Kalbarri to Dongara.

One of the features of Kalbarri is the feeding of Pelicans at 08.45 each morning. Since it was right opposite the camp site we went to see the event. The volunteer who was feeding them this morning was very informative as to the history of the feeding, first started in 1974 by a local shop keeper and kept going by volunteers since he stopped. The local seagull population also joined in taking food from his hand.
On the way out of Kalbarri we stopped at Chinamans Rock to overlook the estuary which in the early morning light looked very scenic. Next stop was Red Bluff lookout; then Eagle Gorge; Natural Bridge (an arch formed by the sea) and Shellhouse Grandstand. On the way to the last outlook Mary spotted a Kangaroo just sitting by the road in the shade of an acacia bush who then quietly watched us take photos of him.
The cliffs extend from Red Bluff south for 14 kilometres and are made up of multi coloured sandstone and limestone. Because to the layering of the rocks the cliffs are quite impressive in the formations resulting from either wave action or where they are cut through by seasonal rivers.
Near the tiny fishing port of Port Gregory is the Pink Lake which really is pink in parts. The correct name for the lake is the Hutt Lagoon. It takes the name Pink Lake due to its colour created by the naturally occurring Beta Carotene. The pink hue is created by microscopic algae which become trapped in salt granules; certainly very colourful.
We drove on through Northampton, a historic town that would fit into any traditional western movie set, to Geraldton, a much more modern town, for a look round now that it was open for business, and finally along the main coastal highway lined in places with trees bent over almost to the ground due to the onshore winds to the small town of Dongara for an overnight camp.