Day 17: 20/9/2014 Broome,
WA to Karratha WA Distance
traveled: 855km
Today we were back on the road,
with an 8 hour drive from Broome, down to the Pilbara, staying in Karratha. Originally we were going to stop at Port
Hedland, but along our travels, we had been told that Point Samson was definitely worth a stop. So, we decided to go a bit further, and Karratha
is the nearest big town. We did detour to
see Point Samson; It is a holiday spot for people in other parts of the Pilbara,
and has nice beaches and we understand there is great snorkeling. But, after 7 hours in the car, we weren’t
really in the mood to hit the water.
It was an interesting landscape
as we drove down…. Once we got near Port Hedland, there were some rolling
hills, but for most of the trip, it was just flat as far as you could see. We were also at low altitude, ranging from
just 10 to 20m above sea level the whole way. Also the number of Road Trains between Port
Head and Karratha was the most we have seen all trip. Most were 4 trailers.
We are staying at the Cattrall
Park Motel – which looked a bit disappointing as we pulled in – just rooms
behind the bottle shop and restaurant, but the room is actually nice enough,
and most importantly, we will be able to watch Manly in the NRL finals on TV
tonight.
We went to the restaurant right near
were we are staying (the Bali Garden) and had dinner. The place looked nice inside, was full, and the food was pretty good.
Before that we did watch the
Manly Sea Eagles game. It was painful for the first 30 mins. Then they started
playing. By the end it was tied at 17 – 17 and went into extra time. Canterbury
Bulldogs won with a field goal, and so the end of the season for the Eagles. Tomorrow we head off to Carnarvon, WA
Someone had a lot of time on thier hands. Two converted shopping trollies made into deck chairs.
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