Day 83 Coral Bay, WA

 ANNDDD.......we have struck gold again......

This is Coral Bay.  Our friends Lynn and Graham gave us the "heads up" to visit this beautiful seaside village at the bottom of Exmouth Peninsular and we were ever so lucky to be able to get a caravan site at this very popular place.  It is well named because just where the water changes colour in the photo above, is where the coral begins.  As far as we could see there were people snorkelling, kayaking, paddle boarding and just floating in the turquoise blue water.  We dipped our toes in the water and it is rather chilly, but I can't give up the opportunity of snorkelling in this lovely area.

We walked downtown that is literally just one street.  You enter on this street and you exit this same street.  There are a few houses scattered around the township and we will go for a walk tomorrow morning to explore the area a little more.  I think there may even be a tourist walk but I will have to ask. Our first stop was the supermarket and in a big basket at the front door were beach umbrellas for sale at $29.99 so we grabbed one of them.  I love lying on the beach but only if I can have some shade, so this is perfect.  Right next door to the supermarket was a surf clothing shop that I just had to snoop around.  You never know what you might find 😉.  As it turns out it was providence that made me enter this shop because there was a rack of wetsuits for sale and one that had my name all over it! Sold!  I will now be able to swim in these chilly waters just that little more comfortably.

The drive today from our overnight free camp to Coral Bay was just under 200km.  We didn't leave our camping spot until after 10am and arrived at Coral Bay around 1pm so it was another easy drive.  Along the way we checked out what was available as a free camp for one night on the 2nd July when we don't have anything booked.  We found a spot about 20km north from Coral Bay that will be perfect as it is on our way to Exmouth, our next stop. It is called Bruboodjoo Point.  I kid you not.  If you can pronounce that you are way better than me 😂😂.  It's State of Origin tonight so we will be watching. We somehow missed the first one with the two hour time difference, but we are more organised tonight.

The scenery for much of todays drive.  Flat, flat, flat.