We drove to Yardy creek, the furthest point. After that we needed a 4x4. We walked along the beach and collected shells and looked at the coral sat on the beach. We left that alone and drove to the Oyster stacks, but the tourist info said we couldn't snorkel due to the high winds. On arrival find it was fine, but we'd missed the high tide, so couldn't snorkel the stacks. We did snorkel at Turquoise Bay. The coral was about 15 meters from the beach and we just loved it. We dumped in to the Canadian couple we met in Kununurra on the beach. We saw little blue fish, yellow parrot fish and other fish of lots of colours and sizes.
That night we ran out of gas and had to cook mince meat for taco's in a frying pan on the campsite BBQ :-) great times.
Sunday 24 February 2008
Again a lot of nothing, Wednesday 10th oct 2007
We had a long drive ahead of us. We had to get about 600km. We saw the NZ couple (from Dampier campsite) at a petrol station in the middle of nowhere. They were heading to Tom Price. We were really happy to arrive in Exmouth, it looked great and we drove up to the lookout and light house. We watched the sun setting over the sea, shining gold's, red's and orange's. Hannah loved it.
Getting the raditor fixed, Tuesday, 9th Oct 2007
We dropped the van off at 8:30 and Victoria gave us a lift back to the campsite, after we all drove to point Samson. Nice not to drive ourselves. It was a windy day so we found a nice spot behind some rocks for shelter. The other guys went in the sea for a swim. We sunbathed and paddled in the sea. Hannah and I started playing boules with rocks the beach. We had lunch and the other two went for a walk, while we made our Xmas card photos of "Merry Xmas".
Monday 4 February 2008
A lasy Monday 8th Oct 2007
We just chilled out, watched movies in the tv room, swam in the pool and our neighbours offered to take us shopping in their car and then asked us to go to Port Samson tomorrow. The place our radiator spung a leak and offered to pick us up from the garage when we took the van in. So really nice people.
So of to the beach with them tomorrow.
So of to the beach with them tomorrow.
Endland V Australia rugby match, Saturday, 6th Oct 2007
Went for a walk/run with Hannah this morning, it was nice but the heat started early and theflies were out early too. Got talking to a NZ couple next to us and they filled us in on how NZ was better and cheaper than OZ. They had shipped their car over from NZ for $4000 for a couple of months and had to pay a deposit of $20,000. If they didn't have their car out of OZ by the time stated by the customs they would lose all their deposit. Madness!
We moved campsites and met a couple near us. A kiwi and a guy from france. They were watching the rugby that night and offered for us to join them England V Australia.
I took the van to a grassed area where all the local take their cars and stuff for sale. Spent the afternoon by the pool and then picked up the van later that evening.
Watched the rugby and England won. a really good match and half way through because its the middle of the night the sprinklers kicked in on the campsit e and we got a little wet, butits all for the cause. We decided not to watch the NZ V France game, as its was on at 02:30.
We moved campsites and met a couple near us. A kiwi and a guy from france. They were watching the rugby that night and offered for us to join them England V Australia.
I took the van to a grassed area where all the local take their cars and stuff for sale. Spent the afternoon by the pool and then picked up the van later that evening.
Watched the rugby and England won. a really good match and half way through because its the middle of the night the sprinklers kicked in on the campsit e and we got a little wet, butits all for the cause. We decided not to watch the NZ V France game, as its was on at 02:30.
Dampier campsite, Friday 5th Oct 2007
A guy at the campsite next to us was playing his guitar for the evening. Just a nice time relaxing and listening to him play. We had a call about the van, our first. But they would like to see it in the next few days. We're not rushing our trip and left it with them that we'd be in Perth on the 20th-22nd Oct. Moving to a campsite in town, it has a swimming pool and its closer to the garage.
Another problem with the van, Thursday 4th Oct 2007
Making ur way along the coast towards Karratha, we stopeped at Roebourne and visited an old jail/prison. It was used until 1984 and was a stone building with 69 inmates and not mod-cons or even and inside toilet. The men we put to work on the land and roads. We walked in an a man was atlking to the reception about being one of the last inmates in 1984 on a driving offence. It was real hot and the old prison was nice to look around but I betit was bad to be there then. Visited an old town now a rebuilt tourist attraction called Cossack. It was a nice town, nice to see how it would have looked 150 years ago in this area. We drove to the lookout, which gave us 360' degree view of the whole area.
At Samsons Point we were going to drive further to Honeycomb bay and do some snorkelling, but we found a pin hole leak in the radiator. We drove to Karratha, the nearest big town to get it checked out. Feeling really down at this point...another thing to pay for.
We asked at a few places to have a look at the leak and they were saying it would be about 4-5 weeks before they could even look at it, thats not even to start repairs.
Finally found a garage and they quoted us $1000 and booked us in for Wednesday morning. We had no choice as the next big town was about 1800km south. So we're here for they time being. Checked into a small transit campsite in Dampier. We thouhgt about working in Karratha, but decided to leave it and still work in Perth. We made a for sale sign for the van today.
