Saturday 23 August

We left Mark and Serena with a baby chicken under their windscreen wiper to remember us by (courtesy of Varilrix promotional toy) and we headed off early to see the dolphins being fed at Monkey Mia. They didn't seem to appreciate how cold it was standing in the shallows with the wind blowing a stiff easterly. Breakfast in the carpark preceded a drive to see the stromatolites at Hamelin Pool. Then it was on to the straight road south - no bend for over 50km. At least the wildflowers by the side of the road and the Olympics on the radio made it interesting. We called in to Kalbarri National Park for some views of the Murchison River before finding a space at the caravan park. As we walked through town at sunset, a sign advertising gourmet pizzas beckoned us in to the local tavern. Unfortunately the supermarket base and meatlovers topping were not exactly what we had in mind - but at least we didn't have to cook.