We left Cossack and moved down the road to Karratha , where we'll probably see out the school holidays .
I also have my 2nd jab booked in at the health campus . At the campus there's a mural on the entry wall which looks sensational . 2nd jab completed , it was time to catch up with John & Julie . We first met them here in Karratha a few years ago and have been bumping into them at various locations around the state . This year we weren't sure where they were , but as it turns out , we were only a few hundred metres apart when we were in Broome , they did a cruise , we did a cruise , they rang us on our way to Cossack and told us they would be in Karratha on Saturday - same day we were arriving , then they were also having their 2nd jab on Monday at 10:30 & 10:45 - I booked in at 11:15 !! talk about coincidences . We caught up for a few hours on Sunday , then again on Monday after the jabs .
Next few days were spent staying out of the sun and the mid 30's heat . Sunsets were at a premium , and I wandered up the street to get these shots .
Yes another one a few days later .
Just for a change we headed in to the information centre , this little fella was on the bridge and scurried down the side and off to safety , very colourful .
Views from the lookout over Karratha city centre - the red/brown building is the Red Earth Art Precinct , which incorporates the library , a theatre for plays etc or movie nights , an outdoor performing area as well . It's shape was designed to fit in with the surrounding hills .
Heading out to Dampier , we went out to Withnell Bay and had a cooling swim at high tide , the gas plant was right beside us and it's that large that you can't fit it all in the photo , I took this one to give you some context of how big it is . In the photo you can see a twin cab ute nearly in the centre of the photo , the gas plant extends both sides , several hundred metres both ways , and is about 500m wide as well - that's an awful lot of pipework and steel !!!
Another day we headed out to Hearson Cove as it was Stairway to the moon again . First stop was at Deep Gorge , there has been a lot of work done to improve access to the site . There's now concrete paths so it's accessible by wheelchair now . The paths lead to some outstanding rock art , this is the biggest area of rock art - Petroglyphs - in the world !
We found that we had been very fortunate in previous visits , as we could access the areas beyond the decking , which is now locked off and only accessible when doing a tour with the local indigenous .
There is an area around to the left , which is also accessible via a path and decking . The decking is really good as you can now stand and look without worrying about tripping over a rock or bush , and you can see so much more . This is a Spotted Quoll , which is no longer found in this area , there are plenty of other pictures there as well .
This is the deck area , they actually cut out sections of the mesh decking to fit around the rocks , no rocks were moved to install the decking .
Hearsons Cove at low tide was interesting , reflections of the surrounding hills were great .
i love this photo of people walking around the sand at low tide , reflecting in the water and all being in pairs . You can see a couple that are off in the distance , indicating how far the tide goes out .
While waiting for the moon , the sunset behind us was looking good as well .
We were a bit concerned about the amount of cloud that was hanging around , we didn't see the moon untill it rose high enough to clear the cloud , it made for interesting photos .
Another day goes by and we find there's a bit of cloud around for sunset , so we headed into town and went up to an aerial that gives a good view over town to the west . The cloud was fairly thick , but we stayed around to see what would happen , glad we did .
The sky started to colour up , even though the suns blocked out by a bank of thicker cloud .
The 6:15pm Qantas flight came in to land .
The next 20 mins was the most amazing , clouds were changing colours , glowing brightly as the sun disappeared and the city lights came on .
We were amazed at how that turned out , it would have to be one of the most amazing sunsets we didn't expect anything of .
The Red Earth Arts Precinct was awash with colour , so we headed down there before heading back . The lights on the side of the roof change colours , from purple , blue , red , orange & green .
This is the back of the building that faces the main road , it resembles the hills around Karratha as well .
The sign at the side of the precinct is also lit up and does look cool .
I managed to get in a game of golf as well , the golf course is in great condition and now has 6 grass greens and another 3 coming in to play very shortly , meaning half the course will be grass greens and the other half still sand , but they will be gradually changed to grass as time permits , it will be a great course when they get it all finished . I played really well , untill I started to tire a bit - I'm not golf fit at the moment and it showed on a couple of holes - I finished with 79 - that included 13 on one hole !!!
And there you have it , we haven't done a lot , but have seen some sensational sunsets and other sights as well , see you soon .
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