So after leaving Sandy Cape, we travelled north to Geraldton and then onto Horrocks which is about 70 k’s north of Geraldton on the coast. Horrocks Beach is a small town/village with basically a general store and caravan park. It’s a small holiday village but its amazing the size of the homes here, particularly on the cliffs overlooking the town.

One thing that has stood out so far on this trip in WA is the amount of money that seems to be about. Everywhere we have been, there are new houses and major road infrastructure projects. The houses are all significant sizes and I’d suggest its all mining money that is playing a major part of the “affluence” we are seeing. Even here in Horrocks there a huge houses that are obviously holiday homes that I would be happy to have as our main residence, let alone a holiday home.

We had a quick visit to Northampton which is on Highway 1 and the junction for the turn off to Horrocks. Like Cowaramup or “Cowtown”, Northampton has a theme and its sheep. Sheep are all over the town just like Cowaramup, I hope there are no other towns in WA with similar themes. Thankfully Elephants aren’t a major animal species in Australia and that Wolverhampton is not a town here.

Tomorrow we head further north to Kalbarri and then Denham for a date with the Dolphins at Monkey Mia. Hopefully the weather will be kind to us as a storm front has been predicted. If it isn’t COVID, its the weather that is conspiring to upset our trip.

Stay safe and well everyone!