We left Broome on Saturday 19th July and drove to Barn Hill Station Stay, about 150k's down from Broome. We would stay here for 5 days.
Just inside the first gate
The road in
We booked in to the unpowered section, found our spot and set up.
Then Rose and I went for a walk on the beach.
Rose's footprints
View from the cliff looking towards the water
The shower, toilets and laundry are all openair. You can have a shower with the sun shining on you or sit on the throne and see the stars. The hot water is generated through black polypipe on the ground being heated by the sun.
On Sunday we went to the market that is held here. People sell whatever they have or make. I bought a beautiful brooch for my mum. Rose bought some great earrings and a small painting of Boabs. .
Sunday evening was Roast Night. Everyone has to take their own table, chairs, crockery, cutlery, glasses and drink. Tables and chairs are put out early to reserve your spot. After getting dolled up we all went and sat at our table to have Happy Hour before our dinner.
Arnold and Pat went for a walk before dinner.
Below is a shot of the Aboriginal band which we have seen on a couple of occasions now.
Rose surprised me with a birthday cake and the band sang me Happy Birthday. What a surprise. I didn't suspect a thing. It was wonderful. Thanks Rose. It made my birthday even more special.
The following day we went for another walk on the beach. Firstly we had to negotiate a small path down the cliffside.
We walked as far as a rocky outcrop which I call the Lost City.
I love the picture below of Rose and I. I am going to have it enlarged and framed.
Rose wanted to have a dip in the water so she could say she sat/swam in the Indian Ocean.
Tuesday was the 22nd and my Birthday. After having a fry-up for breakfast we went and sunbathed for a little while. It was Rose's last chance as she was leaving in the morning to fly back home.
We are driving out to take Rose to Broome to catch her flight home.
As we had some time before taking Rose to the airport we had another look around the shops and also went to see the Pearl Luggers which are no longer in use.
Arnold with an old diving helmet on
And so it was time to go to the Airport. It would have been great if Rose could have stayed longer. We were sad to see her go.
Bye Rose
Before we left Broome we filled up with fuel (diesel and food) and drove back to Barn Hill in time for Happy Hour.
We left Barn Hill on Thursday morning 24 July and drove to a freecamp called DeGrey. We stayed for 2 nights.
Saturday morning we drove to Port Hedland to top up on diesel and food again. This is where we said our goodbyes to Pat and Maureen. We would turn off the main road to go into Karijini and they would continue on to the West Coast. It has been great travelling with them and we will miss their company.
Before we reached Karijini National Park we stopped for 2 nights at a freecamp called Bea Bea. On a walk around I spotted this Sturt Desert Pea. I didn't think they grew in this area.
We drove on to Karijini and as we were paying for our Park Entrance Fee Kevin Sheedy and a few of his mates turned up. Such a lovely man. He didn't mind when we asked for a photo with him. One of his mates even took a photo of us lol
After we went to the Visitors Centre to book in and before we drove to the Campground we stopped to fill up with water.
We settled into our site and relaxed.
The following morning we started our walk along the rim of Dales Gorge.
Setting out on our walk from the caravan
Looking down on Circular Pool
Below are a couple of shots of a lizard on the path. Lucky we didn't step on it.
Along the path we saw a Cork Tree. Strange looking thing.
Arnold looking down at the Gorge.
A tricky section of path.
Below are some shots along the way.
Fortescue Falls
Fern Pool
We left Karijini the following morning. The part of the road in is clean but the part going out is red from the soil in the Park.
We stopped off at the Visitors Centre so I could get a couple of souvenirs.
After leaving Karijini we drove about 400 k's to a freecamp called Middle Gascoyne where we are now. It is a great spot on the Gascoyne River. We are leaving tomorrow and heading to Sandstone.
The shot below is Arnold washing our matting in the river. We then hung it over a rope tied between two trees to dry. It is now all packed away again.
Hopefully I can update again soon. Bye for now.
