It's very windy up here at the moment , so we decided to just go for a drive to Dampier . There were a couple of ships being loaded with iron ore , the harbour was certainly getting the wind as well - plenty of white caps .
A little bit of dust getting blown around as well .
Another ship was being brought in - the tug boat probably helped keep it on line .
Iron ore dust was blowing from East Intercourse Island over to the salt piles on East Mid Intercourse island .
We took advantage of a shady river oak and parked under it so that we could wax the ute , we washed it yesterday and decided it needed a wax - we use a spray on wax that's really easy to use , and it's quick . It came up pretty good !!
From Dampier , we went up to Hearsons Cove for a look . The tide was high and the wind was pumping , perfect for kite surfing . This guy was having a great time , he was using a foil - it's a shorter board with an aerofoil under it . As it gathers speed the board lifts out of the water and goes faster . They are getting very popular .
Another guy joined him in the water , he too had a foil board , but had a hand held wing to propel him around .
There were a few people at the beach - this car , us and another up the other end of the beach , then 3 cars for the cars out surfing .
This is a cockroach plant , the orange parts are seed pods and they are highly visible when there are lots of plants about .
Here is Deep Gorge , this is a significant area for petroglyphs ( pictures scratched into rocks ) and there are more than 10,000 recorded in the Burrup Peninsular alone ! You can view them from platforms near where the cars are parked .
Back to the van and we had a visit from one of the locals a Perentie .
Here's a map link :- https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1zDOrvwtG9wD8JAXDVlzxOHsA-KkcAKE&usp=sharing
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