Quoin Head near Hopetoun, Western Australia

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A week or two ago we visited Ravensthorpe in south-east Western Australia. We lived there for a few years when we were first married and actually followed a kangaroo up the main street one day. It was a bit of a wild west town in those days. Half an hour to the south down a gravel road was the tiny port of Hopetoun which is now on the eastern edge of the Fitzgerald National Park. We had some wonderful weekends camping in coastal areas to the west of Hopetoun. The local identities had carved their own tracks to some incredible beaches. Now, these tracks are sign-posted though still only suitable for four-wheel drive. There is also an entry fee to enter the park. The photo shows Quoin Head which is accessed by a very steep and rocky track. We were the only ones there at the time although two more vehicles arrived before we left. To the right of the photo is a little clump of trees where we erected our tents for a couple of nights over one New Year back in the 1970s. In another post I’ll put up the photo of a sea-eagles nest which can be seen from the same point. While there I also picked up about a dozen pieces of cuttle-fish for my sister for her cage birds.