New Beach /Bush Bay is 40kms south of Carnarvon, a mangrove paradise. I returned, after the rains we had a couple of days ago, to take some more photos. The road was open, yippee. Had a natter with Mick, who is originally from Mandurah but now ‘lives on the road’. He’s been camping here for a few weeks and made this bespoke hat (brim of hat has been punctured and curtain cord a-fixed with a little knot) to ward off flies – works a treat apparently.

Dwyer’s Leap is 9 mins drive from Carnarvon, on Babble Island, a scenic viewpoint where sand erosion barriers have been established along the river to prevent sand movement.