Today, after buying some beautiful whale shark ear rings, we went on a trip along the coast from Exmouth to Yardie Creek, at the end of the Cape Range National Park. Last night was very windy so we didn’t think we would snorkel anywhere but the wind died down in the afternoon and we could have swum. We left Exmouth and went to the Vlamingh Lightouse which had great views of the beach. This lighthouse was built in 1911 but decommissioned in 1969. On the way to the lighthouse we saw the Naval Communication Station. This station passes messages to submarines and surface ships. One of the towers, Tower Zero, is the second tallest structure in the southern hemisphere.
On the reef off the coast, you can see waves crashing. It is quite spectacular. We called in to some beautiful beaches. The Tantabiddi boat ramp was where our whale shark tour had left the previous day.
Then we called into the Milyering Visitor Centre at the beginning of the National Park.
When we got to Turquoise Bay, we realized we should have gone snorkelling there. It was the nicest of the beaches and there were heaps of people there.
We continued on to Yardie Creek where there was a huge river coming down from the gorge.
On our return we noticed many kangaroos and even emus crossing the road.
It was a great day.
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Australian Naval Communication Centre
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Oyster Stacks
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Tantabiddi Boat Ramp
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Turquoise Bay
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Turquoise Bay
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Yardie Creek Gorge
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