Day four Kalbarri to Denham was a solid day’s driving, with the sight of a kangaroo crossing the road in the distance at one point. We stopped at the Billabong Roadhouse just before hitting the World Heritage trail to Denham. Even caught the post game Super Bowl show at the roadhouse!

Stops on the way were spectacular. First to Telegraph Station where the lady in the store gave us all the information for our visit to the nearby world famous Stromatolites which date back 3000 million years. A fly infested walk around the walkway was still astonishing, trying to take in the significance of what we were looking at.

Diving back into the car with the least intake of flies is always a challenge. You spend 2 or 3 minutes after being back in the car waving your arms around clearing out those that got in. Everyone seems to do this and it’s hilarious to watch other people in their cars doing the same thing, once you are clear and have the aircon running.

Next stop is Shell Beach where we top out at 46 degrees for the day. Swim here and you are guaranteed a good layer of salt. Eagle Bluff next where the walkway provides tremendous views. A good place to view the marine life with the right equipment.

Ocean Park cafe has a spectacular view over the sea to go with your almond cake and iced coffee. 

We arrived in Denham pretty exhausted after a full day of driving, the heat and the continual fly battles. Denham is a lovely seaside township and our beach chalet accommodation is excellent. The sea is warm and dinner at the most westerly pub in Australia (The Old Pub) was very nice indeed; Red Spotted Emperor, chips and salad. Julie had a tasty Beef Chilli stir fry to avoid the chips!

It’s off season so most places are closed so that means, no crowds when visiting places against, the severe heat and for Feb & March the flies. 

This is a fabulous road trip, it’s hard to describe what the miles and miles and miles you travel, many times alone, are like. It’s like, you approach the crest of a hill expecting to see something the other side .. you reach the crest and just see miles and miles of up and down road ahead. Quite amazing.

Day 5 we think will be our furthest north to Monkey Mia to see the Dolphins. It’s an early start at 06.30

Pete & Jules