Today was a day for driving over the barren plains of WA. We got up ridiculously early and started packing the annex and tent by 6:30am. The benefit was an early start and we drove the 500k west towards Tom Price and Karijini National Park.
At the Big Prawn site, we were able to buy 3Kg of prawns for $36 – a bargain for these parts. These were going to a big part of tonights dinner. We stopped off at the Nautarra Roadhouse, where a highlight was ice-blocks for the kids.
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| Watch out Biggle! |
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| The Big Prawn |
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| No more broken backs! We finally bought a fridge stand! |
The drive from Exmouth was largely flat and uninteresting. As we got further into the Hamersley Range the view changed and we saw striking red iron filled mountains and hills surrounding by seas of red bushland. We set up camp at the Beasley River Rest Area which is approx 113Km from Tom Price just before dusk. The main area was full so we crossed the dry creek bed and found a nice secluded spot. Both families set up camp, Nick set up a fire and then it was time to peel a mountain of prawns for dinner. Jordan, Ben Connor and I played Settlers of Catan, a strategy board-game while Robyn sat by the fire chatting to Brigid and Nick. It was surprising seeing how well they all played the game, or should I say how deviously they played – it shows that they are all growing up.
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Sunset at Beasley Rest Area
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