The Road is Also a Landing Strip!

Sat 22 of Aug 2009 Carnarvon to Karratha 650km

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August 23rd 2009
Sat 22 of Aug 2009 Carnarvon to Karratha 650km Today was a motorcycle enthusiasts dream - a ride with every possible experience. With my longest ride ahead of me today I left Carnarvon early. The air was fresh and crisp, but already the fabled radio telescope, perhaps Canarvon’s most famous attraction, was beginning to shimmer in the early morning light. I read that it was this telescope that re ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Karratha

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more