We had a lovely sleep-in this morning and then went fishing after lunch. We didn’t catch anything but it was very pleasant on the beach. We went to the local hotel for happy hour as the sun was setting. What bliss! Day 72 Saturday 25th June
Happy holidays everyone.
We woke up this morning to very grey, overcast skies and some rain. We left Coral Bay at about 8.30 and drove off through the rain to Carnarvon. Landscape was very flat with trees and scrub and only one roadhouse. There are so many long, desolate stretches of land in this part of Australia.
We crossed the Tropic of Capricorn and got wet taking photos. There is a bit of blue sky this afternoon so hopefully it will be fine tomorrow.
Distance travelled today 244 kms
Total distance travelled 11297 kms
Day 73 Sunday 26th June
The rain has gone. Thank goodness. We awoke this morning to blue skies. We have been exploring Carnarvon. Carnarvon sits on the Gascoyne River with a number of inlets all around it. We drove around the town and looked at the boat harbour and the fascine. This is the area along the foreshore which has been designed to withhold floods.. Then we went to One Mile Jetty which the Heritage Society are preserving. We walked out along the jetty and rode the tram back. It was a great idea but the jetty needs some repair.
Then we drove around some of the farmland where they grow pumpkins, bananas, mangoes, grapes and tomatoes along the Gascoyne River.
We went to see the OTC dish which is not in use at all.
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The Fascine
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The tramway on one mile jetty
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Gascoyne River
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