Kalbarri

Until six years ago, Kalbarri was accessible only via unsealed road, now it is becoming a highway for people seeking a sea change. Although still quite some distance from Perth, housing commands prices well in excess of $300000, and commonly over half a million! Although a beautiful situated town, it has a “Stepford Wives” feel to it.
The beautiful National Park on its doorstep is carved by the Murchison River, with a picturesque feature known as “Nature’s Window”. We chose this day to explore the river loop for which the Window is the entrance point. Unfortunately this also proved to be the hottest afternoon of the trip, with the temperatures in the shade pushing to 37 degrees – and there was not much shade! We were a third of the way through the 8 km trek when discretion became the better part, and we turned back. This decision was aided by a German couple who were also returning from a little further down the track. They were in such bad shape that we needed to share some of our water with them, as well as some of our snacks, as we nursed them back to the car park.