Another fresh morning prevented us from leaving too early but we were on the road by 9:30 and heading north from Geraldton.
The landscape is looking great as the area has received a fair bit of rain before we arrived. The farmers are out on their tractors seeding and spraying and the Banskias show fresh flowers.
The drive to Kalbarri took us via a little town called North Hampton and then onto a very scenic road along the coast. Half way between Northhampton and Kalbarri we passed the Pink Lake which appeared very pink, almost orange.
This lake is certainly much more pink than the one we saw outside Esperance.
The pink colour occurs when salt dependant algae 'blooms' and produces beta carotene. This substance is a sought after product in the health industry and that's why a lucrative aquaculture has developed around the harvesting of this crop. A beta carotene factory is located on the lake shore.
We arrived at Kalbarri before lunch, set up of caravan and immediately noticed the warmer climate in this region. We worked up a sweat setting up the awning in the lunch time "heat". After lunch the kids and I headed off for a reconnoissance mission around town. We quickly located the local tackle shop, got some bait and advice and then checked out Chinaman's Beach, the spot for catching big fish. A quick visit to the boat hire place to fins out how we can get on the water and then onto the main jetty for some fishing. The little fish were very hungry and the kids caught dozens of them, but the larger fish could not be tempted.
We went back to the caravan for a little bit of food and drink before heading out to Chinamans beach to fish the sunset period in the hope of catching something of edible size. The sunset was very pretty to watch but the big fish still couldn't find our bait so we came home empty handed. Good think we're here for a few more days to have another go or two.
Here is the link to today's travel map.
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