Thursday 16th July 2015.  Barn Hill WA

Since my last email from Indee station on 26th June, we have been very busy.

Everything has been a buzz at Indee with lots of tourists coming in to stay for 1 to 3 nights. 

Sadly, we left Indee on Monday morning and met up with friends from Qld. in Port Hedland and stayed 2 nights at the free camp site provide by the council

On our way up the Great Northern Hwy. from Indee we spotted Miffy in her helicopter mustering the cattle, so we gave here a call on the CB to say cheerio.  She got a bit of a surprise I think.

On Tuesday morning, after being told by us & others about the Port cruise, Andrew & Isabelle, decided to book on the 1.30 pm cruise.  We hitched a ride into town with them to The Seafarers Centre where they were to pay & pick their tickets.  I bought a DVD that runs for 90 minutes for $19.95.  Alan, the head Chaplain asked if we were also going on the cruise and I sad “no” that we had brought people in from Indee a couple of weeks back and had taken the tour, and that we had only brought Andrew & Isabelle  in for today’s tour.  He asked if we would like to go again complementary. So off we went again.  I think we had a better trip this time as it was a smaller vessel with a flying bridge and could manoeuvre in closer between the stern of one ore carrier and the bow of the next.  This really allowed you to see the width of the ship, some up to 60 mtr. wide.  The port expects to set a new record this year by exporting 500 BILLION tons of iron ore. (That’s a lot of Mazdas!)

After leaving Port Hedland yesterday, we camped at Sandfire Roadhouse, and am now at Barn Hill for the night.

I have probably left a lot out by now, so cheerio for today.

Regards from Des & Bev.