The race was on to leave early from Kalbarri to get to our next destination…the Wells and Hunters had done some packing late the night before but we were still ahead in the morning until we discovered Gordie had basilled us by driving the Ram onto our flooring…(he blamed Branch of  course!)

In Dave’s haste to get out first he omitted to put down his TV aerial…where was that on the checklist Rose?

We got underway and along the way had this sense of de ja vue..a huge piece of mining equipment blocking the whole road – fortunately going in the opposite direction to us!

We stopped at Billabong Roadhouse for coffee then on to Hamelin Pool to see the stromatolites. The landscape was arid with red dirt and sparse vegetation.

We arrived at Hamelin Pool and were amazed by the amount of stromatolites growing there. Stromatolites are formed by cyanobacteria growing and forming sedimentary rock like a living fossil. The stromatolites at Hamelin Pool are one of the best examples in the world of their kind.

The flies were fierce so we continued on to Shell Beach which is a pristine beach of small white shells with turquoise blue water. The stark contrast of desert, white shells and turquoise blue water was spectacular. A small ray shark swam lazily by on the edge of the bay.

We arrived at Denham , set up and had lunch, then raced down for a swim.

The sunset was amazing as we dined at Wells  Alfresco Restaurant…..and we discovered that yes there is a real Wells checklist….and Rosie was really occupied with her paper towel fetish 😄