Carnarvon to Denham

Today it was Chris’s turn to be out for the count so I drove the Britz car and got to stop to see lots of wildflowers on the way! They are amazing and the variety of colours and textures really make it pretty to look at, the yellow of the wattles with the softer blue and purple shrubs underneath followed by a carpet of whites, yellows and pinks on a red soil. The scenery changed again as we headed coastal again into Shark Bay. No trees but again different greens yellows and purple daisies poking their heads through the shrubs were just gorgeous. Because Chris and I (Dale’s not fussed!) have been showing such an interest in the plants the kids have also been taking more interest and wanting their own selection of flowers. Johnny was trying to keep two flower heads alive by drowning them in a bucket of water!

We arrived in Denham mid arvo, set up camp and wandered down the street. It is a small seaside town with lots of boats and fisher people and not much else! There is a building made out of shells which is quite quaint, and you can’t tell unless you get up close. These shells are sourced from the nearby shell beach which has millions of little bivalve shells washed in from a nearby bay and the shells are mined and used for construction and shell grit in chicken feed. The shells are also spread throughout the sand we are camping on so you can imagine the fun the kids are having digging in that. Anyway I shall leave you with all my wildflower shots and the tawny frogmouths we saw this morning above our tent…

oh and the prickles i got in my thongs and feet walking around the flowers were huge! Definitely wear proper shoes next time!