It is only an hour and a half drive from Coral Bay to Exmouth, so we took our time relaxing in the morning before setting off. Exmouth is our final stop in the northern part of Western Australia. We will be here for five days (the longest amount of time we will be in any one place for the rest of our travels in Australia!). Once we leave Exmouth, we will be driving back down towards Perth with a couple more stops before leaving the West Coast.
Read MoreWe left Shark Bay early Tuesday morning to make the six-hour drive to Coral Bay. We stopped once in Carnarvon to stock up on groceries and fuel. I read online groceries get more expensive from here on out. The town of Carnarvon is known for its thriving agricultural industry due to the Gascoyne River and aquifer which supports several local banana, mango, papaya and vegetable plantations. We made a stop at Bumbak’s where we each tried one of their chocolate covered frozen bananas and shared a banana milkshake. It was a potassium-filled lunch! Ha! The frozen bananas were delicious and I already told Alex we’ll be making another stop in Carnarvon when we make the return trip back to Perth.
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