July, 2022 - Travels with Verne and Roy

North to Monkey Mia, WA: Part 3 – Shark Bay, 9-11 June

Billabong break; take a left to Shark Bay; Shell Beach… Woman, know thy limits; a scenic lookout’s backside; one ferocious feather duster; delightful Denham; Monkey Mia – what’s in a name?’; Ocean Park Aquarium; Review: Monkey Mia RAC

Kalbarri north to Monkey Mia is 399km, so four hours. Roy took over the wheel roughly halfway, at Billabong. (Yes, there’s a place called Billabong… actually, there’s another Billabong in the state of Victoria, and for all I know there could be several others.)

North to Monkey Mia, WA: Part 2 – Kalbarri, 7-9 June

Northampton, another settler town; kangaroo graveyard on the way to Kalbarri; missing Blue Holes and a Red Bluff; Port Gregory and its pretty Pink Lake; three geological marvels; dire dining prospects in Kalbarri, so thank goodness for IGA; review: Finlay’s Seafood; review: Kalbarri Edge Resort

For Part 1, click here.

Courtesy of the fact that I was driving, we were permitted to stop and pay our respects to the Big Crayfish at Dongara before rejoining the Great Northern Highway (GNH), first destination Northampton. Northampton would be a good stopover, with its nicely restored settler buildings and various accommodation options.