Monthly Archives: October 2010

Probably not much to say about today. Long 550 km journey to Exmouth. More red earth, spinifex, road works, big skies…. and not much else. Will probably spend the rest of the weekend in one of the caravan parks in … Continue reading →

Arrived Karratha unseemly hour of 7.30 am to drop off the car then walked the long way round to the local shopping mall, mostly still closed. Breakfast at Jamaica Blue (yes civilization all the way up here) then shopping for … Continue reading →

Slow start to the day (so what’s new!),  but eventually mosied our way to the Dampier information centre where discovered the history of Red Dog, a cattle cross who travelled around the region at will and who had quite fixed … Continue reading →

Set off for Dampier and Karratha, stopping on the way for a photo of the myriad termite mounds littering the landscape all around Onslow. Quite different to those further inland, as the termites out here seem to have a penchant … Continue reading →

No moving anywhere today. Time for a slow day by the beach (ocean site right on the beach). Rear awning set up with much cursing by himself as tent pegs buckled in the hard ground. Day to catch up on … Continue reading →

Left the next morning around 9 am after seeing Bertha the bus head off with another tour group. Long day of driving through red earth, low rocky hills, spinifex and stunted shrubs out towards the coast. Stopped for fuel at … Continue reading →

Enjoyed the tour so much thought we should stay at least an extra day and try to see some of the other gorge attractions. Bit achy after yesterday though so thought taking it easy would be the way to go! … Continue reading →

If you come to Karajini, I cannot recommend this more highly as a “must do” experience. A combination tour was on offer, which was a combo of the Knox Slides Tour and the Journey to the Centre of the Earth … Continue reading →

Up early again (seems to be impossible to sleep in with the rising rapidly of a morning) and ready to go by 9am with a quick trip in to town to replenish a few grocery items. Temperatures climbed up to … Continue reading →

Tour of largest open cut iron ore mine in the world – BHP Billiton Mt Whaleback operation. Fortunately most of the time we were in an air conditioned bus. Just as well, as temperatures are hitting mid-30s plus now. The … Continue reading →