On our way out of Exmouth we took the Charles Knife Road up onto the top of the Cape Range, as recommended by Barry and Jim. Affording breathtaking views down deeply incised valleys, these must rate as the most spectacular gorges we’ve yet seen, but are virtually unadvertised.
It was almost like a mini Grand Canyon, with a couple of hundred metres drop to the bottom and the ocean in the distance. SPOT
When we set off driving again Anne almost reduced the wild turkey population by one as we turned a corner and one was standing in the middle of the road. I’m not sure who was most surprised, Anne or the turkey, but both tried to avoid a collision as best they could, the turkey in order to save its life and Anne in order to avoid the AU$1000 fine for killing one as they are an endangered species (although I’m not sure if the fine applies to road kill). The turkey took to the air in an ungainly fashion, being a somewhat large bird with disproportionately small wings for the size of its body, whilst Anne braked heavily and, at the last minute, steered around the ascending bird, which looked like it was about to land on our bonnet. Adrenaline pumping and contact averted we went our separate ways.
After driving for an hour with nothing but a straight road and the termite mounds to entertain us, Anne was rather excited when I said that our turn off was coming up shortly.
We’ll probably get used to boring stretches of road, but so far it’s all a new experience so we’re happy. Shortly after rejoining the main North West Coastal Highway, we turned south east on the unsealed Towera Road which will eventually short cut us down to Cobra Station near Mt Augustus. When it got to 5pm and the sun was starting to set, we pulled off onto an old track for a few hundred yards and chose a suitable spot to camp for the night, once again being treated to another lovely sunset. SPOT
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