Tag: yongka

We went up to Eneabba and stayed in the Western Flora Caravan park for the night. The is the third or fourth time we’ve stayed there and it does the job.

It’s a cheap, no fuss park where prices are reasonable, the hot water isn’t on all night and the donga rooms are just big enough to fit two adults. It’s minimal and a great place to stop if you need a place to crash while on the road.

Eneabba is 280km or so north of Perth and for many phone service providers, it’s a signal blackspot unless you’re on Telstra, so download your map and directions before you enter the area.

It’s Yamatji country and the scrub is described as kwongan, sandy soil, species-rich temperate shrubland. It’s the beginning of the wildflower area up north and you can wander around the caravan park and see some nice ones.

The yongkas (kangaroos) love this area and the caravan park is handy for them with all of the tracks / roads cut through and around it. They’re wandering the park every morning it seems, along with the rabbits, native birds and lots of other animals. I’ve seen echidnas there sometimes.

This morning was a wet September / Djilba morning and the kangas were feeding on new leaves off the park shrubs. Faces were wet and joeys were peeping out of the pouches. They are pretty friendly and will let you get within a couple meters.

If you have a chance, head up there and stop over at Western Flora.