Wednesday, 29 June 2016

Exmouth to Karratha

Today we drove almost 600kms from Exmouth to Karratha. We don't normally do such long trips but the only places to stay en route are roadhouses or free roadside stops, all of which are right next to the highway and not very attractive.

There was an additional reason for not staying at the roadside stop where this Burger Bus was campaigning for One Nation! Food and drinks were for sale but we would not buy anything, and did not fancy staying where that banner constantly reminded us of the troubling election.

Fortunately the scenery for much of the drive was very interesting. We passed on the western side of part of the Hammersley Ranges where there are large iron ore deposits. It is green everywhere except on barren rocks or bare sand and there is water in some of the rivers. The highway continues to be of an excellent standard, with long stretches of road improvements compliments of the mining industry.

The picture of the range was taken at the Fortescue River Roadhouse. In the foreground there is a modern structure covered with solar panels. We have seen many such buildings along the highway and they provide power for telecommunications towers. We could not see any communications facility for this structure.

We will explore the Karratha region tomorrow but probably only stay two nights because the town itself is not particularly interesting.


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