The main aim of our 3 month trip was to get to the Westernmost point of mainland Australia. Over the last couple of years Jen and I have take the kids to the Southern, Eastern and Northernmost locations. So it seemed like an obvious spot to go for a look....13 000km's later, we had arrived.
The drive out to Steep Point is jaw dropping. Between the wildflowers along the track, white sandy beaches, the hyper coloured turquoise waters of Shark Bay, I kept putting my foot on the brake pedal to pull up for another pic.
We made it!!
After we had taken another family pic at one of our bucket list locations, Jen signed us into the visitors book.
Rock cairns have been a regular thing on the trip, but this one is special. When we took this pic, the Kyle cairn is the westernmost organised stack of rocks in Australia!
Wildflowers line the track to Steep Point.
I didn't realise there are campsites in the National park at Steep Point until we drove past them. I won't make the same mistake next time I come back to this part of the world.
Not a bad spot to have lunch!
After lunch and a dip we jumped back in the Prado and headed across the dunes towards Thunder Bay. We have been lucky with the weather on this trip, but even on a calm day you still got to see the power of the open ocean.
Blowholes have been proved very illusive on our travels. Until now, every time we got near one it was too calm for them to put on a show. The Thunder Bay blowholes didn't disappoint and rounded out one great day.
The memory of such a perfect day is going to bring a smile to my face for a very long time.
This is the little bay we camped on at Tamala Station. Another fantastic spot made better by the fact that we had it to ourselves.
The kids loved practising snorkelling in the shallow sandy waters.
It was colder out of the water for some.
Some of the locals wandering around the station.
More to come.....
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