Perth to Steep Point

[cruisn06]

Well, I struggled to get the pajero ready for the trip. lots of late nights, but it was so worth it.

I put on jsut a hair over 2000kmès and used an average of 12-13L per 100km with the new diesel, which I feel is still way to high, so I will send it in for a dyno tune, since wher I got the main issues sorted out they only tuned it by ear.. of course I was told after I paid.. but it ran good enough. is a diesel ever nice to have for 4wding. compression braking and on top of the the low down torque was nice to have on the bigger sand hills, since I dont have to go screaming at them around 4k rpm in 4 low I can hit them at idle in 4 high in second and jsut cruise up with ease. very nice.

The fridge was the next huge thing, starting with 12.67volts in the deep cycle second battery, 105amp hour, after 42 hours of sitting and camping it was at 11.44volts which I am super happy with as the alternator is keeping a good charge on it and the system works really good.

Then last but not least the Arb air compressor, prior I was jsut using a cheap compressor and I was looking at 15 minutes a tyre to reinflate from 15psi to 40psi after sand driving, now with this new beast, 5 minutes does all 4 from 20-40psi, which I am super happy about.

and of course we all want photos so here we go:

Looks like new tyres are in order, as I got about 10 minutes north of joondalup aka 30 minutes from home and a tyre goes flat... this is gay, time for some new rubber I think.


Rolling along I had the mandatory stop at the pinnicles. it was nice, but hot in the direct sun.


Then onto the smaller fishing communities:


I dont like driving these roads at night due to the amount of roos on the road and such so I set up camp:
wild flowers everywhere!


Camp setup: along with tacos for dinner!!




Day 2:
Away I go, it rained like mad starting around 7am till 10am so i hid in the tent till it quit so I got a late start.


The old convict hire house:


The pink lake: this is naturally occuring, cant remeber the reason behind it right now

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And of course a standard poser shot as I hit kalbarri national park:


Went on a 9km hike in Kalbarri, it was stunning, the views totally worth it


Then it was time to shut it down again for the night:


Playing with the camera at night:


Day 3: the goal of today was to get to denham or Monkey Mia for a shower and a small restock aka the stuff I forgot.
Along the way I seen stromatolites: these being only 3000 years old, but tracing back 3.5 billion years!!! hello life givers!!


Wagon tracks left in them from 60 years ago:


The roads were super busy, look at this bad mother, crossing where there is no signs...


A stop at shell beach is mandatory because it was stunning!!! made of millions of little shells:




From there is was onto Denham for a small restock were I seen this fellow along the way:

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The tough life in Denham:


Day 4:
awww I paid to spend the night for the first time, 15 bucks got me crap.. I had to back over the small fence to fold the tent out.. but i did get a shower and to see there ÈwildÈ dolphins.. lol that was boring, there must of been 200 people alog the beach looking, I couldnèt even get close between all the people pushing to get a better view.
so here is one of the few photos I took before I left before the feeding as I was bored


but I did stop at little lagoon: and hard parked on the beach because that is what it is all about:


Hey random: a lion fish:
I stopped at a fish aquarium for a show and to learn about the native life.


Now the fun begins:
These signs are the best, basically they mean that 99% of tourists will not end up around you at all. its the best. it was a stion camp ground so for 2 nights I had to pay a massive sum of 25 dollars to stay, 8 per night and 8 for the park fees, but I was on my own, my own beach, it was pure beauty!!


Zuytorp cliffs were part of the reason for the drive they are stunning:


Also the most westerly part of mainland Australia
a photo pole, convenient for those of use traveling along..




Home for the next 2 nights


life is tough, my own personal beach:

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Did a bit of fishing to, got 1 blue lined emperor and mulitple little yellow tail fish:


Little bastards were stealing my bait:


I missed the best part of the sunset due to a fish on the line I was dealing with:


Did I mention how awesome a fridge is to camp with:
was able to have fresh food 5 days after leaving home and nothing was wet or soggy or any stops for ice
so I made an omelet




Anf of course that allowed me to enjoy sunset with some brei cheese:


My last day out at steep point was mostly driving. but it was a great drive:


Seen the thunder bay blowholes, loud as, but amaizng to watch


The whole drive is along the cliffs:


Odd rocks:

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That is it, refilled the tyres with air and headed back to perth:


Yay mitsumaple!!

[Slimdog]

Freaken epic dude. I wish there was some where around here to get a beach to myself.

[konadog]

Cool! Thanks for posting so many great pictures

[nxski]

WOW, what an amazing journey!

[jessef]

Great eye and pictures.

[Dingus]

Looked like a stunning trip, thanks for posting the pictures and the narrative! Private beach...yeah...

[CREGAN]

Really like the pics! Very jealous.

Craig

[sleaver]

Fantastic looking trip and pics! I especially like the night shot and the stromatolites. We have some pretty cool things in BC, but unfortunately no cyanobacteria houses from BILLIONS of years ago. Awesome.

[mararmeisto]

Beautiful looking trip. Particularly flat (i.e. not a lot of hill driving), just hugging the coast? Where is Steep Point? I tried googling it and came up with too many "suggestions". Is it out by Useless Loop?

PS: Any time you make it to Canada, you've got a place to stay - fellow Pajero-wrangler.

[cruisn06]

Fantastic looking trip and pics! I especially like the night shot and the stromatolites. We have some pretty cool things in BC, but unfortunately no cyanobacteria houses from BILLIONS of years ago. Awesome.

I have done my time on vancouver island, and along the coast from vancouver to bella coola. seen a lot. used to go 2 times a year. its a great place.

[cruisn06]

Beautiful looking trip. Particularly flat (i.e. not a lot of hill driving), just hugging the coast? Where is Steep Point? I tried googling it and came up with too many "suggestions". Is it out by Useless Loop?

PS: Any time you make it to Canada, you've got a place to stay - fellow Pajero-wrangler.

Thanks for the offer.

Steep point is at the end of useless loop. lots of smaller hills. there is a tough sand climb to get in. mostly rocky ground though, the stuff the rips tyres apart, I did a lot of first gear driving.