Further south we venture , the cold is coming to greet us as well , not going to enjoy the colder weather at all . My knees are starting to ache - don't think the arthritis likes the cold either !!
3 nights in Geraldton before we head further toward Perth again , so we headed out to the Chapman River Valley for a drive . One lookout showed the valley off , lush & green at the moment with wheat , canola and lupins growing happily .
Further up the valley and we crossed the Chapman River a few times , this one shows not much of a river , more like a creek - it was flowing however .
This is one of the lupin fields , there were plenty more . They are just coming out in flower .
Canola is starting to show it's presence , not in full bloom yet but getting closer .
We stumbled across Howatharra Nature Reserve and found a track into it and explored a bit . These pink everlasting daisies were out on full show .
This yellow flower is quite stunning when you look closely - it looks like wattle until you zoom in , then you realise it has petals etc in the middle , the wattle like display is purely to attract birds & bees.
The hillsides are starting to break out in colour .
Naturally with all this space and no-one around , I got the drone out for some aerial shots . Ocean in the background , wheat & canola in the middle , nature reserve at the bottom of photo .
Not the best canola field , but all I had to work with .
This house has been designed for the site , protected from the prevailing winds by the hill behind and the roof sloped downwards to miss the winds as well - it's a great design and would have great views off the verandahs and has lots of glass doors & windows as well .
Back to town , shopping done , washing done , we enjoyed the sunshine & warmth of the sun .
The drone came out again , this is Moore Point Lighthouse and West End .
Further around to the north is the port , Geraldton exports a lot of stuff - grains , minerals & livestock , and imports fertilisers , fuel and mineral sands . Cruise ships also call in . The long sheds & silos are all for grain and there's more storage out of shot as well .
That's it for Geraldton this visit , here's a map link :- https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cSDwA2HhQEeSl-3JPoE9paTe4LapWwHh&usp=sharing
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