To Cape Leeuwin

Touring the Margaret River area. Wine.

To Cowaramup

Head south from Perth.

Puttering around Perth

A day around Perth

Into Perth

Wildflower chasing

Walking around town

Down to Geraldton. More gorges and flowers.

Coastal cliffs and wildflowers

We decide to wrap things up

We head to the Pinnacles near Cervantes.

Remarkable wildflowers heading east to Mullewa

Waiting for our expedition crew. And waiting.

Bored in Shark Bay

We watch the park rangers and their trained wildlife

Stromies and westernmost point of Australia

Around Canarvon. Wildflowers.

Nothing much

Security (from LJ): usemask

We hit another qantas this morning, just about 9:00. This one just magically appeared on the right side of the narrow, one lane sand track through the bush, then suddenly 'bang' we hit it. Then, just as magically, it was bounding along the left side of the car, keeping pace with us for a short bit before heading off into the bush, stopping, and staring back at us.

Literally, we drove over it.

We almost hit another one just ten minutes later. This time, it headed straight for the car across this low scrubby plain …

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To Ningaloo Reef

A day around Exmouth

Security (from LJ): usemask

Updated my personal log for our trip from Broome to Marble Bar, Western Australia. It's at http://www.marmot.net/2002au/2002-08/log/default.htm?Log_2002-0819.htm

I must say while this was a pretty boring drive... and I was kind of feeling snotty when I wrote it... the four days since then have been anything but boring. The Pilbara region of Western Australia is much more interesting than the Kimberley... yet it's treated as a poor second cousin to the heavily promoted Kimberley. The Pilbara has much more dramatic mountains and gorges, with lots of …