Tuesday, 9 August 2016

Retracement of Baudins 1801-03 voyage along the WA "Coral coast"


Shark Bay was visited by the French explorers:
 26 June & 16 July 1801
 16 March 1803

While Northwest Cape (?Exmouth and North)
22 July 1801

This part of the French voyage can be retraced via a "road trip" using the modern Coastal highways/roads from Broome to Perth, via a  "hop-on hop-off" bus tour. In the event a simple Perth to "Coral coast"bus trip got me to Ningaloo Club at Ningaloo  (close to Denham on the accompanying map) and I linked-up with the "Perfect Nature cruise" around the Francis Peron National Park. Peron was a scientist onboard the original Baudin Voyage.
                                                             Shark Bay


The itinerary was to fly Cairns Perth 27/8/2016 spend one night in Perth then catch the Integrity Bus "Perth to Coral coast"on the 28th. Booked into the Nigaloo Club from 29/ 8/2016 to 2/9/2016. Francis Peron Park tour/cruise booked 30/8/2016. Itegrity bus back to Perth 2/9/2016 and booked into Perth YHA 3/9/2016 until 6/9/2016 with a cruise/tour of Rottenest Is to be booked ad hoc. Depending on availability a train/bus trip to Albany via Bunbury is possible, to complete the "Geographie Bay"component of the original Baudin voyage.
 



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