Friday 26^nd August, 2016, until early afternoon

From Dongara we drive along the coast southwards until Yanchep. Here at the Turquoise Coast between Geraldton and Perth small National Parks and Nature Reserves line up like pearls on a string. Probably the costal area is just not that suitable for agriculture. Anyway we are driving again through the bush.

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Thursday 25^nd August, 2016

Petra learned at the visitor center that Mullewa, which is located 100 km east of Geraldton, is a worthwhile destination for wildflower enthusiasts. OK, we go there. The landscape gets wider, the fields bigger and all in all it looses charm. It is not completely flat, it still has some structure and a railway track is acompanying us. Judging from the bulk waggons it is probably again a mine railway.

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Wednesday afternoon 24^nd August - Thurday morning 25^nd August, 2016

A bit more away from the coast we get again into the realm of the everlastings. The landscape is hilly and the land is cultivated. Finally it remembers to a middle European culture landscape, which is also charming.

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Monday 22^nd August - Wednesday early afternoon 24^nd August, 2016

On Monday again a drive of something over 300 km is ahead of us as we want to get to Kalbarri. The bush is getting taller and taller, now there are even real trees. And then we reach something bizarre: a field.

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Saturday late morning 20^th August - Sunday 21^st August, 2016

Four years ago Petra visited already the Francois Peron National Park. And still has much respect about it then the two ladies were stuck with the car in the sand back then.

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