We packed up and departed Coral Bay, after fighting the for ever blowing wind as we tried to keep the awning from blowing away whilst we were rolling it up and set out for Carnarvon about an hour later which was 220 km south.
Coral Bay was a great place despite the wind and the fact that there is very little fresh water there.In fact it all has to come through the desalination plant built for the area. It is very limited and of course cars can’t be washed as it is only allowed to be used for drinking water. The power is supplied by 3 wind turbines that provides about 60% of the electricity used in the winter months and about 80% in the summer. The rest is provided through the grid.
As we headed on the country side was once again very flat. We saw what we believed to be wild goats on the roadside just after we passed through Minilya. The soil with very red with low scrub and small trees. We did notice that the wind had dropped quite significantly as we came inland a bit more. We didn’t see much of Lake Macleod as we passed by.Regrettably there was a great amount of road kill on the sides of the road with it mostly being kangaroos and some cattle as well however we did see the beginnings of some of the colourful wild flowers that are quite prolific in WA.this time of the year.
We stopped off at the road roadhouse and had our coffee before continuing on to Carnarvon where we pulled into the Norwesta Caravan Park reputedly labelled as the friendliest in town.
We crossed over the TROPIC OF CAPRICORN
CARNARVON – Population 9046 Known for its luxurious plantations of bananas and other tropical fruits all grown with the aid of water pumped out of the sand of the Gascoyne River.
Having set up we headed into town and the Tourist information bureau to pick up some ideas as where to go and places of interest in the area. We set on the one mile jetty where we went out to the end on a little train that they run for those that don’t want to walk it.
The sun was shinning but the wind was cold and as I had taken our jackets out of the car before we left we were feeling the sharp wind. We also looked around the local museum there and saw the life boat that brought some of the survivors ashore from the German Raider the Kormoran that sunk the HMAS Sydney II in 1941.
They were also running a video giving the story about the whole tragedy that cost the lives of 645, being every person onboard the Sydney.
HSK Kormoran Lifeboat
By now we were cold so we headed off to buy some fresh prawns and then the supermarket to stock up on our dwindling supplies to cover us for the next few days.
We made some calls and caught up on some emails after our feast and had an early night to have some rest and be ready for our sightseeing tomorrow.
No comments:
Post a Comment