Coral Bay and Exmouth were completely devastated by the cyclone Olwyn and the road to them is still closed.This is a great disappointment as a highlight of the trip for me was going to be snorkelling and diving the Ningaloo reef which fringes the peninsula. The chances are that the reef will have been damaged and the water clarity will be very poor for a while. We didn’t want to hang around in Carnarvon waiting for things to return to normal so we decided to move on.
Our next port of call is Karijini National Park which is in the Hammersley ranges. The reality of the vastness and emptiness of Western Australia came home to us as it took two days of driving to get there. The only sign of civilisation was a lonely roadhouse selling essential but expensive petrol. The only company we had were a couple of galahs keeping an eye on us at a pit stop and occasional wedge-tailed eagles hovering around hoping for some road kill.
Evidence of the recent heavy rain was all around with full, muddy rivers and extensive sections of road under water. The desert is quickly turning green and bursting into flower.
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