So after our free camp at Barradale, it was into Bullara Station for 3 days. We stayed here in 2020 and we wanted our fellow travellers to experience Bullara. Low to mid 30’s temperature and cloudless sky’s greeted us, although Friday morning we did wake up to light rain, all it did was settle the dust on the roads.
Once again another Camp Tree, this one is your typical Aussie “Bottle Brush”. I did leave my mark on this tree back in 2020 but I think the tree gets re-freshen fairly regularly and I don’t remember what I did add (and no, it wasn’t Bundy).One of the unique attractions at Bullara is John and his Damper. # or 4 nights a week, John will make Damper in the camp fires, hand a piece around to everyone and then enlighten the crowd about Bullara, its Hiostory and a poem that he has written. John has been doing this for over 10 years. He spends about 9 months a year at Bullara and the rest of the time back home at Sorrento in Victoria. Not a bad gig for a ex Pommie policeman!One thing about Bullara it enables you to use it as a base to visit Coral Bay and Exmouth, if you are not spending time at each place. Here we are at Coral Bay on the Ningaloo Reef, fond memories of snorkelling here back in 2020.The water at Coral Bay, especially in from the reef is spectacularly clear!Thursday it was off to Exmouth and lunch at the Beach Shack on Bundegi Beach.After lunch at the Beach Shack, it was off to the western side of the Exmouth peninsula and a quick visit to Vlamingh Head Lighthouse, named after a Dutch explorer in the 1600’s. The lighthouse operated from 1912 to the 1960’s when a light was placed on the top of one of the VLF (Very Low Frequency) towers at the Harold E Holt naval Station at Exmouth.Lighthouse Bay from the Vlamingh Head Lighthouse.During WW2, The RAAF installed a radar station at the Lighthouse to warn of pending attacks by the Japanese. The remnants of the sandbags that surrounded the radar can been seen in the background. The Radar ceased operation at the end of WW2.A few of the locals at Bullara came by to say goodbye!
Be Brave on Tour 