Failed attempt to go camping.

We decided to get out of town during the week and go camping about 90K out east during the week. We planned to go to Coalseam National Park to get back out into the bush for a couple of days. We loaded up the car and the swag and headed out to the park. Wet all the way out and rain when we got out there, very muddy.

Too wet for the swag on the ground and it turned out you could not have a fire, so cold and wet without a fire did not appeal to us. So we had some lunch and headed back to Geraldton, on the way visiting a wind farm.

The wind farm sits just out the back of Geraldton and consists of 4 different companies and their turbines, 54 in all. Great sight out there in the wind as the blades are massive and make a fair bit of noise as they move through the air.

Trace giving some perspective at the large end of the blade.

Now to wash the car from the buddy adventures in Coalseam National Park.

That's all for now! We should hear confirmation of our employment at CBH this week or next. Getting a bit excited about that and moving away from the coast and getting out bush again.

Geraldton............For Now.

We got to Geraldton and started looking for a bit of work. We have the ambition to work the wheat harvest here in the west and we are in the wheat belt, so good a place as any.

 

Geraldton Port and a bit of town.

We registered for the harvest and got interviews and practically have the job, just waiting for the confirmation email. They love couples working at the remote grain receival sites as many people don't want to go out bush. We want to!!

Geraldton is not to our liking, Trace and I both don't like it much but we have jobs and the harvest starts in a month or two so......... We had a look at the HMAS Sydney monument that is here in town and it's fantastic. The HMAS Sydney sunk off the coast of WA and took 645 men in WWII. There is a seagull in the dome for every man.

Life here revolves around a bit of fishing and a large port for ore and Wheat. I am again working in a hardware shop selling tools, bolts and Nuts. I don't like the job, but it puts money in the bank. Trace is working for the caravan park we are staying in which gives us cheap site fees, water, gas and power.

We are both looking forward to starting to work for CBH Group (Co-Operative Bulk Handling) and heading out bush. The windy wet weather on the coast does not impress either of us. :-)

We are still having a ball though!

Kalbarri National Park.

On the way down the coast we stopped in to see Kalbarri and the national park. Kalbarri is a nice seaside town that is full of character, but the main attraction is the national park there.

The major geographical features of the park include the Murchison River gorge which runs for nearly 80 km on the lower reaches of the Murchison River. 

We had a good time having a look around the park with most of the features a short walk from car parks. This was good for the injured and swollen ankled Trace. The main feature and draw card of the park is a rock formation called "Natures Window". Now we have seen a few of these windows on our travels but this one was cool.

On to Geraldton where we we again look for work.