it!
\We also went fishing, swam in the pool, rode our bikes, went to the camp fire and on the last day we had a dinner buffet (where we downed lots of ribs).
We loved Pardoo and it was fun playing in the mud flats, everyone was friendly. We stayed there for 2 nights before driving down the coast to Point Samson.
Point Samson
At Pt Samson we stayed at a caravan park called Pt Samson Caravan park. The caravan park was like a Big 4, it had a games room, a camp kitchen, an adults only (quiet room), an inflatable water park (that was sadly broken) and a car wash machine.
On the first day, we went down to the boat ramp and saw an Echidna and an Osprey with its' nest.
The next day we went to Dampier and went fishing from the beach and I hooked a Longtom and hooked a Sea Gull (oops)!
For lunch we had Chicken Fried Rice and Jam and cream scones. Yum
After that we went back and I beat mum in Fuzball. The next day we left and went to Karijini.
Karijini
The next day we left and drove to Karijini. When we got there we went to the information centre. At the information centre I found out that in some of the gorges you can find Peregrine Falcons (which are a threatened species), Pilbara Olive Pythons (which are also a threatened species) and Pilbara Death Adders. After that we went to Dales gorge.
At Dales Gorge we went to Fern Pool (which was cold), Fortescue Falls (which was colder) and Circular pool (which was FREEZING!!!). The walk to Circular Pool wasn't worth it but it was still good exercise, oh and did I mention that i raced dad up the stairs and beat him? We also went to Kalamina gorge, Lower Weano and Handrail. Handrail was one of the most exiting gorges that we have seen and walked through because it was a level 5 (they are meant to be the most challenging). We didn't find it very challenging, but we did think it was fun climbing up and down the ladder. At the end of Handrail, there was a big, cold swimming hole.
The gorges of Karijini were some of the best gorges we have seen so far!
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| The swimming hole at the end of handrail |
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| Starting handrail |
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| Fortesque Falls |
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| On the way to Circular pools |
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