The Francois Peron National Park covers the northern part of the Peron Peninsula, accessible only along a track of reddish beach sand. It is a really beautiful part of the country (I know, I probably say that about most of the places we go!) We just love the remoteness, the untouched feel it has about it. Of course the colours are stunning too - it's hard to beat the contrast between red sand cliffs, pale beach sand and perfect turquoise water. Oh and the blue sky goes without saying. There are a few bush camps along the NW coast; we chose Bottle Bay which has a huge expanse of beach to walk along and a gorgeous outlook.
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Our dolphin (Dolores) that we built at Bottle Bay.
See the red dunes in the background ... |
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| Exploring the rocks at one end of the beach. We found a sea snake. |
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| The clouds made this a pretty amazing sunset over Shark Bay |
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| Bottle Bay beach |
We camped here for three nights, with leisurely days walking on the beach, picking up shells, exploring the rocks, having a dip, playing in the sand - doing it tough!! One morning we drove the 6km to the tip of the cape for a great view and a truly stunning walk across the cliff to the next point (Skipjack Pt). That is, I did the walk and Phil drove to meet me at the other end. It was only about 3km but I'll remember it forever.
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Tip of the cape, with the dark line at the water's edge being
hundreds of cormorants |
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| On the untouched Cape Peron beach |
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From the walking track between points
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| Phil's waiting at the lookout on the tip of this point - see him? |
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