Arrived Derby, saw Derby, leaving Derby tomorrow. Not a lot to keep us here. went for a walk along the local jetty which has 11 metre high tides, but when they are out the place is just a great big mud wasteland. This morning was high tide so a barge was in loading supplies to take to the small towns and communties dottted along the coast. Headed a little way out of town to see the Boab Prison Tree which hs a lot of history and is said to be about 1,000 years o...

Five days in Broome gave us a lot of time to have a good look around. Annettes sister Kaye also arived there so it was good to catch up with her hearing about her travels from Europe and Australia. She is going anti clockwise eventual destination Sth Australia (home). Had a wander around China town and other parts of the main town with some exploring by car. Headed around to Cable beach (with lots of othr tourists to take part and watch the sunset from a park a...

Port Hedland, another bulk terminal for shipping. Ore brought in from the mines and salt processed nearby are loaded onto ships which leave for all parts of the globe. To watch the ore trains arriving and leaving the port is certainly time consuming. Each train normaly consists of 3 locos, (one at the front and 2 in the middle of the cofiguation) with 134 ore carriges in the first section and 134 in the section. The total length is normaly 2.5 kilometers long,...

Karratha / Dampier. Approximately 24,400 people live in this area which is the hub for ore mining, off shore gas production and salt. Ore trains transport the ore from the mines in the Pilbara region to the port of Dampier for export around the world. One of the biggest productions here is the North West Shelf Gas Project. It is an extremely large complex producing in excess of 12,000 tonnes of gas for domestic and export use a day. Bulk carriers line up like...

Coral Bay 150 klms south of Exmouth. Its part of the spectacular Ningaloo Reef Marine Park. There are some 200 species of fish that inhabit this area. A beautiful area which if fantastic for families because of the great protected beach. It has crystal clear water where you can go snorkeling till your hearts content. There are small glass bottom boats that take people out for coral viewing, quad bike tours and kayak trips to suit all ages. We did a day dri...