Well that's what we were going to do...We'd got the word that the wind was a bit better up north so we got in the van and drove.
We ended up at Kalbarri...A National Park on the ocean, It has it all. Extreme tours every where, Jet boats, Sandboarding, Quad bikes, Mountain biking and Nature walks galore and the list goes on. You can buy a resort there for 3.6 million...A bargin.
The plan was to do a half day tour on the quad bikes and finish up at the 280 foot tall dunes for some sandoarding...The plan changed.
As we drove into town we were met with one of the best flatwater windsurfing locations I've seen. The Murchison river mouth, Protected by a natural rock bar that does not let the swell in...Its just super flat.
The wind was not all that strong....gusting to about 20 knots and perfectly side shore, I rigged my 6.2 and 113. A few pumps and I was away, the runs were not all the long but it was good fun. The water looked to be only a few feet deep but I'm sure it was deeper...It was just crystal clear.
There were fish everywhere, It would be a good place to drop a line...If we were not having so much fun ripping back and forth.
The wind was much stronger up near the river mouth, Maxing out the 6.2 at times. The better sailing was a bit further down, Super flat....It looked to be freestyle Mecca...No one else was here.
It Didn't bother us at all, Having this all to ourselves...The sandboarding would have to wait again .
We got back into Geraldton about 5pm....Pulled into St Georges for the customary after sail drinks. There was a few locals out so we rigged and went again...we sailed to about 7pm and called it a day....Should sleep well tonight.
I snapped a few pics of the river....Its good isn't it.
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