No photos for this blog because I am using my iPad. Other than in the towns themselves,the signal strength is very weak or non existent, so it is too hard to get an Internet connection on my laptop.
We have been at Cleaverville Beach for most of the time since we arrived on Wednesday 17/8/11 - mainly because we are waiting for my glasses to come back. The lenses were badly scratched and it was getting difficult to see properly so we dropped them off at the OPSM in Karratha and we are hoping they will be back tomorrow or Thursday. Luckily my sunglasses are prescription lenses but it is still difficult to read at night or do things on the computer - especially at night! Craft stuff (other than knitting) is out of the question.
We did leave Cleaverville when our water ran out. We filled up in Karratha then camped at Miaree Pool for a couple of nights, until we found out camping is no longer permitted there. It is right by the Maitland River but we could only catch glimpses of the river itself where we were camped. The bird life there is prolific - so many and so many different sorts - so we were kept amused mornings & evenings watching them.
At Cleaverville we have been going for long walks on the beach, exploring rock pools at low tide (lots & lots of different sorts of crabs,, large numbers of sea slugs, clams, a blue ringed octopus, fish) and collecting rocks & shells.
Royce tried his hand at fishing but lost his lure, and then something kept pinching his bait. We saw what we thought were seals but some people told us later they were probably dugongs.
The area where we are camped has been slashed, but we are surrounded by scrub and long grass so we supposed there would be snakes. This was confirmed when we saw a very long, shiny, black snake slither across the track only a few meters from the caravan.
We did a day trip to Millstream Chichester National Park where we went up to the lookout on Mount Herbert (beautiful view) then went and had a swim at Python Pool (wonderful).
The weather is warming up - generally low 30s and it gets quite hot in the afternoons if there is no breeze. The mozzies and midges are also becoming a bit of a problem. We are getting a bit fed up with hanging around and want to get moving again! I rang OPSM today and they hope the glasses will arrive tomorrow. Fingers crossed - we can then hit the road again Thursday.
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