Distance: 345 km
After leaving Denham called in at Shell Beach again (I forgot to take any photos last time) and this time walked much further along the beach. It really is a remarkable beach.
It literally is just a mass of small shells – millions of them stretching for kms.
The sea is exceptionally salty, I put my hand in and once it had dried it was covered in a thin layer of crusty salt.
Walking back to the car I saw what I thought was a straight shadow across he road; except that there was nothing to cast a shadow.
On closer inspection it was a happy band of caterpillars crossing the road holding hands.
Carnarvon
I arrived in Carnarvon at just after 1pm, booked in to the caravan park and went looking for a tyre place for a wheel alignment. Quickly found a Tyrepower shop and was lucky enough to book the car in immediately. While it was being worked on I had a wander about what looked like the centre of town.
Found a tourist information bureau and obtained a map and a brochure on local attractions. I also had the most unusual meal at a local cafe – egg and bacon on a waffle with maple syrup! I had to try it… actually it wasn’t that bad but I think I will stick to egg, bacon, toast and BBQ sauce in future.
Back at camp noticed the old OTC dish was lit up right behind my ‘campsite’. It is due a visit tomorrow - they claim to have been an important part of the Apollo moon landing, I can’t wait to find out why.
(You do know that if you click on these photos you get the full size version – click on your browsers ‘back’ button to return.)
Looks like another night without the news. The problem with digital TV is that it either works or it doesn’t, there is no snowy but watchable picture when the signal is weak just a mass of blocky pixels with an incomprehensible sound track. Oh well, I can always watch a movie.
Some Statistics:
It is three weeks since I set off so here are some facts:
Distance driven so far: 6800km
Fuel: 647 litres of diesel at a cost of: $870
Most expensive fuel: $1.76/l, Average: $1.34/l
Accommodation (Caravan Parks powered sites): $590
