Warroora Station (August 2 - 6)

Only 15 kilometres south from Coral Bay we find ourselves at a most exquisite beach called Maggie’s Camp, part of Warroora Station (pronounced Warra).  All these Stations are 1000s of acres in size and have different camping areas along the length of the coast.

Outhouse with a view

Finally the shore based fishing has improved. We enjoyed  Spangled Emperor for dinner on more than one occasion.  Lots of other fish were caught as well, (longtoms, trevally, rock cod, dart, trigger and some we didn’t know), all too small to keep, but the boys, all 3 of them had so much fun catching them.  Coen even caught an octopus.  And I had so much time to walk, read and relax.

Ash' Spangled Emperor

Coen's Spangled Emperor

Cadell's Spangled Emperor

Longtom

Longtom

Cadell's spiky spotty fish

Coen's spiky spotty fish

Cadell's Dart

Cadell's Trigger Fish

Ash's huge 57cm Spangled Emperor on fly

Bliss

More amazing snorkelling just metres from shore.  We have swum 2 days in a row with a very obliging peaceful turtle and 2 beautiful White Spotted Eagle Rays and the most electric blue little fish you ever did see, amongst other fish and enormous blue sea stars the size of large dinner plates and even bigger colourful clam shells.  Oh and the humpback whales passing just behind the reef, breaching and tail and fin slapping are spectacular to say the least.

If only we had another 4 months!!