We left Port Hedland after waiting an extra day for a parcel to arrive - it didn't , so we'll redirect it and keep on heading down the highway . We hadn't stopped at Whim Creek before , so another first - it's a pub , but it's been closed for several years now , but also allows caravans etc to camp overnight in the carpark - if you can call it that . There's also a 24hr diesel tank that road trains use . Plenty of wildflowers about at the moment .
Here's the pub .
And a mural on the fence beside the pub .
There's also a memorial for 5 Lockyer brothers . They all went to war in WW2 , 2 never returned , but the other 3 did . They were all aboriginal and were born and worked in & around Whim Creek on stations.
Plenty of seed pods on the trees - these are wattle seeds .
Another different flower with very furry leaves .
Another yellow flower that seemed to have a red heart .
Then we have the Kapok bush - a little bit of history , saddles on camels were stuffed with this fluffy seed pod . Unfortunately , the saddles split and the seeds dropped out and took over - it's a noxious weed in WA and probably NT as well !!
A few trucks came in during the afternoon to fill up , they were very good and drove very slowly around the gravel & dirt carpark , but with 100 odd tyres , they do kick up some dust - fortunately for us , we parked away from the turning area of the road trains - the other caravan that was parked were probably wishing they'd parked where we did .
Here's an aerial view of the pub and surrounding buildings , there's also a mine just on the top right hand side of the photo .
Here we are , far enough away from the trucks - it was a very peaceful night and a good nights sleep .
Just another sunset for your perusal .
Here's a map link :- https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=15BeVmfcpEkNRdtMKINSUH1iMDOsc37E&usp=sharing
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