Busy Exmouth.... and Yardie Creek Stn.

Day 83
The delightful sound of some bongo playing backpackers into the wee hours of the morning have given us a pretty good reason to move on this morning. We head for Exmouth and hopefully can stay in the Cape Range Nat. Park. Exmouth is busier than Coral Bay and we are craving a more peaceful place but are very disappointed when the visitor info tells us that Cape Range Camping grounds are all full L we decide to stay at Yardie Creek Station nearby and will drive in to the park for a day. You can of course get there at the gates early next morning and just wait till and if a camping spot becomes available but with the max. Time you can camp in the park 28 days it is just luck to get a nice spot. We are welcomed at Yardie creek by the “locals”, some of the many caravanner’s from South of western Oz that spend the winter in the north, much the same as the Victorians spending winter in QLD. We do get into the Nat Park for a lovely swim and snorkel off the beach at Turquoise bay and enjoy a lovely swim in the incredible clear blue water. Back at camp we get news from home of the horrendous gale force winds and are a bit worried for the girls, but they appear to have all under control. It’s very hard being so far away at times like this. To add to that worry, our fridge is playing up again and it looks like a rain storm is brewing so we decide to pack up early in the morning and go back to Exmouth to get the fridge checked.