Trev and I got up early to explore Sandy Cape as we had planned to leave about 0830. I still had not much sleep as the razorblade sore throat I had had for 2 days now had become a head cold…soooo annoying as I could not remember the last time I was sick.

Sandy Cape is a beautiful place – huge sandhills, clear water and the campsite was great (apart from the huge redbacks in the toilets and the pungent aroma inside the amenities block😰)

The plan was to head on to Geraldton for lunch then arrive at our destination Kalbarri early afternoon. Gordon was having surfing withdrawals so he and Trev were on the lookout for a place to get into the water. We stopped at Dongara (home of the giant rock lobster) and there were a couple of guys out…Trev and Gordie struck up a conversation (unusual 😂) with a local surfer who mentioned a place called Flat Rock as a good place a bit further up.

Rose and Dave continued on to Geraldton as Rose was keen to look around and see the lavender farm. We went to Flat Rock…a gnarly reef break where Trev and Gordie got a surf (finally!) The beach was interesting with the reef shelf coming right up to the sand and no where to get in for a swim which was a disappointment for Kerry and I but the day was gorgeous and the surf was good…

Gordie nearly severed his aerial cable (another faux pax) by closing his back door on it which also left the car unlocked…..

Rosie rang us to tell us they had left Geraldton as there was not much to see and the Lavender Farm was closed. We agreed to meet at Northampton so after we had our lunch at Geraldton we drove on and met up for coffee at the Burnt Earth cafe….then on to Kalbarri.

The road to Kalbarri took us through some sparse farmlands where cattle and Merino sheep are grazed.

We arrived in Kalbarri and set up for the next 2 days withou any hiccups (is this a first?)