Kalbarri

11th November

Kalbarri is a coastal town about 200km north of Geraldton. It is situated on a river. The surrounding coastline has stunning cliffs and good surf. Just inland there is a national park with beautiful rivers and gorges.

 

Heading south from Kalbarri, Red Bluff offers great views to the north of the beautiful layered red cliffs to the south and north to the surfing beaches. Drew and Cam got a surf one day at the famous Jake’s Point.

 

Further south the cliffs become steeper and more dramatic. The natural bridge and islands stack are evidence of the harsh conditions that have eroded the coastline.

 

Just inland at Kalbarri National Park, perhaps the most iconic image of the area is Nature’s Window. It sits high on the ridge and provides great photo opportunities of the river and gorge below.

 

Another area of the park called Z-bend (due to the shape of the river) has a great lookout with views down the gorge in both directions. We did a nice hike here too, through the narrow gorge walls down to the riverbed.

 

The main wildflower season is finished now, so we didn’t see the abundance of them that we would have seen a month or so ago. But we still got to see a nice splash of colour.

 

Afternoons in Kalbarri were spent down by the river with friends or back at camp where the kids were enjoying the facilities of the caravan park – their first pool and t.v. room for a while!