a family chronicle · Ningaloo to Broome · May 2026

The Journal Index

Ningaloo to Broome for Fredrik's 60th — twelve days, 14 to 25 May 2026, from the family's own phones.

The Week

Day OneThe road inSydney to ExmouthDay TwoFirst morning on the reefNingaloo · MantaraysDay ThreeThe boat dayNingaloo · on the waterDay FourBeach dayNingaloo · the beachDay FiveSouth to shark bayMonkey Mia · Shark BayDay SixKalbarriKalbarri · the cliffsDay SevenThe pinnaclesCervantes · NambungDay EightNorth to broomePerth to BroomeDay NineFredrik's 60thBroome · Cable BeachDay TenFrom the airBroome · the Kimberley coastDay ElevenCamels at sunsetBroome · Cable BeachDay TwelveHomeBroome to Sydney

The Place

Ningaloo
Western Australia · the reef, the whale sharks, the red coast
The routeExmouth · Monkey Mia · Kalbarri · Cervantes · Broome
Stayed atMantarays Ningaloo · RAC Monkey Mia · Cervantes Lodge · Cable Beach Club
Dates14 – 25 May 2026
The occasionFredrik's 60th · 22 May

From Fredrik's itinerary. Been there, done that, got the T-shirt.

The Family

The five who were there.
The Orrenius familyPetra · Fredrik · Isabelle · Josefine · Cassandra

Speeches, the speech-night photographs and everyone else's phones are still welcome — the Add page takes them.

More

PhotographsThe GalleryEvery photograph, by day. The coastThe Coast ChartExmouth to Broome by road and air — the twelve days on the map. In printThe AlbumThe printed 210 mm square edition — built from everything sent so far. ContributeShare your photosStraight from the camera roll — no app, no account.