Posted on 13 September 2025
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Mum Today we woke up to cloudy skies and a forecast of rain, so we didn't make any
big plans for the day. In the morning we went into town for the daily pelican
feeding.
While the others had some down time, I headed out for another look at the
wildflowers in Kalbarri National Park. Then later in the afternoon Olivia and I
went into town to look at the art and craft exhibition that was on.
For dinner we went to Finley's where Theo was very excited to find a burger
named after one of his best friends.
Posted on 12 September 2025
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Mum Today we got up early and headed into Kalbarri National Park for a day of
walking and wildflower viewing. Our first stop was Z Bend. We walked to the
lookout to see the sharp bend in the river below, then continued along the River
Track to the Murchinson River below. Along the way down we saw a school group
who were getting ready to abseil down the wall of the gorge. On the way back up
we stopped to watch for a little bit while the kids assessed if it was something
they might want to try later on in the trip.
The next stop was Nature's Window. Here we walked out to a "window" in the rock
that you can look through and see the Murchinson River below. Theo and I got
excited when we thought we could see a mallee fowl down by the river (one of the
animals in our Menagerie card game), but on closer inspection with a zoom lens
it looked more like a swan.
Our last walk in the Murchison River part of the national park was to the
Skywalk. Here there are two cantilevered lookouts that hang out over the gorge
below. It was a very windy day today so we were careful to hang on to our hats.
Unlike many previous visitors who had lost their hats (and at least one drone)
to the cliffs below in what the kids called the "hat graveyard".
On the drive back out to the coast we saw a thorny devil on the road. We have
been looking out for one for a long time. It was super cool to finally see one.
In the coastal section of Kalbarri National Park we stopped at Natural
Bridge/Castle Cove for a look at the ocean. This was the first time on the trip
that we have seen big waves coming in to the shore and crashing onto the cliffs.
Further north the reefs stop the big waves of the Indian Ocean from getting to
the coastline.
On the way back to camp we stopped at Blue Holes for a look around, before
getting ice creams and having a quick play in the town playground. For the rest
of the afternoon we stayed at camp where the kids spent their time making up new
games with the other kids staying at the farm.
