Sat 20 Aug 2011 Eighty Mile Beach to Karijini National Park

0900 (11335 km) Had raisin toast for breakfast. HM bought some ice cream from the caravan park office - $2 a scoop. And there were really good. It is worth it to just go to Eighty Mile Beach Caravan Park to have ice cream, if nothing else. Had planned to have it for dessert night before but we were too late and they had closed. Quite good facilities at the office - they have fresh food, and even have some takeaway food at very reasonable prices (and this is in the middle of nowhere - no towns for over 250km). Apparently the park used to look even better, with lots of shady trees, etc. Cyclone Laurence in 2009 devastated the caravan park and it has taken a while to re-establish the park. Left the caravan park. On the drive to Port Hedland, we saw white industrial safety helmets on the termite mounds. Looked like people. Very cute.

Kids playing on this arty sculpture

1200 (11584 km) Port Hedland. The kids ran up and down of the circular modern art sculpture at Port Hedland. Lunch of sandwiches. Filled up. Long drive - interesting how it all changes from very flat plains to the mountains with steep orange, rusty red cliffs on the way. Should make a movie at some of these areas we've driven through.
1545 (11919 km) Karijini National Park. Went to Visitor Centre. Quite new. Went to Dales Camping Ground. Site 30 on Bungarra Loop. It was a nice big site and had a long drop toilet, no water, no power. But gas BBQs were provided as there were no fires to be lit. Dinner of rice and mince pork.