At Samsons Point we were going to drive further to Honeycomb bay and do some snorkelling, but we found a pin hole leak in the radiator. We drove to Karratha, the nearest big town to get it checked out. Feeling really down at this point...another thing to pay for.
We asked at a few places to have a look at the leak and they were saying it would be about 4-5 weeks before they could even look at it, thats not even to start repairs.
Finally found a garage and they quoted us $1000 and booked us in for Wednesday morning. We had no choice as the next big town was about 1800km south. So we're here for they time being. Checked into a small transit campsite in Dampier. We thouhgt about working in Karratha, but decided to leave it and still work in Perth. We made a for sale sign for the van today.
Port Headland, Wed 3rd Oct 2007
Left Broome and we have decided to work in Perth. It will give us more time to sell the van and more job opp's in Perth than anywhere in the north of WA. Got to Port Headland. Its a massive Iron ore places loads of shipping and trucks. Not a Beautiful place. We watched the ships being filled for a while and found out its takes about 48 hours to fill 1 ship. Then they sail out to Japan and China. Hannah loved watching them and really wanted to she one turn and sail out of the small harbour. But someone said we'd have to wait until about 3pm the next day....oh well, maybe next time.......
It was a really hot day today. We don't have a temp gauge, just how we feel. But it felt hotter that Darwin and Katherine today. Must have been about 36-38'C.
It was a really hot day today. We don't have a temp gauge, just how we feel. But it felt hotter that Darwin and Katherine today. Must have been about 36-38'C.
Dinosaurs foot prints in the sand, Tuesday 2nd Oct 2007
Got up early and drove to another beach at 6am today. This time to see dinosaurs foot prints in the coral at negative tide. We scrambed over rocks with about 30 other people and found what looked like elephant foot prints. Everyone was taking photos and then Hannah shouted me and she'd found some more prints, better ones and there were 3 of them. So we could see the stride and they were more like what we thought were dinosaurs foot prints. They looked like 3 prong/toes and a prong heal. The other one we think was just a hole in the coral, that looked like a foot print of an elephant.
In the afternoon we walked along Cable Beach, the famous one for sun sets and the camel rides. THE photo to get is os the sunset, with the camels walking past. We got that and many other ones too. We walked for a couple of mile and took loads of photos. Its the place to go, loads of people had driven on to the beach with the 4W4 and set up tables and were having dinner or just a beer or glass of wine. It was really nice and the sunsets.....Hannah just loved it.
In the afternoon we walked along Cable Beach, the famous one for sun sets and the camel rides. THE photo to get is os the sunset, with the camels walking past. We got that and many other ones too. We walked for a couple of mile and took loads of photos. Its the place to go, loads of people had driven on to the beach with the 4W4 and set up tables and were having dinner or just a beer or glass of wine. It was really nice and the sunsets.....Hannah just loved it.
WW2 planes in the sands, Mon 1st Oct 2007
Got up at 6am and drove to the beach. Its a negative tide and this is the time to see WW2 planes just of the coastline inbedded in the sand. They were dombed by the Japanese after Darwin was hit. They were could of guard and some planes were just hit and sank to th bottom. I walked out for about a mile and a bit on wet sand and the sea was so far out. Got there just before the tide started coming in and took some really good photos and video. I saw 3 planes and then had to start wlkaing back as the sea was coming in really fast.
After getting back to the campsite we had brekkie and then lunch. Relaxed and planned what we were going to do. Then found out we'd left the lights on and had to call out the RAC. All a drama because I had to get mum to txt me my UK memebership number to get teh service for free. The guy was really nice and we found out we'd got him out of the pub. When he arrived he and a fiend we both drinking beers in the van and they said they we going home for a BBQ and beers after helping us. So very Aussie.
After getting back to the campsite we had brekkie and then lunch. Relaxed and planned what we were going to do. Then found out we'd left the lights on and had to call out the RAC. All a drama because I had to get mum to txt me my UK memebership number to get teh service for free. The guy was really nice and we found out we'd got him out of the pub. When he arrived he and a fiend we both drinking beers in the van and they said they we going home for a BBQ and beers after helping us. So very Aussie.
Broome, Sunday 30th June 2007
In Derby we drove over the jetty and visited the prisoner boab tree. This is a large tree with a split in the middle and inside. They would put upto 20 men inside and stand gaurd over night. This wasa stop over site as the men were walking about 400km to the coast from Halls creek and Turkey creek around. Used over 150 years ago for about 100 years.
Arrived in Broome and because it was sunday all the shops were shut. So we just walked around and it was a nice place. We knew we had missed the stairway to the moon and special time when the moon reflection on the sands and water of the sea look like a stairway/staircase to the moon. But we thought we'd missed it by 2 days. The tourist info centre said the last one was last night. We could have made it.......oh well. These other things to see tomorrow.
Arrived in Broome and because it was sunday all the shops were shut. So we just walked around and it was a nice place. We knew we had missed the stairway to the moon and special time when the moon reflection on the sands and water of the sea look like a stairway/staircase to the moon. But we thought we'd missed it by 2 days. The tourist info centre said the last one was last night. We could have made it.......oh well. These other things to see tomorrow.
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