We packed up and took the shortish drive headed to Coral Bay. We took an unscheduled detour into one of the gorges on the way. It was a very nice surprise. 
Charles Knife canyon was about an 11km drive into the gorge. The route in was spectacular. We must have stopped 20 times up and 
down to admire the view and take photos. In the photo above you can see Kyle on the right if you look closely (you may need to click on the photo to enlarge!) It was mid day and the lighting was not perfect for photos, but hopefully they will still capture the dimensions even in the harsher light.
Once finally at the destination, we were a bit disappointed in the view - but the views on the drive up made it worth the journey at any rate.We had managed to find Cindy in Exmouth, and once in Coral Bay, we also managed to locate Jeeza (a teacher with Mike) despite the privacy concerns of the staff who would not reveal his location! We had a swim in the ocean to cool off, booked a Manta Ray tour for Monday for the 3 of us, and did a bit of groceries. On the walk back from the shops, Kyle and I were treated to a visit by the local lizard. - he's about 4 feet long. He sauntered over to where the sprinklers were running and paused under a tree for a cool down – it was very hot by the afternoon.
Looking forward to a chance to get out onto the ocean tomorrow to see the reef life further out.
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