The road to Port Hedland - Friday 22nd

After a final dip in a gorge pool -we started on the long drive to Broome today ... Almost 1000 km in total. We decided to stop at Port Hedland which is a huge port mainly for the export of iron ore from surprisingly local mines. There are not many tourists on the road but we passed, and overtook huge road trains; four trailers long, carrying various minerals. They are good drivers and the overtaking is relatively easy on the well marked highway with long gaps in the road trains coming towards you!  Rob took some photos but I will have to post them later.  

The Port Hedland campsite is a green oasis on a headland and very nice.  It overlooks some mud flats and therefore we had a big bonus of being able to witness the 'staircase to the moon'.  Lots of people gathered on a specially constructed viewing platform and watched the full moon rise from below the horizon and as it shines on the mud flats it appears as if it has a staircase leading to it.  Photos do not do it justice but - it was really great to see - it can be seen again in Broome - with I am sure many 100's of people instead of a few. The bugs are becoming more of a nuisance and this is the first really humid place - so - I have treated you to a picture of me in my fly net - instead of the moon!