Arrived in Port hedland after what for me was not a pleasant drive, once again, because of the massive mine road trains running up and down the highway continuously. Activity in the iron ore industry is pretty intense as far as I can see due to the Gina Reinhart Roy Hill mine opening up here. We headed to the caravan park we know is in a nice green setting with trees for shade and modern amenities, only to be told, that the park was full, so was the overflo...

We left Exmouth this morning on our way to Point Samson and decided to spend a night in a free camp rather than a Roadhouse. The Free Camp was very large with plenty of tracks going off into the bush so that those who wanted to could be alone. We like to stay in reasonable distance to the toilets and have other people in sight, we feel safer that way. I would say there were at least 50 caravans there that night. These camps are places provided by the state gove...