Western Australia- Nanutarra to Minilya - 350kms

Nanutarra to Giralia Station- 155 kms

Riding from Nanutarra directly to Minilya it is actually only 216 kms but then we would miss out on the jewel of Australia's coastline. So we have chosen to turn off at Burkett Road and head down towards the coastline. Our first night's stay will be at Giralia Station. We stayed here last year and had a great night with some of us camping and others opting to upgrade into some dongers.

We were pretty hot by the time we set up camp here last year and they have this lovely service of drinks on the homestead verandah. Very welcome luxury, a bit of a novelty having ice cold drinks. Following showers and drinks we all pulled together in the kitchen to cook up a gourmet dinner of Japanese curry! It was a nice night in comfortable surroundings and lovely people (curry was pretty good also).

Giralia to Bullara Station- 36 kms

Last year we travelled from Giralia to Coral Bay (105 kms) with a head wind nearly all the way. Everyone was exhausted by the time we got there but because it is a beautiful spot they all soon forgot their previous discomfort. We were going to repeat the experience BUT we have come up with an alternative plan.

Watching a TV travel show last weekend I discovered another station along the same road which looked just as nice as Giralia- that was Bullara Station. Bullara does sunset tours (at a price and small numbers) and also an outback tour. These looked pretty good if anyone is interested. 

Collis has phoned the owners, they were very nice sounding people and he is arranging some accommodation for us. Because of the short day and the lack of food availability, Collis & I will make a run into Exmouth to get some fresh supplies and will add another meal to the itinerary.

We should be able to get some snorkelling in here as well.

Bullara Station to Coral Bay- 60 kms (Another short day)

Then onto to Coral Bay. I must say this was my favourite spot last year, so next year we had added an extra days rest here. But now we have brought it back down to 1 rest day due to our change in plans. We should arrive early in the day so we will still have nearly 2 full days here to enjoy the biggest reef, closest to the land in Australia. At Coral Bay we upgrade into the Backpackers accommodation with a pool and dorm rooms. Not a bad spot all in all and a couple of nice restaurants in close proximity.