After Exmouth we had an overnight stay at the Nanutarra Roadhouse, along the
Ashburton River. We then spent 2 nights at Onslow where we met up with one
of the Western Australian A'vanners who was staying there for 3 months. We
drove to the Old Onslow Townsite where the Police Station and Gaol are still
standing but being restored. Don also caught some fish from the Groyne. We
then spent 2 nights at Karratha where we took a helicopter ride over the
Archipelago Islands and saw 100's of Turtles swimming around. We drove into
Dampier and saw the statue of Red Dog. On our way to Port Hedland we drove
to Point Sampson and enjoyed lunch at the Whim Creek Hotel. We had a site at
Port Hedland overlooking the Pretty Pool Creek. We saw several Turtles from
the Turtle Viewing platform and Don caught two fish and threw two more back
from the Town Jetty. We watched some iron ore ships coming in and going
out. After 3 nights at Port Hedland we started to see some Boab trees on
our way for a 1 night stop over at the Willare Roadhouse, (with cows making
a racket until about 10.00 p.m.). Then we were on our way to Derby for 6
nights. We drove to the Jetty several times but the only thing Don caught
was a seagull by its wing. We flew by sea plane for the 24 Hour Horizontal
Falls Tour which included feeding the Sharks, a Helicopter ride, a 3 hour
fishing adventure and, of course, in and out the wide and narrow openings of
the Falls several times in a Jet boat. Our accommodation over night was on
a house boat which accommodated 12 people. Don caught 2 Coral Trout and a
Snapper which we ate for entree with our evening meal. It was a great trip.
Of course, we paid a visit to the Boab Prison Tree, Myalls Bore and Cattle
Trough and the Old Derby Gaol. Each evening we went to the Jetty to watch
the sunset.
From Derby we are on the down hill run heading back south for 4 nights at
Barn Hill with lovely sunsets and the view of the sea. The roofless toilet
blocks are made of corrugated iron. Our kettle kept tripping the meter even
though it was the only appliance on at the time. During our 5 night stay
at Eighty Mile Beach we had 2 ukulele sessions with a lady from Bussleton
and another lady from Waterways, just around the corner from where we live.
We also performed a couple of brackets of four songs each at the Wednesday
Afternoon Market. We introduced Mah Jongg to 3 young folk from Germany.
From the beach there Don caught two fish which he was very pleased about. We
are now back at Port Hedland for 6 nights on the same site as before. We
saw several Turtles today and all being well we will be off to Marble Bar
next Tuesday. We will then continue making our way south towards home
staying as many or as few nights along the way and taking as much or as
little time as it takes. So far we travelled 12,974 klms with plenty more
to go and have seen lots of animals and birds including a fox, camels,
cattle, sheep, emus, pelicans, corellas, Port Lincoln parrots, Alpacas, a
frog in a toilet bowl, another frog hiding behind the power board in the
annexe, cormorants, kangaroos, turtles, sting rays, rabbits, a dingo, wedge
tailed eagles, lorikeets, peacocks, budgies, Ospreys, galahs, Major Mitchell
Cockatoos, ibis, bustards, plovers and lots more. We have also seen several
Wind Farms.
Our attachment shows you that we are not in a hurry to get back to the
Melbourne weather.
Hope you are all well and coping with the cold weather, while we are still
enjoying the warmth of northern Western Australia.
Regards,
Meredith and Don
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