Day 79 Sunday 24th May 2015, overcast, steamy Barn Hill to Broome It was a hot sweaty night but we slept well. The birds wake us up and the air smells wonderful. There are green tree frogs in the dunnies, … Continue reading Go West, Day 79 – Broome
Day 78 Saturday 23rd May 2015, warm 26 degrees @ 8:20 Eighty Mile Beach to Barn Hill A connection snapped off the water filter this morning so we’ll just use our own tank water until we get to Broome. We pass through grassland and low scrub, termites and wandering cattle. We pull into the Sandfire Roadhouse for fuel and I jump out to get a photo. I reckon that this place must come alive during the night because there are more animal and bird foot prints in the red dirt than there are tyre marks. The countryside is alternating now … Continue reading Go West, Day 78 – Barn Hill
Day 77 Friday 22nd May 2015, overcast, clearing and muggy 29 degrees @ 9:30 Pardoo Station to Eighty Mile Beach Wow, we get 4 spots of rain before breakfast, can I call that a wet day? We leave Pardoo station and follow the highway through flat scrubby grazing land. We turn left onto the red dirt road into Eighty Mile Beach undecided as to whether we will stay or continue on to Barn Hill. I get the feeling that my ‘Outback Jack’ is a little over red dirt as he is starting to grumble about the corrugations on the roads. … Continue reading Go West, Day 77 – Eighty Mile Beach
Day 76 Thursday 21st May 2015, patches of dark clouds Pardoo Station Now that we’ve adjusted to the climate of this latitude it is very pleasant, especially the warm dry breezes. The Pardoo homestead has a high spreading roof over the … Continue reading Go West, Day 76 – Pardoo Station
Day 75 Wednesday 20th May 2015, clear light breeze Pardoo Station Those cows are still angry. When we wake I say to Woody “Smell that air isn’t it great?” “Smells like cow shit to me” he says with a grin. … Continue reading Go West, Day 75 – Pardoo Station
Day 74 Tuesday 19th May 2015, some cloud, sticky Port Hedland to Pardoo Station Like so many other towns on this coast Port Hedland was bombed twice by the Japanese in 1942. We hit the road again. The country is grassy and flat with lots of termite mounds. In fact, one section has each mound wearing a white hard hat! Large white Brahman cattle munch happily along the roadsides. As we pass, the De Grey River has water in it and shady white gums. The camping area extends along the bank and is huge. The road into Pardoo Station is … Continue reading Go West, Day 74 – Pardoo Station
Day 73 Monday 18th May 2015, steamy Port Hedland We visit the information centre to tell them how much we’ve enjoyed their town and lo and behold the lady behind the counter and two customers are from Hastings and Bittern … Continue reading Go West, Day 73 – Port Hedland
Day 72 Sunday 17th May 2015, clear breezy and 25 Port Hedland The Ollies move on towards Broome while we fall, hook, line and sinker for Port Hedland. We join the Seaman’s Mission tour of the harbour with our neighbouring … Continue reading Go West, Day 72 – Port Hedland
Day 71 Saturday 16th May 2015 Indee Station to Port Hedland After 4 days ‘off the grid’ we need to top up our water tanks, do some in person banking in Port Hedland (the first NAB since Geraldton) and Woody … Continue reading Go West, Day 71 – Port Hedland
Day 70 Friday 15th May 2015 Karijini to Indee Station We pick up the Great Northern Highway again for the first time since New Norcia. Amongst all of our recent knowledge gathering we’ve now learnt that a road train with … Continue reading Go West, Day 70 – Indee Station
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