Kalbarri stop-over

Murchison river mouth - on a calm day

Kalbarri is a pretty seaside town situated at the mouth of the Murchison River (apparently the second longest river in WA at 820 km) about 6 hours drive north from Perth. The entrance to the river from the ocean (and vice versa) is one of the most dangerous in WA and was not something I was willing to attempt by myself, so boat trips were restricted to the river.

I love Nan's swag!

We had volunteered to look after our Granddaughter for a few nights whilst our daughter and partner had a few days to themselves at Monkey Mia resort. So two adults, a two year child, and a spoilt two year dog in two swags for three nights was a bit of a challenge but we managed to get thru it without any casualties 😊. Although it was good to see mum and dad pull in with the caravan and for our granddaughter to sleep in the van again for the last 4 days of our stay.

Get off that you big kid!

There is quiet a bit to do around Kalbarri with scenic drives along the rugged coastline, National Parks (yep we and a million other people did the mandatory “Natures Window” photos), pelican feeding, the Rainbow Jungle bird park and maze.

Nice view!

We stayed at the Kalbarri Anchorage Caravan Park and whilst I am not a big fan of caravan parks, I must say that this park has great facilities and was (surprise surprise) directly opposite the boat ramp on the river. Early morning walks along the grassy parks on the river was a great way to start the day.







As luck would have it, the time we were in Kalbarri coincided with the lowest tides of the year which meant there was only a limited window to get upstream to fish before we had to come back before we were stuck upstream. However - we did manage to catch some nice bream upstream and around the boat harbour near the ramp. The local shire has installed picnic tables and camping sites upstream on the riverbank (only accessible by boat) and these would be popular in summer.

On leaving Kalbarri Linda and I were heading out thru the goldfields with the kids caravan in tow and they went straight back to Perth with our boat in tow (something about having to go back to "work" - bugger!). So the day before departure we completely packed up and after 15 nights in swags Linda and I hired a chalet in the park and slept in a real bed – woo hoo (no videos of that night!)

Short video is  HERE