DAY 34 – KARIJINI AND PORT HEDLAND

We had a relatively early start today in that we left Tom Price at 8:30 and headed for Dales Gorge, that part of Karijini national Park which we didn’t see yesterday. What was different was that, this time, we packed up and brought the caravan.

Dales Gorge was similarly spectacular to Weano Gorge, the one we walked yesterday but with a number of pools which looked very inviting. The only problem was that they were in the wrong place. They should have been at the top of the gorge so that one could jump in them and cool down after one had climbed back up the cliff.

We had exhausted ourselves by lunch time so we had lunch at the gorge and then escaped the 36 degree heat by spending the afternoon in the car coming to Port Hedland where we now are.

We feel very left out. Almost everybody in town, including a lot of the people staying in the caravan park have white cars with a flag and flashing lights on top and a green fluorescent strip down the side. That’s obviously the must have fashion accessory here.

Port Hedland is just that, a very large port, and obviously a dormitory town for thousands of people working in the mining industry. Very busy. We haven’t found any evidence of any tourism activity so we’ll head for Broome in the morning.

The webber is on. We are working our slowly through the contents of the wine cellar. The fridge repairs seem to have worked. Life’s good.