More Coral Coast and Shark Bay

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First it is time to update some stats.

Distance Travelled20306 km
Bird Species  Identified 68
Signs indicating Gouldian Finches in the areaMore than 20
Gouldian Finches spotted 0
Number of times annoying Park Brake Service light
 has come on in last six months		3

From  Warroora we headed for one night at Canarvon before heading inland a bit to Gascoyne Junction. We didn't  do much in Canarvon other than discover a fantastic Italian providore. Lots of wildflowers  on the trip to Gasgoyne Junction which is the main reason we went there. Not much in Gascoyne Junction itself, a rebuilt pub and caravan site with modern facilities all built since floods destroyed  the old pub a few years ago. We day tripped into the Kennedy  Ranges tracking more wildflowers and some different  dry gorge walks. We loved the wildflowers and scenery  but so did  the flies. We finally used the fly nets we had bought in Queensland which were essential  whenever you went outside.






Our next stay was at Wooramel River Retreat after a quick trip into Carnarvon to restock our Italian provisions and have a decent flat white.  Nice campsite by the side of the dry river. A pair of whistling  kites were nesteing in a tree in the river opposite our camp which provided hours of entertainment.  The camp had large communal artesian tubs we soaked in a few times. The  weather turned a bit windy and slightly  wet. We have crossed the Tropic of Capricorn and it's looks like it's going to be colder and wetter as we head south.





We travelled on to Shark Bay where we are staying at Monkey Mia. We interacted with the dolphins, drove up to the Cape Peron National  Park, kayaked, swam and walked in this special place.










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