Port Hedland

Oceania
May 1st 2009

Published: July 27th 2009

The party to begin all parties was thrown for Sandy and I apon our arrival thanks to Pia and Chicko.

Then the party didn't stop for the three months we stayed.

Please see the photos, as I don't think the text will do much for you or I . .

In Brief :

We fished (only sandy caught a couple of fish and a shark, Sandy 4, Tash 0)

Played Touch and won the grandfinal

Poker tournaments

Taking Jetta on excursions to Pretty Pool

Worked and worked and worked

Sandy @ Marine and Civil for Concreting company and just recently with Alliance Petrolum, where he was offered money to stay.

Tash @ Force Equipment, Ngarda Civil and Mining and @ BHP . . .

sadly we have to finish what we started and hit the road again, leaving behind really really great people. Though i must state . Hedland is a hole !!! A hole on earth !!

There !

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Rio Salt Mine

on sunset , how pretty

BHP Rail stretches most the area

1 rake = 112 cars, BHP usually send out 3 lots of rakes to the nearing mines to collect the ore. With that they need 3 x 2 Loco's to pull the choo choo. The most rich site in all the world belongs to WhaleBack boasting 74-78% purity. Un real