Miramsmeanderings: Kalbarri to Coalseam Conservation Park

On our way to Geraldton we deviated through Hutt River Province which is somewhere I had long been curious about. The story of how Prince Leonard seceded from Australia is fascinating and he certainly had our sympathy. It happened to be his 90th birthday on the day we visited and we had quite a conversation with him. Quirky, definitely but with a huge intelligence. Stopped in Northampton for lunch and this is a pleasant little historic town making a big effort to attract tourists especially caravaners. As soon as we were set up in the van park in Geraldton we went up town to look for an Athlete's Foot as Bill's sneakers were on their last legs. Got a very colourful pair! Geraldton is a prosperous looking town with a busy port, very clean with attractive buildings.
very healthy. On arrival in Mullewa we went to the annual wild flower show but were a little disappointed at the quantity and variety of flowers on display. However, the very helpful young lady next door in the Visitor Centre gave us good directions to find wreath flowers and where the best everlastings were to be found. Drove immediately out to Pindar and the road to Tallering Station where we located an excellent display of wreath flowers. The road out was a mass of everlastings in colours of yellows, whites, pinks, blues and so many different varieties of daisies and shrubs. Fabulous. Lunch on the Pindar common before we found our way through more endless beautiful crops stretching as far as the eye could see to Coalseam Conservation Park. What a beautiful place. Excellent little free camp. Parked amongst the flowers. We were so lucky to arrive at the peak of the everlasting season.
More flower photos.