Went to Woollies for groceries, Retravision for a laptop aerial for those days when the reception is not so good, and a 16 Gig memory stick to save all my photos to in case the laptop decided to play up.
A quick goodbye to Nerida in Woollies as I made a point of going through her checkout for that reason. So good to catch up with Nerida and Troy so far from home for all of us.
Back on the road south, found the Fortescue Roadhouse paying $20 for two nights with full facilities, I had 3 showers in the two days I was there. Managed to get a pile of washing done including all my bedding. Also had a cleanout and left a few things on the laundry table as giveaways, books, never worn sandals etc.
Managed to get a few good photos there. Out behind the camping area were hundreds of dongas used for housing the mining workers who came and went regularly. They had a boot tree near the entry to their carpark. The boots were tied together by their laces and thrown over a branch.
From there to Onslow where I visited the salt works where I got some interesting photos then on to the river at Old Onslow to stay two nights beside the only river to seen water in it for a while. Was warned there was a crocodile in there somewhere which had taken a pelican for it's dinner, so don't go near the water.
Surprisingly plenty of cows and calves were coming down for a drink, a calf would be easy feed for a croc on the lookout. Managed to get some more good photos there.
Fortescue Roadhouse
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| Not sure why there is a flag on this hill opposite the roadhouse , have been told it's been there for years. |
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| The flag is on the first hill from the right. |
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| The boot tree outside the entrance to the mining workers dongas. Two photos from different angles. |
Onslow photos
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The salt works at Onslow        |
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