I didn't have high expectations for the Ningaloo Coast. The descriptions and reviews suggested it was primarily for divers. And indeed, upon arriving at Coral Bay, the infrastructure is focused primarily on diving and sunbathing. The beaches in Coral Bay are very nice, and the water is shallow (when you enter the water, you cross the core zone boundary), but they don't stand out in any way.

So I continued towards Exmouth, passing countless termite mounds along the way.

Near Exmouth, there's a turnoff towards Cape Range National Park. Despite my exhaustion (I'd already covered over 1,000 km that day), I decided to turn off and see what this place had to offer. The drive isn't long, maybe a few kilometers, during which we cross the border of Cape Range Conservation Park. Be warned, the Conservation Park is outside the core zone; you have to keep going. A moment later, we cross the border of the national park proper and the core zone. The landscapes here are completely different – ​​karst canyons of streams flowing into the ocean, dotted with numerous caves. The setting sun made it all look truly spectacular.

There are trekking routes in Cape Range NP, but due to the temperatures, it's best to start very early in the morning or late in the afternoon. During the day, the heat is unbearable.