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Driving into the 'boys' town of Port Hedland, way too industrious for ladies!  
   

Driving into the 'boys' town of Port Hedland, way too industrious for ladies!

We've blown it!

October 17th 2009
Day 174 - De Grey River to Karijini National Park via Port Hedland! And there was us thinking that the early morning dawn chorus would wake us up at some ludicrous hour! Neither of us woke till just before 6am, what a lie in that was! It’s a relatively short journey to Port Hedland, a very industrial mining town where Rio Tinto and BHP rule all! It’s got a bit of a different look from Broo ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Karijini National Park

Australian Flag 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
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