Karijini We had seven nights booked at Dales Campground in Karijini National Park. Closer consideration of the park map and highlights quickly indicated this was a generous amount of time. The park is split into two main clusters of gorge walks, with a 50+km stretch of corrugated road separating the two…

First taste of the Pilbara We got about 320km under our belt after a late and frustrating morning leaving Coral Bay. Our home for the night, Wikicamps' "House Creek Rest Area", was a perfect little spot pulled off from the highway. It felt exciting to have crossed over into the Pilbara, which was just stunning…

Coral Bay Coral Bay felt like a circus. Ningaloo Coral Bay was the most densely packed caravan park we've been in and even though the school holidays had finished a week ago, there were loads of families still around, apparently happy to wag the first week of school. Unlike Exmouth, Coral Bay…

Cape Range National Park The Cape Range leg of our trip had been fiercely anticipated. Not just for the coral reef but for the arrival of Nanny Vick and Grandpa Joddy who would be spending a week there with us. …

South Lefroy Bay Relatively last minute, we managed to book four nights at South Lefroy Bay, which had been featuring as a top destination in my Facebook feed. Lucky for us we drove in behind the grader who’d already covered half of the 58km dirt road in from the highway. The second half…

Mount Augustus The road from Mangaroon Creek to Mount Augustus Tourist Park was similarly lonely though oddly we did pass someone on foot pushing a small kart with all their gear, heading towards the mount. He pulled into the campground the following afternoon and we got to hear about his great unmotorised…

Kennedy Ranges Our answer to the school holiday crowds was to escape inland (or outback) for a week. There was a moment of uncertainty the night before leaving Quobba when we realised the road between Gascoyne Junction and Kennedy Ranges was still closed. …

Quobba Station Next stop Quobba Station. This meant a return south and then back to the coast just before Carnarvon. Quobba was on our hit list for the blow holes and a good snorkeling spot dubbed the Aquarium. …

Warroora Station Our new post-flood plans saw us booked for six nights at Warroora Station (pronounced Worra) at the Ridge campground. Warroora lies at the very southern stretch of the Ningaloo reef and while it is a working cattle station it is also a vast and remote stretch of wilderness. There was…