V^3 Vacation: Kalbarri

After 10 days of hiatus (thanks to the other guys for keeping V^3 alive), I return from my vacation. This was the annual fishing trip that we usually do in January each year, the last trip was to Exmouth. This year, Kalbarri was on the map, with 7 guys packed up and ready to go kill things. Situated around 550km north of Perth, Kalbarri has some of the states best surf spots and fishing. This is Jakes Point, a famous surf spot shared by locals and tourists.

Kalbarri is home to some magnificent scenery, and if you are a budding photographer or like to see such natural wonders as natures window and natural bridge, this place offers such scenery.
However, this trip was not about sight seeing and taking pictures. we had 7 guys who were wanting to go kill things. Our favourite fishing spot was Chainman’s point and we saw a few of the locals land some decent sized tailor. We ended up catching around 45 mulloway over 2 nights.

Snorkelling and spearing fish is another way to kill, however, Kalbarri does not offer such wondrous snorkelling as Coral Bay and Exmouth. We did land a few Cray fish in Jurien Bay towards the end of the trip though.



A trip like this gave us many memories, getting smashed on the rocks, almost being killed by the surf, being stung by countless blue bottle jellyfish. We made it out alive. There was much more to this trip than I can ever write about. The best way for anyone to find out is to experience it themselves. Without trying to sound like a review, I suggest that you should make the trip out of Perth and enjoy what Western Australia has to offer. Kalbarri is a nice start.