On Monday 12th July we finally departed Perth at about 3pm and made it as far as Waddi Farm, 30km past Cataby. We arrived at this very run-down (but only $25) caravan park just after dark and were out of there first thing in the morning. We stopped briefly at Geraldton for some fuel and arrived at spectacular Coronation Beach, about 20km further north, at about 4pm. For the first time in a few weeks we had beautiful sunny weather and a great campsite right by the beach - perfect (and only $10)! Sean, Steph and Jonah arrived about 5.30pm which was a huge shock as they only left Perth that morning. Over the next 2 days we swam, snorkelled, fished and surfed (well, some of us did) at this beautiful beach. Hannah showed off her bike riding skills by doing several laps of the campground and Sean did a bit of windsurfing. The highlight of our stay was a boat race where you had to construct your boat out of any materials found locally and the winner was the boat that made it to the breakers first. The race winner was Jonah Noe 1, closely followed by Sam's Pirate Ship and Steph's Super Red. Anthony's Sudafed catamaran capsized in the surf along with Ashleigh's Speedy and Simon's Blue Bottle Express. Sean's Yellow Gypsy Love also capsized and took a right hand turn up the coast and away to Ningaloo Reef. Hannah decided not to launch her boat and it remained in dry dock for the remainer of our stay.
So great to see that you have finally found some sun - our world wind tour has come to a very cold end - we are all home safely, and so quickly back into the swing of things - a few life changes, but nothing drastic - some of us wanted to keep going, turning right at the QLd border, but the driver had home in his sights. You will love the north - it is great - ring us when you get to Darwin and we can share our tips on the free things to do - take care, much love - The Wards.
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