Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Waters Edge
( 08-9941 1181;
www.thecarnarvon.com.au
;
121 Olivia Tce; mains $25-46; 6-9pm Tue-Sat)
Perfectly situ-
ated to capture the sunset over the Fascine, the restaurant out the back of the Carnarvon
Hotel has a good selection of seafood and steaks. It also has clean, basic rooms (singles/
doubles $65/80).
MODERN AUSTRALIAN
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Shopping
BOOKS
Books & Stuff
( 08-9941 2265; 2 Robinson St; 10am-1pm Mon-Fri)
An eclectic collection of new, old and local
books, with a nice 'reading' courtyard. BYO coffee.
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Information
There's a post office on Camel Lane and ATMs on Robinson St.
Visitor Centre
(
08-9941 1146;
www.carnarvon.org.au
; Civic Centre, 21 Robinson St;
9am-5pm Mon-Fri, to
)
Very helpful, with information, maps, local books and produce.
noon Sat;
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Getting There & Around
Skippers flies daily to Perth, and less often to Geraldton, Shark Bay and Kalbarri.
Greyhound buses head to Perth ($175, 13 hours), Broome ($293, 21 hours) and Coral
Bay ($37, three hours) three times per week. Integrity runs twice weekly to Exmouth
($79, four hours), Geraldton ($99, six hours) and Perth ($144, 12 hours). All buses depart
from the visitor centre.
Bikes can be hired from Coral Coast Tourist Park (
Click here
).
For a taxi, call
131 008.
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Point Quobba to Gnaraloo Bay
While the North West Coastal Hwy heads inland, the coast north of Carnarvon is wild,
windswept and desolate, a favourite haunt of surfers and fisherfolk. Not many make it this
far, but those who do are rewarded by huge winter swells, high summer temperatures, re-
