13 – 16 August 2024
We set off from Hann River Roadhouse, confident we had
enough battery power to get us through the next few nights. We stopped again to
search for the Red Goshawk and then stopped at the lagoon on the Nifold Plain, within the National
Park. While there we ran into our birding friend who we had arranged to meet at
the campground. Of course the two birders shared stories before we continued on
to set up camp.
We had booked our site, in advance as required, and were very happy with what we found there. We had a very large, open site, but with some shade, right on the river. We positioned the camper trailer to take advantage of the shade, but where we could also set up the solar panels.
As expected, it was hot, and there were flies, but nothing we couldn’t handle. It is such a peaceful spot, with neighbours far enough away that we couldn’t hear them most of the time, and we could only see them from the very back corner of our site. We were also far enough away from the access road to the other campsites that we weren’t troubled by traffic.
We settled in for a relaxing few days which included a couple of birding excursions, as well as visits with Paula who was camped across the river. We drove over to her camp late one afternoon and so she and Mick could do some night birding.
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Sunrise over the Hann River - simply stunning. It was worth getting up in the dark just to watch the sun come up. |
Because Mick wanted one more try to get to perfect Goshawk photograph, we packed up and left very early on our final morning before continuing our further north. At least we didn't need to worry about disturbing the neighbours so early.
We stopped at the Goshawk spot then continued on to the Peninsula Development Road and a short stop at Musgrave Station Roadhouse.
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