Pink Lakes to Sandy Cape

Pink lakes

After leaving the sand dunes we passed the pink lakes. The girls thought they were just amazing the colour of them, but you cannot swim in the them because of the bacteria content in them and this is also what gives them the pink colour.

Geralton HMAS Sydney Memorial lookout

Shortly after we arrived in the town of Geraldton, it was quite a big place with everything you would need. A massive port and also lobster fishery is big here, but unfortunately we are out of season to visit the lobster factory. We visited the HMAS Sydney II memorial which overlooks the harbour. It was an amazing memorial for the 600+ men who were lost at sea when the ship went down at battle with a German ship. Unable to find the wreckage, it was found just two years ago approximately 200 nautical miles north west of Geraldton.  After some shopping and a look around the girls were both keen for a swim at the beach to catch some waves. We found some good waves near the Geraldton surf club Emma enjoyed going out into the deeper water with Darrin for some waves, while Kate enjoyed the waves closer to shore and sliding along the wet sand.

Emma riding the waves

Kate riding the sand



Even the trees show how windy this place can be



Driving out of Geraldton towards Greenough, we noticed the trees had grown on a lean from the wind. It seemed as though once we notice one tree that they all seem to be growing on the same lean. Although Western Australia is well known for its wind, this must be a particularly windy area hence why it is a very popular wind surfing area.



The moon rising at our campsite

 We found a nice rest area to camp at Greenough with the view of the farming country. We watched the moon rise over the lush green country, the changing colours looked amazing as the sun was still setting.

Our next camp was at Sandy Cape, we had read about this place in a few tourist brochures and it had been given a good write up so we had to go and check it out. We arrive there to find nice grassy camp bays just a stones throw from the white sandy beach. Perfect spot for us to spend a few days. The girls were keen to go for a boogie board, there was not much swell getting into the bay but they did manage have some fun on a few small waves.

Sandy Cape campsite

Sandy Cape

Sandy Cape campground

The lizard finding pizza scaps for lunch

Having fun with their boogie boards

The next day we put the boat in to have a look around. Once out of the bay the swell was huge, our tiny little boat was lost in the swell and the girls and I found the experience a bit too daunting, so we opted to turn around and enjoy the safety of the protected bay , (or should I say pleaded for Darrin to put the fishing rod away and turn around).  We were soaked from the waves, but back into calmer waters and Darrin could not resist the opportunity to throw a line in. Would you believe he caught a Barracuda in the first few minutes.

We filled the rest of the day in with some sand boarding, it’s a great workout walking up those dunes. Another trip out in the boat for a boogie board ride behind and then a walk along the beach at sunset.