Monday 2nd February – Thomas River Camp – Mt Arid National Park

The usual WA day, very overcast and threatening, then by 9am it starts to clear up for a cloudless blue sky with some breeze.  We are very happy with our camp site.  We are doing a walk this afternoon.  It’s washing day again :( – sure comes around fast.

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I was woken to a familiar sound, a butcherbird.  A couple of young ones found the water dish and there was a happy call to celebrate.

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The view from our camp site
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The camp sites are large, this is back yard view.   Above is a photo of the pathways.  Between the camp sites there are pathways to the camp kitchens and toilets.

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The toilet block and the camp kitchen – there are two of each of these located at the camp.

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If you are a silver eye this is how you get your morning drink.  No wonder they were hassling Glen at the tap yesterday.








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Happiness is having a little bit of water to stand in and drink. 










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   The wild bees were busy harvesting pollen off a grass tree flower stem.









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Once the news got around about the little pond under the tap, I managed a couple of good photos of white eyes landing near the water.

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This afternoon, we went for a walk to the rocky headland and then back along the road (the long way) back to camp.

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The rock is separating from the main slab like onion skin.  We have seen this in Tasmania and New Zealand.

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Above is Tagon Point and Tagon Bay

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The water does run underneath the part that has separated, and over time with the force of the waves has moved the section apart this far.


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There is a little low tide rock off shore.  Some anchor points for rock fisherman.  It’s good that they provide these.

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A small cave further up the rock ledges.  Lots of little white caps with the incoming tide.
We are going to drive along this beach tomorrow up to Cape Arid.


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We came across this sign allowing dogs – in total conflict to all the other signs around the park that you cannot have a dog here.  The road in has a sign that also says “if you have a dog in your car, turn back now”.
I didn’t look close enough, maybe someone just picked off part of the sticker :)

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