We left Bruboodjoo after another beach walk , and headed back out to the road and headed south . It was an uneventful drive down to Yalabia Rest Area in amongst the red sand dunes . We found a good spot and set up for the night , gradually others arrived to do the same thing .
After a good nights sleep we gradually got organised and headed in to Carnarvon . Now our plans were to have a few days in town , wash , shop and do what was required before we headed out to Quobba Blow Holes - yes the same one that's in the news about Cleo being abducted . Our plans have been cancelled , we don't need to be here while all this is going on .
During our stay , we headed out to Rocky Pool on the Gascoyne River , it's been about 6 years since we were here last . There was still plenty of water in the rocky area , stretching a few hundred metres down the river .
Time for some aerial views .
This is the sandy area where the water flows in - when it actually runs over the surface . You can see where someone got bogged in the darker section mid left - that'll teach them to be a bit more careful - maybe !
We headed back toward Carnarvon, but stopped a few kilometres down the road near a waterhole - time for some more aerial shots .
The waterhole looks very different from above .
There are several other claypans nearby as well , the patterns in this one caught my eye .
Colours are all different . You can also see fence lines & tracks that go off into the distance - that's a long straight track & fence !
Back in town , we had some lunch , then headed out to the Northern Plantations for a look .
Stopping at the end of one road , we found a succulent ground cover that was all buds and some flowers , but no leaves ???
They grow a lot of produce up here , table grapes are just one of the crops .
Going over the Gascoyne River , we stopped at Rotary Park where there are plenty of good sized River Gums .
Time for some more aerial shots of the very geometric patterns of the orchards .
There's still bit of water in the river .
With the hint of a sunset , we headed into town and out near the fishing harbour to watch . We got some different results due to the cloud cover
The sun had gone for the day , but the clouds started to glow , it was worth waiting for .
The Fascine has been made into a very user friendly area with walkways , small jetties for boats to tie up to , or people to fish off . It has really tidied up an area that wasn't really great before .
And thats it for Carnarvon this trip , here's a map link :- https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1s_J1XFIv_-kGEZuEdVFrA5FKjZA6e6pS&usp=sharing
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