Cossack Heritage Town

Cossack Historic Town

Post and Telegraph Office / Bakery

Afternoon tea

Jeanette and Leanne, you would love this place.  It is well set up for high tea, however, only limited to the weekends.  Steven misses out on buying be a coffee, AGAIN!

Bakery

The Post and Telegraph Office / Bakery was built around 1885, believed to be the first stone buildings in Cossack.

Court House

The Court House was built around 1895.

Inside the Court House

The Accused

"But I didn't take the CAKE"!!

Payback

The boys finally had Dad locked in the goal cell, literally!!  I had to unbolt the latch to release him. (Steven couldn't fit his hand through the bars to unbolt the latch).

Cheques in the mail

Mr Fixit Men

The boys were helping Dad to fix the chip in the windscreen.

Robe River Free Camp

Bottom bunk

The boys are always climbing into Mum and Dad's bed.  After this photo was taken we all climbed into Zachary's bottom bunk (bed).  Loads of squealing and laughter happening.

Robe River

Leaving Exmouth we camped over night beside the Robe River which is in the Camps (5) book.  As we pulled in, I took Jacob and Zachary over to explore the river.  Coming back we spotted a better place to pull up camp.  I waved to Steven to bring the caravan over and in doing so, I was almost run over by a man and his dog who heard me yelling out to Steven to bring the caravan over here.  

(Free Camp Rage)!!  I had to RESTRAIN Steven.  

Our free camp 

The boys were disappointed not to have the camp site we spotted, so much so that they cried.  So we distracted them and explored the area as we needed to find kindle for our fire.

Where's Zachary?

The boys had a fantastic time playing, and it wasn't hard to loose them under the fine red bull dust.  They were covered from head to toe (Keeping in mind there are only toilet facilities available here).

All Jenni could say, "At least it's not raining".

Robe River

The boys had there bath in the Robe River.  It was crystal clear.  Beautiful!!

Exmouth

Surrogate family reunion with Liam

Having just returned from Cape Range National Park, we received a text message that our surrogate family that we first met in Ceduna, then Kalgoorlie, have just set up in Exmouth, Ningaloo Lighthouse Caravan Park.  I don't know who was more excited.  Jacob or Jenni!!!!

Pulley

Liam showed him the ropes.

Vlaming Lighthouse

Vlaming Head Lighthouse

Seconds from biffo

Zachary slid down onto Jacob and then it was on for young and old.

Vlaming Lighthouse View

Ningaloo Lighthouse Caravan Park in the background.

Hanglider

The boys were fascinated to see a man set up and then take off the Lighthouse cliff.

Where did he go

In full flight

Cape Range National Park, Osprey Bay

Bloodwood creek

Mandu Mandu Gorge

Dry river bed

We commenced our Mandu Mandu Gorge walk, also a class 4 walking track.  Zachary managed to walk  30 minutes along the dry river bed.  That was enough for him.  So I walked back with Zachary along the dry river bed, back to the car, and left Steven and Jacob to continue on.

Dry river bed stones

Mandu Mandu Gorge

Just on the photos left, is the walking trail, and in the background you can just see the dry river bed and then left of the gorge is the Indian Ocean in the way off distance.

Steep climb

Sure footed all the way!!!

Mandu Mandu Gorge is a two hour walking track

Jacob and Steven saw three wild goats whilst walking the Mandu Mandu Gorge.  Jacob heard the goats first then asked Dad what that noise was.  They then spotted the goats in the far off distance.

The boys trying to wet their DAD

The afternoon was spent swimming at Osprey Bay with the local turtle and dolphins in the background.

Coral

Splashing around

Our private beach

Jen and the boys for a swim

foot sand angels

Our first guest

Offered guest afternoon drinks

The afternoon was spent at the National Park's host campsite.  Approximately twenty people joined in for drinks and nibblies.  Three of the campers were ~25 yo men that fished all day with there boat and then arrived in the afternoon offering fresh fish caught less than two hours ago. How lucky were we!

Cape Range National Park, Osprey Bay

Yardie Creek 

We spent the morning swimming at Osprey Bay.  After the boys had a rest we drove down to Yardie Creek hoping to get in another swim at the creek.  Once there, we noticed a walking track, and in good Aussie spirit, our dress code; swimmers and thongs.  We walked a class 4 walking track through the gorge.

Steven and Jacob

Steven and Zachary

Perspective

Challengers 

Summit

What Zachary does best!

We were given one week old oranges, freshly picked from our neighbouring camper, Joe (75 yo).  He picked them from his sons orchard.

A good climbing tree

Jacob taking a peek at the sunset

Playing to the last ray

Yesterday we were staying in Cape Range National Park.  Today, a historical day, as Cape Range National Park became World Heritage Listed!!