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We should talk about a little secret they've been keeping from us in the West. Equivalent in beauty to The Great Barrier Reef, but sitting meters from the shore in Cape Range National Park south of Exmouth, is the exceptional Ningaloo Reef. A stunning coral and ocean marine park that stretches a few hundred kilometres along the WA coast about a thousand clicks north of Perth.  Well it’s not that much of a secret, but I think Queensland’s has taken the lion's share of reef talk in recent years. Pretty sure the Ningaloo locals are okay with it though! Its also one of a few locations in the world where Whale Sharks aggregate.. for reasons science has not been able to uncover. Animals 'aggregating' is a strange concept for me, associating the language with some component of data. Also that science knows so little about the behaviour and patterns of Whale Sharks seems odd. A solitary animal never observed mating or with offspring and no idea why they appear or mi

We had the Pajero serviced in Perth. On this occasion I specifically requested a tyre rotation due to the uneven wear caused from towing the camper. The store manager swore blind it’d been done, citing the service log as proof. Unfortunately for him, the biro I scrawled on the tyres earlier suggested otherwise, and to cut a long story short, lets just say they’ll be picking up the cost of the next service gratis. Over Easter we organised to catch up with some old friends from London, road tripping up coast from Perth to one friends family home in the seaside town of Port Denison. We stopped at some sites on the way including the amazing Pinnacles. Handleys and the Pinnacles Sharp Great catching up with these two nut jobs! It was a special weekend for locals as it marked their annual country race meet.. giddy up! So we donned our favourite thongs and least holey T’s and headed for the track. Similar to city race meets, we backed exactly zero winners but walked a

WA is remarkable. We’ve looked forward to this part of the journey as many do when traveling Australia. The coastline is pristine; glassy, turquoise water and scenery that is quite simply stunning. Its also rugged and somewhat untouched. Did I mention the surf, wow!! Esperance is a wonderful little port town just past the end of the Nullarbor Plain. It’s the entry point to Cape Le Grande National Park, home to some of the most stunning beaches in the world. They take your breath away. We stayed at the best of them in Lucky Bay for a few nights, choosing the tent instead of camper on account of the 20-knot onshore winds. Putting up the camper annex in the howling wind is challenging, and we didn’t have the energy or inclination following the preceding few days driving. Squeaky white sand and turquoise waters make this part of the coast so unique and picturesque. Bird's eye view of Lucky Bay Almost lonely Pajero We drove to Hopetoun next, keen to