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I’ve just spent a couple of very pleasant days walking some of the tracks in Kalbarri National Park. The ever-present coastal winds, that have been making beach activities a tad more tricky, have been a boon for walking. This park offers contrasting scenery from dramatic coastal cliffs (see photo 1) to rocky gorges, as found along the 9km Loop Walk in the inland section (photos 2 to 11).  Photo 2 is to show that I’m still on this trip and gracing the Natural Arch, which is one of the premiere features of the park. It is not clear in the photo, but I have a dark ruby red hair colour to acknowledge the Christmas season. Unfortunately, I left the colour in a little too long and I have the dark but not much of the ruby red, otherwise I would have blended better with the rocks. A smiley face was a lovely treat to start the walk: a sad face with a picture of a twisted or broken ankle would have spoiled the mood somewhat. Photo 6 shows a hole in a rock overhang with more rocks below – I thought it required some explanation! One of the most eye catching features, for me, of Kalbarri National Park are the many curved rocky ‘amphitheatres’ – parts of two are shown in photos 9 and 10. As I walked, I imagined turning a corner to find a new artistic experience taking place in each ‘theatre’ with the crowd arriving on foot at each venue. The swirls and stripes of colour within the rocky curves was stunning. As I have said many times on this trip “It’s all just too pleasant”.