Sand, Sea and Emus- Lots and lots of Emus!

Beware: Photo OVERLOAD!

Last week we got a way for a nice break to Exmouth. We've been there before and it's a nice short drive for us compared to most other places we get to. And even though we've been there before we STILL haven't seen everything that there is to see there. This trip we checked out Turquoise Bay, The Turtle Center, The Lighthouse (again), Learmonth Jetty to go fishing, Bundegi Beach (B went fishing and the kids and I swam) and the water park.

We only had 4 days so we tried to fit as much in as we could without making us all exhausted. We also spent a fair bit of time at the caravan park pool. The kids love the caravan park we stay at and so do I! It's nice and central, the pool is great and it also has a restaurant!

And now we are trying to decide if we go back to Exmouth for the Christmas school holidays or head over to Coral Bay. It's a tough choice ;)

{Getting Around} Monkey Mia 2015

 WARNING: This post is EXTREMELY photo heavy!

Last week we ventured to Monkey Mia for a few nights in the caravan, the first two days were cold and wet, but that didn't stop the kids swimming. Pilbara kids NEVER pass up an opportunity to get in the water when we are away.

But the last two days were beautiful and warm, perfect swimming weather! Well at least for the kids, the water was still too cold for me.

Monkey Mia is a beautiful place, even if the dolphin interaction is a bit too hyped up for my liking. We seen more dolphins just out the front of our caravan then we did at the interaction. There was no chance for photo's of them, but we seen up to 6 dolphins swim less than a meter away from us. The kids couldn't believe their luck.

And now they are asking when we are going back again... We will go back, but I'm not looking forward to the drive. It was LONG.

Weekending

You know how you sometimes need a holiday to get over a holiday? Well I feel like that right now! We headed to the coast over the weekend to see a more of the sights in this part of the world.

Dampier was smaller than I expected. But it is home to Red Dog, so that was a trip highlight. We visited the shops which was exciting for the kids as the shops here consist of Coles, the chemist and the post office.

We ventured to the beach 3 days in a row, but we tried a different beach each time.

Hearson's Cove was our favourite, even though the kids couldnt build sandcastles beach there was no sand, only shells.

We did come home a day early though. The heat was a bit much for my Grandparents who were with us.

We will no doubt travel over again soon. We need our beach fixes often!

Have you seen much of the North West of Australia?  Do you have any suggestions for where we go next?

*all photos are from my iPhone. My desktop died when we got home on Sunday so I haven't been able to get any photos of my camera.