Moving on from Broome, our first stop was the Sandfire Roadhouse for a quick look. The last cyclone through this area took it’s toll on these little Roadhouses and the vegetation is still very bare. We came across this poor camel, that seemed to have a broken leg. It just stood there when I got out of the car to take its photo.
Our next camping spot was at Cape Keraudren, we’ve stayed here a couple of times. Lots of camp sites around the cliffs overlooking the Indian Ocean. I think we had 4 nights there.
A peaceful spot where you can relax watching the tide come in and the tide go out, the sun comes up and the sun goes down.
While we were staying there we went for a day drive out to an abandoned mine site, one of the first in the Pilbara area we followed the rail line around the hills and when we came to a locked gate, we found a track that took us up to a lookout with views over the mined areas.
As we were leaving our camp at Cape Keraudren the next day I took this next photo. It sums the Pilbara up well. Red soil, trees stripped by cyclones, a tinge of green from recent rains, Kites flying freely in a windswept ,blue sky .
Next stop was Port Hedland for a few days. We caught up with some of Chris’s workmates. It’s lovely to come back and see the changes from when we worked there.
We had a lovely meal out with friends and the night before we left town Chris and I had our traditional fish and chips down at the harbour. The harbourside is beautiful at night. It’s a busy place ,where the ships and trains come and go 24 hrs a day.
We had a lovely few days there, going for drives and I love taking photos of the salt ponds and watching the trucks getting loaded. Everything is crystal white.
There is so much colour and beauty in the Pilbara, you can see why people move here and never go back.
We are also finding lots of free camps, golden wattle and white gums at their best
A drive out to Whim Creek Pub. Which seems to be all but closed.
From there we drove on out to Balla Balla on the coast
The Sherlock River still has a good amount of water and I love this next photo with the Ranges in the background
Lots of these big fellows on the roads, that don’t leave much room for caravans to pass bye. Finally we got to this nice little spot on the bank of the Kialrah pool, off the Jones River.
Another nice spot to spend a couple of days.