· Northampton
· Coronation Beach
· Ellendale Pool
· Coalsteam Conservation park ( Geraldton)
· Lake Indoo
· Western Flora C.P (Eneabba)
It’s been
nearly 6 weeks since the last time we plugged into power, we have been stopping
at freebies, national parks and unpowered sites in caravan parks, we broke our
run at the Northampton Caravan Park, (Being a Saints fan there was no point in
having power). We have been reliant on solar and W A has not let us down. Up to
date we have had lots of sun and only a little rain. We drove through Kalbarri National Park (the
start of wildflower country) to the coast and down to Northampton.
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| Isopogon |
Our camp at
Coronation Beach (30 mins out of Geraldton) was quite pleasant until the wind
got up so we decided to move on and try inland. Ellendale Pool (about 40 mins
west of Geraldton) in the Wheat Belt Country was a beaut little camp reserve.
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| Coronation Beach (near Geraldton) |
The wild
flowers at Coalseam Conservation Park were absolutely brilliant. Carpeted
sprays of bright coloured native wild flowers, something of a spectacle!
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| Wildflowers at Coalseam Conservation Park |
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| And more wildflowers at Coalseam |
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| Oh and more wildflowers |
The problem
at the moment is when you are driving down the road you can see that the
vegetation on the roadside changes or something different catches your eye, so
we stop and spend the next half hour walking around the scrub snapping pics of
flowers (white, yellow, orange, red, purple, pink and brilliant blues) in
bloom. Such variety in species and the orchids are an unexpected treat.
We had the
pleasure to stop at a caravan park called Western Flora C.P. What a wonderful experience for a couple of
amateur native flower lovers. The van park offer a guided walk each night with
the owner around part of the 140 acre natural scrubland and gives insight into
the ways the native plants operate in their reproduction, name, aboriginal use,
what animal feeds off etc. All inclusive of your $28 camp fee, a little rustic
feel to the place, nice stop.
From here we will do more wildflower hunting –
just can’t get enough of all the spectacular colours.
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| Verticordia |
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| Calothamnus |
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| Eremophila |
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| Drosera stolonifera |
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| Macrocarpa (there is one of these at Weeroona College) |
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| Catspaw |
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| Spider Orchid |
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| Verticordia |
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| Wreath Flower |
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| Lechenaultia |
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| Flame Grevilla |
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| Donkey Orchid |
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| White Checked Honeyeater |
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| Spider Orchid |
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| Calytrix |
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