The starting point

The starting point

Wednesday, 12 October 2022

5/10/22 Whim Creek to Karratha



   Not in a rush , we took our time , finally getting onto the highway , we discovered lots of wildflowers along the way . There were fields of these small Mulla Mulla .


   In amongst all those flowers were Sturt desert Peas and lots of them - smaller than usual , but lots of them .



   Down the road a bit further we crossed the Sherlock River - one of the rare rivers over here that seems to have water in it most times .


   Time for some aerial shots , this area is predominately flat and used for grazing cattle - the horizon here is really wide .


    The red gravel & soil make for interesting colours . The tree line is a river / water course .


   Wildflowers lining the highway .


   You know when you are getting to the Karratha area , all the dark rock covered mountains .


    Then a ridge of white quartz that looks a bit pink - due to the red dust .


    Roebourne appeared and the first thing you see is the old gaol & wardens houses . 



    Further towards Karratha and another seam of quartz pokes out of the ground .


   We are stopping at Karratha for a few days to catch up with some friends & give our parcel enough time to get to Carnarvon where we will pick it up hopefully !!










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