One Year to Give: Cape Range National Park

Sunset From Vlaming Point Lighthouse

Cape Range National Park is located on the western side of Cape Range, Exmouth is on the Eastern side, looking over the Exmouth Gulf, WA. It has lots of small camping areas and lots of beautiful scenery. From Exmouth, at the top of Cape range, was Vlaming Point and the lighthouse. At the lighthouse we had drinks with some friends we've met and watched whales playing in the ocean. We stayed at Yardie Creek homestead caravan park at the top of the national Park, we had been to Exmouth for four nights befroe Yardie homstead. From the Caravan park we did day trips into the national Park to do snorkelling and swimming. We were going to snorkel at a place called Turquoise bay but it was to windy. The next night we had hardly any sleep (except for Jed who slept like a log) because of the noise of the wind that was blowing so hard. When we were in Exmouth Jed and I got new snorkelling gear but Dad and Mum have cheap ones that leak and are a bit uncomfortable. The next day we drove to Yardie creek, at the bottom of the National Park then worked our way back up to the caravan park. That day we looked at different campsites. Turquoise bay is one of the best snorkelling areas, located around the middle of the National park. At Turquoise Bay we went to (what is called) the drift snorkelling area. The Drifting Area is where you start at one end of the Drifting area and the currewnt takes you while looking at fish and coral and then you hop out at the end of the area, or else the currant will take you out to the edge of the reef and near massive waves and deep water. My favourite fish at Turquoise Bay were either Rainbow fish or Angel fish. I saw a sting ray and lots of Beautiful Coral. The Next day we went to Turquoise bay for more snorkelling. We also went to another snorkelling area called the Oyster Stacks, you can only go there on high tide or else you will scrape on Coral. At the Oyster Stacks there were a lot of fish and more level Coral. Under the actual oyster stacks there were a lot of fish. One of the days we were staying at Yardie Homstead we went on a whale watching cruise, we saw lots of whales but none breeched for us, i got a little bit sea sick!

The next day we went to Coral Bay, that was the boring drive with no scenery at all. We looked at the beach in the afternoon and went fishing with some people we met, they caught 2 queen fish the night before, no luck at all. Now, today we are going snorkelling in Coral Bay and it's a beautiful day.

Lily

P.S. We are having Awesome Fun!!