Left the wayside park with the Korean guys and drove to Exmouth. The Koreans decided to stay
in town and maybe leave in the morning. I did a little shopping at the IGA and updated my blog at an internet café. I went to Cape Range National Park to Ned’s campground space 3. Only 8 spots total. Read a book most of the day. Very very windy. After dinner the neighbors invited me to their tent shelter with another couple and we chatted to 10 pm. Both couples had great stories about their relatives in areas that I have been through in Queensland and Northern Territory. Enjoyable day. Not too hot with the wind blowing.Day 75 October 13 Monday
Drove down the coast of the park stopping at many of the beaches, walking in the water, had a swim, went for a short hike up into the hills. Windy but not too hot today. When I got back to the camp, read for a while, chatted with a plummer for a while and had a beer with him and his wife. There was a “cocktail hour” with most of the campers present so sat in with them for a while. Ate dinner and went back to the cocktail hour. Enjoyable quiet day.
How is this for a 4 wheel drive road?Day 76 October 14 Tuesday
Said goodbye to the neighbors and headed back to Exmouth. Stopped by the turtle rookery and
saw a few turtles playing in the surf. They are just starting to mate and lay eggs in the sand dunes. Saw a lot of emu’s in the park this morning. On the way out of Exmouth picked up the Korean guys again. I took them almost to Carnarvon as I decided to go to the 
blowholes and they wanted to continue south. The blowholes were neat. Water was being blasted up through the limestone about 30 meters (100 feet). Continued down the road to Quobba Station which is an active sheep ranch which has some sites available. Nice sunset and a rugged beach with big waves. Saw some whales spouting.
Said goodbye to the neighbors and headed back to Exmouth. Stopped by the turtle rookery and
saw a few turtles playing in the surf. They are just starting to mate and lay eggs in the sand dunes. Saw a lot of emu’s in the park this morning. On the way out of Exmouth picked up the Korean guys again. I took them almost to Carnarvon as I decided to go to the 
blowholes and they wanted to continue south. The blowholes were neat. Water was being blasted up through the limestone about 30 meters (100 feet). Continued down the road to Quobba Station which is an active sheep ranch which has some sites available. Nice sunset and a rugged beach with big waves. Saw some whales spouting.Day 77 October 15 Wednesday
Left the station and drove to Carnarvon and got gas and ice. Saw several groups of feral goats
and more emu’s today. Headed south again on hwy 1 to Shark Bay, a world heritage site. Stopped for the night at Hamelin Caravan park space 14. Walked to the shore to look at the stromatolites in the sea at Hamlin pool. These were thought to be extinct 500 million years ago, from fossil records were found 3.5 billion years ago, and are cyanobacteria who attract sand and make these 
sculptures. These bacteria are thought to be responsible for the increase in oxygen which allowed for us air breathers to evolve. Also saw a quarry which harvested compacted shells for building. After dinner, many of the park residents headed up the hill to watch the sunset and talk. There were three couples from Holland.
Left the station and drove to Carnarvon and got gas and ice. Saw several groups of feral goats
and more emu’s today. Headed south again on hwy 1 to Shark Bay, a world heritage site. Stopped for the night at Hamelin Caravan park space 14. Walked to the shore to look at the stromatolites in the sea at Hamlin pool. These were thought to be extinct 500 million years ago, from fossil records were found 3.5 billion years ago, and are cyanobacteria who attract sand and make these 
sculptures. These bacteria are thought to be responsible for the increase in oxygen which allowed for us air breathers to evolve. Also saw a quarry which harvested compacted shells for building. After dinner, many of the park residents headed up the hill to watch the sunset and talk. There were three couples from Holland.
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