The next morning, high up in a palm, are two birds making a lot of noise. Happy noise
Carefully we walk around the sunny side and wait. And here he/she is. It appears it’s a Galah. A parrot
Amazing bird. It flies away, showing off the red
The two of them working at some project together
Anyway, the day’s track, which looks a lot like yesterday’s
On our first visit to the coast the shoreline’s covered in the litter of a sea weed. We walk out on it and it’s spongy and deep
Close up it looks like this. Very mysterious. The mystery will be resolved in a day or two
Down to the next beach near a fishing village
Outside the village is this huge sculpture of a lobster with no pincers. It greets you as you turn into town
At the harbor dock there’s an impressive fish boat unloading to what appears to be a collective
The boat’s about 70 feet long, a raw platform at the back and a bow with a fast entry. It’s trick looking. I walk over to the conveyor and see flashes of red lobster in sealed boxes
Another boat comes in. Similarly sporty for a fish boat. Clearly speed and looking good is everything. Lucinda understands
So it turns out the industry is huge and extends up the coast hundred of miles to a town called Coral Bay where the species turns into what they call a ‘blue’ and is not easily caught nor commercially viable. This animal they call a ‘cray’ and is a rock lobster. Strange looking without claws. So of course we have it for lunch and it’s good.
Back on the road we pass the typical red dirt roads regularly. Although we don’t have one on the route ahead for a little while we think we’ll go ride one for a while and see how the surface feels. Very pretty to ride on
It feels good. A gritty variable sand making a firm surface. But we’re sure it’ll be different every time. Like crappy, corrugated, deep and unpredictable we’re guessing. Further down the road. Gorgeous
To a little house with a coffee sign outside
Then back on the road for the blast north
To yet another fantastic shoreline at the town of Kalbarri
And ride out onto the rocks
No kangaroos.