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Tuesday 9 th April, Port HedlandG’day Discovery Park Port HedlandCost $43 per night with membershipRated by us 6/10Mileage 17089 travelled 0Port Hedland is unashamadley all about Iron Ore it is the biggest Iron Ore exporting port in the world, the numbers are staggering.The information bureau is really helpful and the ladies know there stuff. Unfortunately the Harbour Tour on a boat is not running until The end of this month due to the tourist season. However they rae giving a talk today at 10.30 in the Information Centre giving you all the facts you get on the boat and with a power point of the harbour. We found some shade for Tippy in his crate in the back and headed in to listen.The lady running the talk was from the Mission to Seafarers ... read more

Saturday 6 th April, DampierDampier Caravan ParkCost $39 per night Rated by us 5/10Mileage 16747 travelled 0Late rise after a cool night thanks to thye air con, so glad we got it working, the night temperatures still been in the high 20’s and humid.We had a slow drive around Karratha and Dampier, not much for tourists but then it is a mining, shipping town. G is enjoying watching the ships load and I found a sign with some interesting fun facts about the port. The work that goes on here is fascinating, not sure why there are so many people live here just for the port as the mines are all inland. The one port we are looking at loads 16 ships per week with a blended iron ore all going to china, ... read more

Thursday 4 th April, OnslowOcean View Caravan ParkCost $39 pensioner discount per night Rated by us 8/10Mileage 16415 travelled 0No plans to do much of anything today but rest recharge and stay cool, the breeze is good but fierce. As a precaution and as we are leaving tomorrow we took down the awning for the night. Chatting to a couple from Brisbane in a huge 24ft van, they are living in it for five years so I suppose they need it, but boy it is big. He admitted to G that he knew he was overloaded but the missus would not leave anything, and worse his ESC (Electronic Stability Control) which is mandatory on vans over 10ft was not working, some people are idiots really and accident looking for a resting place, hopefully ... read more

Wednesday 3 rd April, OnslowOcean View Caravan ParkCost $39 pensioner discount per night Rated by us 8/10Mileage 16415 travelled 0Our camp site backs directly onto the ocean and the view and breeze are amazing. Unfortunately as we are now into the heavy industrial part of the WA coastline the water is a murky brown and the sand is now more like mud flats, you can see in the water the mud has silted up forming dangerous banks. A number of people are here with small fishing boats so it must be good out in the water, I noticed lots of them out late in the afternoon.Not much to see here but a good spot to rest up.We did find just very near to our camp site a beautiful war memorial made in the ... read more