Heading South again down the WA coast.
Pardoo – no can do
We had planned to spend the next few days at the beach at Pardoo Station which is 13km off the highway down a very well graded unsealed road. What no-one had thought to mention in the information was that the beach could only be accessed if you have a 4wd vehicle. The campsite looked very nice but not nice enough to spend a few days with no beach.
Port Hedland
An industrial town and port and although it has some caravan parks, not really a place for tourists unless you’re interested in touring the BHP facilities or learning about the history of the town. We stopped to look at the Dampier Salt Works. The huge salt mountains dominate the skyline as you drive into town. The salt is produced by the evaporation of seawater and exported to customers in Asia and the Middle East. It is mainly used by chemical companies but also as food salt.
Sandfire Roadhouse
Thank goodness Winston was in the van when a white peacock turned up.
