Western Australia - Post 3 of 5 - Coral Bay

After two days in the sun and isolation of Cape Range National Park we headed back around the cape, through Exmouth, and down to Coral Bay.  It was a sparsely populated drive south, but I was pleasantly surprised to find a nice little town at the end.  We signed in and orientated ourselves at the caravan park, and then I quickly made my way down to the shore for the sunset.  I had to descend a very sandy cliff to get down and scale it to get back up, but it was well worth the effort.  Back on top, I went  to meet the family at the local restaurant and bar, which looked to be a very popular establishment.  We relaxed over a couple of beers and laid out tentative plans for the rest of the trip.  The next morning I went out to explore with my camera, and ended up following a family of plovers around, the parents having to repeatedly fend off seagulls who seemed way too interested in their chick.  Later, we made our way down to the beach for another session of snorkeling.  The water was beautiful and clear and the corals full of life, and we soaked in as much as we could.  Eventually we dragged ourselves out of the ocean, cleaned up, ate lunch, and began our long drive down to Kalbarri National Park.      

---