Murchison House Station & Kalbarri National Park (By Simon)

Driving down the long, muddy driveway and setting up camp in the rain did not give the greatest first impression of Murchison House Station. However, by morning, bathed in the orange glow of a brilliant sunrise the place was transformed.

Murchison House Station is a 350 thousand acre working station bordering the Kalbarri National Park. Our camp site was amongst a stand of majestic river gums right on the banks of the swollen Murchison river. Exploring the station we found the original cottage, a couple of old army tanks, shearing shed, shearers quarters, and much to the kids delight a sheep yard full of goats!

Mid morning we set off to see the sights of the Kalbarri National Park, first along the ocean cliffs and then inland to the river gorges... both spectacular (with a break for lunch and a swim at red bluff beach).

As the sun sank into the Indian Ocean we headed back to the station where the kids disappeared with their new friends, playing in the shearers shed and rounding up the goats!

We finished the night around a communal camp fire sharing travel stories and marsh mellows.