Thierings on Tour

We had an early and easy morning at Coral Bay, with a play at the playground for the girls and a coffee from the bakery. Everyone was happy with our decision not to stay the extra night at 14 miles…

Then it was back on the road and on to Quobba Station. Driving to South Ningaloo we passed a few salt flats and made a stop at Quobba blowhole. It was certainly windy and blowy enough for it! The water was churning from the wind and the waves and you had to hold on to your hat.

The famous King Waves Kill sign is like an initiation to the Ningaloo coast, it seems you haven’t been if you haven’t got a photo with it… so of course we did. Well Chris did, the kids didn’t even want to get out of the car in the wind 😂

When we got to Quobba it was absolutely crazy windy and we drove around to find a semi-sheltered spot. We started setting up and the van was shaking. The only good thing about it on this windy day was the toilet shelter that gave a nice break from the wind and was quirky with its car door. We stopped to have lunch, but by the time we finished lunch Chris said that he couldn’t bare the wind and to see if we could possibly go a bit further.

Within 20 minutes we were back on the road, heading south to stay in Carnarvon. It was definitely the right choice! There was no wind, we got a spot in a quiet caravan park and the girls happily played Duplo and spent hours making potions. I think the alternative of being all squashed in the van to escape the wind would have been much less appealing…

We really haven’t had much luck with Windy Always recently, but it’s all part of the adventure!

Kms travelled – 349