Ross wrote:
> Heading out of Perth travel via Great Northern Highway to New Norcia to see
> the only "privately owned" town in Oz. Established by Spanish Benedictine
> Monks about 1846.
>
> Then head back to the coast via Moora to join up with the Brand Highway and
> drive into Jurien Bay (fishing town on the coast) so you can take a little
> detour South of there to Cervantes and the Nambung NP where "The Pinnacles"
> are. One of the great wonders of the west coast.
If you get the chance, see the Pinnacles at night with a full or nearly
full moon. It's very spooky and evocative. Just be sure to drive *very*
slowly at night out their. From Cervantes to the Pinnacles is about 30km
return, and in that distance we spotted about 30 kanagroos by the side
of the road, ready to jump in front of the car.
> Further north along the coast is Dongara and Port Denison then a little
> further north the city of Geraldton.
Very good windsurfing and kite surfing in Gero.
>
> After Geraldton a visit to Kalbarri NP is worth while. Turn off at
> Northampton and drive via Gregory to the town of Kalbarri.
If it's not too hot, the 8km walk around the Loop in the Kalbarri Gorge
is great. Beautiful scenery, colourful rock formations, and maybe a
refreshing dip in one of the water holes if there's water. There's also
a nice 8 km hike along the ocean bluffs that's pretty spectacular, and
you might get to see whales at certain times of the year. Wonderful
wildflowers in this part of the world, especially in spring.
> From there you have to go out to the North West Coast Highway to go further
> northward.
>
> At "The Overlander Roadhouse" you can go out to Denham, Monkey Mia and the
> Francois Peron NP. Peron was a brilliant young naturalist travelling with
> Nicklas Baudin on his voyage of discovery about 1804.
>
> North of there is Carnarvon but when we left there we drove out to the
> Hamersley Ranges and Mt. Tom Price an Newman. The Karijini NP between those
> two towns is very popular with back packers.
Just be aware that these places in the Pilberra are the hottest in
Australia during Nov-Mar (inclusive) - it can be absolutely brutal.
Also, that time of the year is cyclone season, and many roads here and
further north might be impassable. Better to visit in the cooler/dryer
months.
Tom
> Ross
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>>Hi,
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>>I am looking travel from Sydney to Perth (stopping for durations at
>>Melbourne, Adelaide and Kalgoorlie) but from Perth onwards, I dont
>>really know where to go. I would like to work my way to Darwin and them
>>from there make it to Alice Springs.
>>
>>Can anyone recommend any hot spots for stopping by between Perth and
>>Darwin? Any special experiences? Perhaps, places to avoid? Cheers
>>
>>Burnsy
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