Midlands And Batayia Coast

Midlands And Batayia Coast
Renowned as much for the seas of bright color that blanket the region during the autumn wildflower season as for its beautiful coast, this region depends on fishing, agriculture, and tourism to earn its keep. The Branch Hwy marches north from Perth a few dozen kilometers inland from the coastline of the Indian Ocean, while the wheat-growing Midlands extend for hundreds of kilometers to the east. The Batavia Coast stretches from just north of the Pinnacles up as far as the red cliffs of Kalbarri, and takes its name from the most famous of the many shipwrecks that litter its waters. A handful of small fishing towns dots the shore, and there’s good swimming all along. While swarms of tourists descend upon the Midlands during wildflower sea¬son, Geraldton’s high season is the summer when the windsurfing is at its best, and Kalbarri’s is the winter.