Broome

August 8, 2017

A boab tree - we must be in the Kimberleys.

sunset @ Cable Beach

the camels knocking off for the night









odometer reading 62,553
kms travelled today 195
kms travelled so far 12,722
campsite Broome Caravan Park

August 9, 2017

We drove out to Gantheaume Point but the prehistoric dinosaur footprints are only visible at low tide (today before sunrise & after sunset)

this is a concrete copy

this is the view of Cable Beach from Gantheaume Point
I love the contrast of the red dirt with the white sand

We went to the Mangrove Hotel after visiting the markets at Town Beach

Great place to watch the moon rise across the mud flats at Roebuck Bay

an iPhone doesn't do this scene justice - the moon was really red as it rose

this is a photo of a postcard - but this is how it looked to us


the illusion of a staircase to the moon











odometer 62,637
kms travelled today 84
kms travelled so far 12,806
campsite Broome Caravan Park

Port Hedland & Barn Hill Station

August 5, 2017

We think that every road train in Australia was on our road today - coming & going
the road from Newman to Port Hedland.
BHP Billiton claim to have the world's largest trains along this route (to rival Rio Tinto's Tom Price to Point Samson) so what's with all the trucks with 4 carriages??
To add to this there was 20kms of bridge/road works to contend with!

I couldn't get any closer & I did try to zoom - but there's 23 or more ships out on the horizon @ Port Hedland

The next time you put salt on your meal remember that we saw bulldozers & tip trucks driving all over Dampier Salt's Stockpile :)










odometer reading 61,864
kms travelled today 436
kms travelled so far 12,033
campsite Port Hedland DP @ Race Course - there had to be 50 caravans @ this free park
Port Hedland claims to be the gateway to the Pilbara - well for us it's the exit gate.

July 6, 2017

We travelled to Barn Hill Station

the caravans you see are dotted along the edge of the unpowered sites - where we are

We walked along the beach from our camp site & this is what we found
beautiful beach
beautiful rocks

check out the moon rising! good photo Les!







odometer reading 62,358
kms travelled today 494
kms travelled so far 12,527
campsite Barn Hill Beachside Station Stay

July 7, 2017

I did Tai Chi for an hour in the red sand along with 20 or so other holidaymakers.

Les walked up Barn Hill. What's the saying? Only Mad Dogs & Englishmen go out in the noonday sun.
The cairn atop Barn Hill is an historical landmark left by Alexander Forrest during his expedition to the Kimberleys in1879.

(Please do not tamper with or add to the cairn)

some people come here every year - Sunday night is Roast night with music & Monday night is bowls

today the 'green' was watered, mowed, patched & rolled

a big event in Barn Hill












odometer reading 62,358
kms travelled today 0
kms travelled so far 12,527
campsite Barn Hill Beachside Station Stay

Tom Price & Karijini National Park

August 2, 2017

We travelled on the Rio Tinto Road to Tom Price
the road follows the train line

Many trains - I counted 234 carriages on 1 train, 3 engines

lots of red dust on everything!















odometer reading 61,014
kms travelled today 248
kms travelled so far 11,183
campsite Tom Price Tourist Park

August 3, 2017

The car had a service & then got 'driven into the deep end' straight away - up Mount Nameless in 4WD in low gear

What is left of Mt Tom Price - a lot of iron ore has come out of this hole

Hamersley Gorge

stunning rocks!











odometer reading 61,198
kms travelled today 184
kms travelled so far 11,367
campsite Tom Price Tourist Park

August 4, 2017

We drove to Karijini National Park

Fortescue Falls from the cliff top

we walked down to the falls & then along to Fern Pool

lots of ferns :)

we then walked from Fern Pool along the bottom of Dale's Gorge - Les thought the rocks needed steadying

while I went barefoot for lots of the class 3 walking trail

we reached circular pool & then climbed back up the cliff - not like stairs at all - more like a rock wall climbing course

this is the view of circular pool from the top
(in the centre in the shadows)
 we then walked back along the rim of Dale's Gorge to our starting point

who would have thought?












odometer reading 61,428
kms travelled today 230
kms travelled so far 11,597
campsite Tom Price Tourist Park

Millstream Chichester National Park

July 31, 2017

Python Pool

Les decided to take a dip

in the middle of nowhere













odometer reading 60,755
kms travelled today 171
kms travelled so far 10,924
campsite Miliyanha Campground, Millstream Chichester National Park - reached over very corrugated roads that caused some rattle damage

August 1, 2017

varied vegetation on the walks

Millstream Palms - Homestead walk, Millstream wetlands
they used to have a tennis court here made from termite mounds
also - the Chinese gardener grew veggies where rice & cotton used to grow

Snappy gum on the Warrungunha Trail

from the cliff top walk

Fortescue River @ Deep Reach













odometer reading 60,766
kms travelled today 11
kms travelled so far 10,935
campsite Miliyanha campground