Carnarvon actually has a lot to see for a small town with only 9500 populations. We have been here for 2 nights (1 night to go)and have managed to check out the place pretty well. Carnarvon is the fruit and veg growers’ area for the northwest and after the floods at the beginning of the year have had a fabulous recovery no thanks of course to our current parliament.
We checked out the local markets and picked up a few must haves… fresh eggs and beautiful strawberries. We took a morning drive to the Blow holes and the lighthouse look out. We got our first taste of wind and rain since Yeepoon. Of course that didn’t deter us from getting out of the car and cautiously taking a peek at the 10 to 20 meter high blow of the holes.
Back in Carnarvon some 70 klm away we are back to the sunshine. On the way back from the Blow holes we pulled over to get a closer look and a touch of the Dampier Salt pans. We also checked out the 1 mile jetty (too windy to walk it) Built to transport livestock in the early 1900s. Great fishing from the end of the pier so we hear. Carnarvon is also home of the OCT dish, this was built in 1966 and assisted in putting Mr Armstrong on the moon. It was also the first place in Australia from which satellite Television was broadcast. Now! you have all had Pippa’s lesson for the day. This stuff is so good for Pip it beats school hands down as far as general knowledge goes.
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