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We decided to take the short cut (read: dirt road) from Cape Range National Park down to Coral Bay. Heck, we've done over 2000km on the dirt so far, this 150km trek was going to be easy... After 3 hours, one bogging in the sand (Steve & Lisa), and a million bumps, we finally made it to Coral Bay. By no means was it a short cut, but it was definitely an adventure.
The wind had picked up again, making fishing rather difficult, but the boys gave it a fair crack. We also got up to some snorkelling, sand dune driving and general lolling about over the three days we were there.
Next stop - Carnarvon. The biggest tourist attraction in Carnarvon is the timber One Mile Jetty, stretching out to sea. Unfortunately for us (and for Carnarvon) a section in the middle of it burnt down a couple of weeks ago, due to someone lighting a fire on the jetty one night. Hmm. So no fishing off the jetty, no tram ride out along the jetty, and not a helluva lot else to do in town.
Our luck changed, however, when we discovered that the caravan park we were staying in had an 8-rink lawn bowling green, and bowls for hire! Barefoot bowls became the highlight of our stay in the town, and a daily ritual.
One day we took a drive out to the rather spectacular blowholes, then visited a little shack community near Point Quobba, similar to Era - except you could drive there. Surprisingly, the shacks were quite run-down. They obviously don't appreciate the ability to truck building materials in, as opposed to carrying them in on your back!
Our nights at Carnarvon were lit up by the old OTC satellite dish, which looked like a giant full moon. Now out of action, it participated in the race to put man on the moon, and also received the first satellite television transmission in Oz.
Time to hit the road again, off to see the famous dolphins of Monkey Mia!
L & L
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