We have been to Coral Bay several times over the last 5-6
years – it’s expensive, crowded and often windy – and we love it.
yep - coats on |
Pristine white beaches, cobalt blue water, warm weather, snorkeling,
lots of 4WD tracks, swimming and fishing. Add two pubs, 3-4 dining places, IGA,
newsagent, bakery, IGA and a hairdresser and massage parlor and you get the
picture.
sunset with friends |
Highlights of our visit this time round were:
·
A full day out fishing in a friend’s 7 meter
fishing boat. Fishing 45 kilometers out
in 240 meters of water with electric reels was a new experience for me. First
drop - a double hook-up, second drop - a
single hook-up and downhill from there. Lots of hook-ups but losing a lot of
fish half way up. Lost one two a shark just meters from the boat (bugger). A brilliant
day out with some great reef fish in our freezer and memories of whales cruising/jumping
everywhere.
·
Caught a few spangled emperor from my little
tinny inside the reef – unfortunately only one was legal size.
the one and only spanglie |
·
We snorkeled several times in the coral filled
bay which is a quick walk from the park – lots of beautiful coloured and
inquisitive fish and the coral is definitely on the way back with lots of new
growth and colour.
·
We caught up with old friends from previous
visits and made new friends and had many memorable nights feasting on fish,
roasts and meals out at the pub with a great group of people.
·
Went for a 4WD drive up to Nine Mile/Bruboodjoo
Point Campsite about 19 kilometers north of Coral Bay. Nice spot in a sheltered bay – at $60/week we
might give it a go for a week or two when we come north again.
another visit to the bakery |
Down sides
·
After 3 lovely quiet days at our caravan site we
had a bunch of young campers with lots of preschool kids move into the 3 camps
behind us. Must be getting old and cranky but the constant sound of
yelling/screaming/crying kids for 8
nights nearly drove us crazy. We must be too old to understand the “new age”
parenting methods where it’s OK for your child to yell loudly all day, scream
at each other, whine most of the time and throw temper tantrums whenever they
like and most importantly the word “no” is to never be used.
·
The wind blew for half the time we were their –
so for a lot of days there was no fishing, swimming, snorkeling.
·
Towards the end of our stay Linda got really ill
with a severe chest infection – not much fun for her lucky we got to Carnarvon
quickly after Coral Bay else she may have had the pleasure of a Royal Flying
Doctor Flight.
Linda and the "girls" at the roast cook-up night |
We will defiantly be back but might spend a week or two at
Nine Mile first.
3 comments:
Beautiful place and crystal clear water.
Definitely a place that would be hard to leave.
Hope its nice and warm up there :)
Two pubs, 3-4 dining places, IGA, newsagent, bakery, hairdresser and massage parlor - Place has surely changed since my last visit!
Tony
amazing view
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