Fresh from our drive into Kalbarri , we had a rest day before going back out to the Skywalk , it was a nicer day as well , with temperatures getting up to the low 30's . We parked & walked down to the kiosk and found a seat out of the sun for a minute or 2 . There were about 20 people out on the skywalk , but they left or went to the other end , and it was empty - perfect photo time . This is the bigger of the 2 skywalks .
It looks a bit strange but this is also the main skywalk platform , looking down to the river below .
The shelter above us has some intricate patterns , presumably laser cut , that lets the sunlight through creating patterns on the floor .
While it was still quiet , we walked out to the platform , this is looking back at the shelter & kiosk .
Here's the Murchison River and the smaller platform
We ventured down to the other end and looked back to the main platform .
There are various sculptures around the site , this one is interesting - it's about 1.5m long and is life size , it's an arthropod , called Eurypterids . They apparently roamed the earth for about 200million years , they lived in the ocean and on land . There are fossilised footprints of them here in the national park .
Some other sculptures are this one - a Thorny Devil
An emu and chicks , there's also some quolls , some other thorny devils and some other arthropods , makes for an interesting visit .
Another day , we headed out to the coastal park in between rain showers . This bush caught our eye , it was about 2m tall long & leggy , but covered in yellow flowers . The flowers have a striped centre - first time we'd seen them .
This is the start of the Bigurda Walk , that leads you along the cliff edge for about 7klms to Eagles Nest. We did that walk a couple of years ago and it was spectacular .
Time for some aerial shots of the area , that's Island Rock
Colour of the water is beautiful , contrasting with the starkness of the cliffs .
From here we drove back toward town to another favourite location called Pot Alley . You can drive down right to the cliff edge , you can also walk down to this small beach as well - but be aware of the waves , big ones sneak up and grab you . Here's a view looking back to the cliff from above the water .
Heading back into town , the rain had cleared away and the day was way better . This is the view looking north along the coast , wildflowers were still flowering happily .
Further down near town is a spot called Blue Holes , it's a sanctuary zone and is apparently good snorkelling - given the windchill and the temperature of 22 degrees , I didn't bother to find out !!
This is Kalbarri township , looks a bit stark - most of the trees lost all their leaves and a lot of branches . There's still some obvious damage to some buildings , but some old fibre shacks are still standing , while newer houses beside them have lost part of their roof . Other houses are still waiting to be demolished .
This is a shot from directly above Blue Holes
And this is looking back towards Red Bluff and the coastal park .
There you have it , that's Kalbarri for us this year . Cheers
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