Coral Bay and Exmouth, where nature fights back

After leaving Gladstone campground we hit the road again, spending a night at a river side free camp. I must say i have been quite converted to the free/ low cost camp idea, as long as I can go into a park every few days to wash clothes etc, or to sightsee in a particular area. We have stayed at some really nice spots with nice views, of course if it's free Garry loves it regardless.

Warroora
Our next stop was Warroora, a beachside sheep station campground, and Garry's favourite spot so far. Not far from Coral Bay it is a popular area at the beginning of Ningaloo Reef. We stayed 5 nights, hoping for snorkelling, fishing swimming etc. Well, we did a little bit but the family curse and nature had other ideas for some of the time. Remember the Kalbarri downpour? Well we brought it with us because we then experienced the Warroora downpour and mini cyclone a couple of nights into our stay. Luckily we were camped in a relatively protected spot near a small hill, because the rain was torrential and the wind was ferocious to the point that we thought our poptop roof would blow away! Not much sleep was had that night.

Garry did catch 2 and a half spangled emperors, the half the result of a tussle with a very determined shark!
We saw heaps of sea turtles swimming around, and Garry went out to the reef for a fish in an inflatable dinghy.

Exmouth
In continuing our struggle with the elements we move on to Exmouth, which is in the throes of some unseasonal storms resulting in the area being granted natural disaster status. Yep, WA which gets barely any rain this time of year has saved it all up for us! Having decided I'm not brave enough to swim with the whale sharks here I was looking forward to snorkelling and visiting the national park and Yardie Creek gorges. Nope, the park is closed due to the flooding. We plan to head off to make our way up to Broome tomorrow, hopefully it won't have a cyclone or tsunami or anything, knowing our luck!