We set off from the Harding River Caravan park just before 9 am setting off for Exmouth or in that direction as we knew we couldn’t make it all the way.
The roads were once again were very good and most of the time very straight as they cut through the wide flat expanse as we passed along the edge of the Great Sandy Desert. With the odd cattle grazing beside the road we had to take care in case they decided to wander, we did see some beside the road which were quite bloated, lying with their legs up in the air, providing a feed for some very large eagles.
We knew we wouldn’t want to risk trying to get to Exmouth in one day as we weren’t sure whether we would find a place if we arrived late so we decided to stop at one of the stations for the night. At about 4pm we found the Giralia Station that took campers and some B & B’s.It was about 125 km south of Exmouth with a 4 km dirt road to get into it.
Checking in at the homestead we were shown a site under a shady tree and set up our trailer. Limited power was available for a few hours in the evening so we could make our dinner etc, though we can run on gas and batteries if need be and we carry all our own water.We joined a couple of other caravaners and later on a few other camper vans came in as well and during the evening a coach arrived with 17 campers who set up their tents and camp kitchen under the light of their gas lamps.
The Homestead
We chatted to the owner who invited us to have a look around at the shearing shed and the shearers quarters etc. It was all now in disuse as the whole station of 685000 hectares and some 70 km of beach front was sold in 2006 to the the National Parks and wildlife who had indicated that they would purchase it if they ever wanted to sell. He told us it had been in the family for 110 years and it had been a very hard decision to sell but as they had fallen on hard times running the sheep and cattle and the agreement was that they could still live in the homestead they thought it was a good decision.
They have been running B & B and have places for campers and caravans. We also checked out the landing strip which they have for the couple of small planes that they use along with the quad bikes and horses. The old shearing shed
The camp fire was lit and in the absence of any city lights the stars were magnificent. Its a great place and well worth a visit.
A great camp fire and a beautiful morning set up for breakfast before heading off once again for Exmouth.
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