Mozzies Around Australia: Day 30 Karijini to Port Headland

After a fabulous few days in Karijini, its time to make for Port Headland . We did consider going through Millstream National Park and up through Karratha but it would have been a bit rushed so we headed straight up the Great Northern Highway . This is main track for all the mining trucks so we shared the road with some very big rigs. This is when its handy to have a UHF as they are happy to help you pass when the time is right. Biggest one we saw 7m wide so everybody had to get off the road for him.

We stopped at the Albert Togolini Lookout which gives you a great view of a road cutting in the highway. He was an engineer who was responsible for the Kimberley Beef Roads Scheme to provide bitumen access across the top end with all of these highways. The last of it was only completed in 1989. Russ did send the drone up so we will be able to give a bird's eye view with his next movie page.

Once again , the landscape changed so much from lush green grass to bushfire ravaged hills - took a few photos to share. The road into Port Headland was very impressive with a road system that would make Melbourne smile- serves the port for transfer of iron ore onto the waiting ships. We went for a quick look around and could see at least 8-9 big ore carriers waiting off shore to be loaded, We did go down to the port itself and saw one being bought in by the tugs, A lady at Karajini recommended the habour cruise but they only run during the week - just our luck! Dampier Salt is also based in Port Headland and its strange to see a big dozer working on top of a pile of salt.

Spent the rest of the day washing and cleaning the red dust out and enjoying the balmy evening. Heard its been a bit cold in Bendigo. Will continue to head north tomorrow towards Broome and will find somewhere to stay on Eighty Mile Beach.