Up the West Coast

After a couple of fun nights and meeting some good people at the Underground Backpackers in Perth, it was time to move on and head north. I booked an "easyrider" bus that allows me to hop off and hop on whenever and wherever I want. Our first stop north of Perth was the infamous pinnacle desert, but was a bit overrated if you ask me. Our first night we spent in Kalbarri, a small coastal town about 600 km north of Perth. After one day of driving around the west coast I have learned that the towns are few and far between. I now understand what they mean when they say that although WA is Austalia's largest state, it is also the most barren. While on the road, you don't see much for hundreds of km's at a time. The next day we spent some time in Kalbarri National Park which had some scenic cliffs, gorges, canyons, rivers, etc. All with a hint of that amber red rock color that you picture Australia to look like. Our next over night stay was in Denham, where I decided to "hop off" and have been here for the past couple of days. It is a small town in the Shark Bay region of WA. Our hostel is right accross the road from the bay, which is clear blue and dotted with the occasional anchored rowboat, sailboat, or catamaran.