Seymour Big Red Oz Tour: Coral Bay to Monkey Mia

Not too bad a drive today...

Stopping at Coral Bay on the way, as we heard it was a nice place to stay...

When we arrive there was only one place to turn around, so after a snorkel we moved on to the next town. We are finding that free camping is not tolerated along the coast...

Off they go again!

While they were off snorkelling I found a school of snapper at the shore ready for feeding...

Benjamin jumped in with them...

Just a quick stop to pick a small bunch of paper-like flowers.

Just beautiful

Stopped on the side of the road. It was getting dark and there are too many cattle wandering to keep going.

Getting a small fire ready to eat tea beside.

She'll be a professional when she gets back.

Self explanatory...

Lots of crops being grown around Canarvan...bananas, tomatoes and what looks like paw paw but not quite sure...

Apparently, this is the Big Banana here in Canarvan....

Phil caught up with a friend he hadn't seen in years at the 1 mile pier.

I didn't read about this in Canarvan...but it was some kind of memorial.

This picture was taken by Benjamin.

Might try ordering a flat white next time, I think "Latte" might mean something else in the language of "West Australian"

A dish as you leave Canarvan

The levy bank, of red sand, that will be soon covered in rock

You always have to be on the look out for stray stock, or it could mean the end of the trip.

Well there you go, I didn't even know there was such a thing. We passed this a couple of times on the way to Monkey Mia, as we headed South and then back up, North.

The gateway to the World Heritage Area...

Arrived at Denham just after sunset, only to find we didn't fit in the caravan park heading into town and with no camping signs everywhere, we just hoped we didn't get a fine, parking near the foreshore...

Up at the crack of dawn with a knock on our bus, by a very nice ranger, who let us off.

Not a very friendly town at all, in fact, I'd go so far as to say. Least friendly holiday town in Australia so far...mentality here is all wrong to attract those who bring money to your door Denham.

We couldn't get around this corner either to get through the gate...

Funny now but it wasn't at the time, when the lady at the gate saw us just drive straight passed her.

This was Eliza's view in cold water waiting over half an hour.

Well at least we have one happy boy.

He was one of 150 odd people to get picked to feed the dolphins.

Having fun on the sand dunes, keeping warm while we all had toast and coffee, using the generator a great friend loaned us. Thanks Mark!!!

Just a reminder that we really are welcome

Back into Denham to fill up before heading down the coast...if only it were easier to get into the fuel station...

A view into town, it really wasn't the friendliest of towns, no recommendations here.

We 'camped' overnight in the spot this white van is parked in...

I don't think so...the only fuel station we managed to squeeze into was on the corner of this round about and even then, I stopped traffic into it while Phil waited down the road, ready to come in when all cars had left, just so he didn't block traffic in the main street...