May 2007

Day 23 Thursday 10 MAY

Well another day in paradise! A very warm night 23degrees, top temp today of 34 deg.
Up early and off to MacDonald’s for Breakfast! Actually we went there to use the Hotspot, so I can send off 4 pages I have been hanging onto for 4 days. All got to much for Brenda, she went shopping and left me to it!
Had to do a bit of shopping after though. As we needed a few things. Like a wheel nut that I lost somewhere. Toyota couldn’t help me(something about the Mags being after market!!!). But Bridgestone had one that fitted and the best part, he gave it to me for zilch!!
We had an afternoon of cleaning, van, car. Then off for a swim and back for happy hour and then dinner!
We caught up with the downloaded e-mails, then off to bed for a early night.
If you are interested the fuel prices were:- ULP $1.50, LPG .90. Diesel $ 1.45.
Forgot to tell you as I was backing in I ripped off the mud flap on the van. So spent 45 minutes fixing that.So I thought I earned an extra beer that night!!!!

Day 22 Wednesday 9th May
We couldn’t get away to early today as the snorkel gear shop was closed and we couldn’t drop it off until 0830.
Off at last, we stopped for cooked breakfast when we reached the North Wets highway 170 klm’s away. Great breakfast bacon, eggs, Mushrooms and toast and coffee. Got to feed the driver it’s hard work all that concentrating!!!
We stopped at a Roadhouse called NAUTARRA for some fuel. Got a shock! It’s nearly time to mortgage the house for a tank of ULP. $1.72 per litre, LPG $1.00 per litre, Diesel $ 1.68 per litre. Remind me not to complain about Melbourne’s prices!!
As we drove along saw Rick and Co by a river so we pulled in for lunch. Because of the price of fuel, we could only have Cheese on toast but hey it did have a sauce smiley face on it!!!!
Rick and Tracey are headed for a different C/park to us this time as they can’t get their rig into the one we have booked. So they are about 5 minutes away.
Got here at 3.45 very warm and a bit humid. Brenda had the radar out again so off to the shops( gee this is fun!!!!) saw Rick there, he said in his words “his park is shit “. So therefore only staying one night, he’s heading off to Eighty Mile Beach. We have been there before it’s a great location right on the beach. Good swimming and fishing.
Well Brenda and I had to have happy hour on our own tonight not as much fun but boy did the beer go down well!!

Day 21 Tuesday 21st May
Well it’s move home again today! We got sick of that garden on to the next. Temp tody is 17-31 degrees!
Left the C/park at 0830 onwards and still upwards to Exmouth. Only a short ride today some 155 klm’s. arrived the usual coffee and off to the shops. Brenda has this radar that can find shops no matter where she is!!!
We hired some snorkelling gear and head for the Turquoise Drift. Anyone that has been up here knows what it is, but for the uninitiated it’s a magnificent Bay of turquoise water full of fish and Coral, that you walk down to the end of the beach about 1klm put your snorkel gear on and just drift about 50metres off the beach, to a point about 1 klm down the beach. And on the way stick your head in the water and look at the brilliant view!! When you done that you walk back and do it all over again! The current is quite strong and just carries you along and you don’t even have to swim, just float, great stuff suited me, no work involved!!!
Some say better than Queensland’s, but I think it’s not as colourful. But heaps of fish from very small to quite large. Not supposed to feed then ! But “ I saw this bloke with a Moustache feeding them with a Ritz cracker. They actually took it right out of my hand “oops I meant his hand”
Back to the park for a swim in the pool there, then of corse yes you guess it “HAPPY HOUR”
Whilst having a cleanser or two Rick told me about this ENGEL Fridge that he saw on the notice board. So we went to have a look at it. Liked it so bought it. Now my happy hours are even colder!!
Big day a bit worn out with all this work so off to bed for a early night. Up early in the morning for a big drive to Karratha some 500 odd Klm’s away.

Day 20 Monday 7th
Her we are in Coral Bay, noisy night so up early and off for a walk. Walked right around to the point with beautiful blue water for company. Sun is out 27 degrees today , but the wind is blowing fairly hard and chopping up the sea, so can’t see to many fish!
Had to have the morning coffee, very nice it was too! $3.00 per cup quite comparable with Melbourne.
Hit the beach in the arvo “ a few white pointers about “ I’m married so I didn’t look!!” Had a nice swim, water quite warm ( beats Frankston’s water)! Then off to feed some fish called Speckled Emperors, looked like Snapper to me. Started off with about 5 then the water went crazy! Fish everywhere, but we are not allowed to catch them@#$%!!
Headed back to the Quad bike shop to book an evening Sunset ride( yeh I know It’s my feminine side coming out). Trouble was we couldn’t get on@#$ Rick and co manage to get two bikes but there were none left for Brenda and I. But we have been before so it wasn’t so bad. We just got a early start on happy hour.
Fairly early night off to Exmouth tomorrow.

Day 20 Monday 7th
Her we are in Coral Bay, noisy night so up early and off for a walk. Walked right around to the point with beautiful blue water for company. Sun is out 27 degrees today , but the wind is blowing fairly hard and chopping up the sea, so can’t see to many fish!
Had to have the morning coffee, very nice it was too! $3.00 per cup quite comparable with Melbourne.
Hit the beach in the arvo “ a few white pointers about “ I’m married so I didn’t look!!” Had a nice swim, water quite warm ( beats Frankston’s water)! Then off to feed some fish called Speckled Emperors, looked like Snapper to me. Started off with about 5 then the water went crazy! Fish everywhere, but we are not allowed to catch them@#$%!!
Headed back to the Quad bike shop to book an evening Sunset ride( yeh I know It’s my feminine side coming out). Trouble was we couldn’t get on@#$ Rick and co manage to get two bikes but there were none left for Brenda and I. But we have been before so it wasn’t so bad. We just got a early start on happy hour.
Fairly early night off to Exmouth tomorrow.