Quobba Station - 14 September

14 September 
Quobba Station

Quobba Station is located on the southern tip of the Ningaloo Reef Marine Park, just north of Carnarvon.  It is a working pastoral station with 80 km of Indian Ocean coastline.  The road in to Quobba Station was rough for Jim and Sandy's Captiva and Jurgen van - but we all made it!


Sandy, John and Lorraine all tried their hand at catching some fish without any success, but the experience of fishing in these beautiful waters and this location was worth any effort.  The white sandy beach is just stunning - and after the "Pilbara Pink" that has stained our feet (not to mention clothing!), it has been a delight to see white heels once again.

We set up camp with Sandy and Jim on top of a cliff - right above the beach.  And of course we enjoyed sundowners down on the beach, before firing up the open fire to finish our day.
Sundowners!


Pre-dinner drinks by the fire.
We farewelled Sandy and Jim the next morning and we drove the 60 km north on the shocking 4WD only road to Red Bluff, which is also located on Quobba Station and is regarded as one of Australia's most spectacular, rugged, authentic and unique outback coastal working stations.  It is truly magnificent.


There is a small community who live at Red Bluff all year round; the teenage children of the managers have never lived anywhere else and are home-schooled with School of the Air.  They were out on the ocean in sea-doos and in the afteroon, were on the beach flinging themselves into the ocean waves as they crashed onto the shoreline on their skiffle boards.  What a life they lead!
Mucking around with a setting sun.



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