We awake to overcast skies and seemingly freezing weather – I even dragged the Ugh boots out last night! I can see this town would be quite stunning in fine weather. Surrounded by the Kalbarri National Park, sitting at the mouth of the Murchison River, with towering coastal cliffs and spectacular river gorges, it would be the ideal holiday destination. We were hoping to go fishing but the ocean is unleashing fury along the coast and the river is grey and uninviting.
Breakfast is strung out to take up half the morning, then a few loads of washing to complete the mundane chores and we head for the Seahorse Sanctuary an aquaculture facility that has been breeding and selling seahorse for the past 8 years, in an effort to conserve wild seahorse populations.
Unfortunately it was closed so we go next door to ‘Rainbow Jungle’ an Australian parrot breeding centre. Apparently this is the largest parrot free-flight aviary (2 acres) in the country, with the biggest flock of Purple Crowned Lorikeets in the world and other brightly coloured Australian parrots.
At the same time there was an outdoor exhibition of sculptures, water features, wall hangings and similar artworks entitled ‘Come Out Come Out, Wherever You Are’, displayed throughout the centre and we spent couple of hours wandering around the seven display areas seeing beautiful parrots in all colours of the rainbow and spying mermaids, dinosaurs, abstracts, and other sculptures. Finally we all climbed the Whale watching tower to search for humpbacks but the sea was just too wild.
We stop by the local stores for lunch and return the video just as the rain begins pelting down (the washing!!). More videos hired we retreat to the trailer for an afternoon of R&R. Well actually I sorted the finances, paid some bills and transferred money so that the main account is no longer in the red after automatically paying the enormous visa card bill (it had our flights from Kununurra – ouch!).
Kalbarri Tudor Caravan Park ($41/night)
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