Time to head off again , move to something a little cooler , these mid 30's days are getting too much . The winds are better today for travelling - we'll get some tailwinds - that'll help the fuel economy a bit . It wasn't long before we started to get wildflowers along the way , being here a month ago would've looked amazing , we got the tail end of the flowers - if you can believe that .
Mulla Mulla looked amazing as we went along , softening the harsh conditions .
After a couple of stops at Fortescue River to check out some campsites , we continued on to Robe River for some lunch . There was plenty of water here which made it much more pleasant .
There were plenty of these Painted Finches coming down for a drink .
There were some Desert Roses around , and I'm really happy with this photo - the centre of the flower seems to have little balls of light .
At another stop there were thousands of flowers , yellow , pink & white .
Here'a an aerial shot of that area .
We couldn't believe the amount of flowers about .
Continuing on , we drove further than normal to take advantage of the wind , finally stopping at a free camp at a gravel pit . There was a flat top hill beside us and another ridge going to the south .
Here's our gravel pit and the ridge behind .
Yep , flowers in the gravel .
Sunset was pretty good as well .
Next morning we left the Pilbara vegetation behind , entering the red sand dunes of the Gascoyne area .
After another night in a rest area we headed into Carnarvon . This is the area where you find the Green Bird Flower .
A drive around the fruit growing area , to find tomatoes and lots of table grapes .
Here's the main street of Carnarvon
And looking to the west .
We are here for a week , waiting for the parcel , hopefully it'll arrive while we're here .
Here's a map link :- https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1LnybrElKLE8Tu5yBK-jmzadm5W2_PRU&usp=sharing
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