Horrocks Beach

 After over three months of basking in the warm Pilbara sun, in mid September it was time to head slowly south towards home. 

As we were committed to catching up with family and friends on the 4th October to do some sightseeing out in the wheatbelt (doing the Wheatbelt Way Drive Trail) we had 20 nights to fill in before catching up. 

Horrocks townsite

We decided to spend a week at Horrocks Beach Caravan Park (about 80km north of Geraldton) for no other reason that we had not been there before, and the reviews on-line were good. Horrocks is one of those little seaside settlements that once would have been all beach shacks. Today it is becoming yuppy and although most of the beach shacks still remain, towering above them, are million-dollar retirement homes. 

Nice flowers

The sheltered swimming areas, beautiful clean sandy beaches, and clean and tidy town must be a mecca for holiday makers in summer – but not so in early spring, with a couple days of over 45km southwest winds interspersed with quiet sunny days but the cool nights had us digging out our coats, beanies, and UGG boots.

Long beach walks with the hound became a morning ritual.

obviously - the Pink Lake

We did a day trip via Port Gregory into Kalbarri for lunch taking in the costal scenery on the way – nice day out.

Bowes River sunrise

This was going to be the first week in months where the fishing gear stayed stowed away but I just couldn’t help myself and got up an hour before sunrise to flick some surface lures for bream in the nearby Bowes River – not a sign of a fish but took some good drone photos.

Finally a “thumbs up” for the Caravan Park – nice and clean, good amenities, and some green stuff on the ground – apparently it’s called grass?

Short Video is HERE