Karratha to Point Samson

Day 90
Thursday
Catch up day today so not much to report. I caught up on about 10days of the blog and Alan was busy with repairers!! Fridge is now waiting for a part and probably because of long weekend here won’t be fixed till at least Tuesday. We buy and esky to get us through the weekend and buy ice so we don’t stock up on much food till after Tue. Alan has decided to get a mesh stone guard made for the trailer as we will be going on some rough roads over the next few weeks and we don’t want another broken rear windscreen. Also the gas struts which help with opening and closing the trailer need replacing so they are getting made as well. A little more Hamilton Stimulus money into the community of Karratha. Not that it needs it tho as it is a very busy town with the LNG pipeline and Rio Tinto mining operations and our caravan park chocker block with workers in either vans or villas. Rental accom. must be in very short supply here. We decide to stay here till Sat. And then move on to Samson Point nearby till Tuesday.
Day 91
Friday
We get a phone call from Wendy and Nick who are arriving in Karratha about 9am and want to meet us for coffee. They have had trouble with the wiring in their van so after catching up with all their news (we haven’t seen them since they had tyre trouble near Monkey Mia turn off, almost 3 weeks ago !) Alan and Nick go to the Industrial area, which Al is very familiar with, and get the van sorted out. Wendy and I go to the “Panel beaters” and have a look at the shops and a girlie afternoon. Wendy and Nick decide to head out to Point Samson and will meet us there tomorrow. Al and I take a drive out to Dampier and look at the excellent display of the development and workings of the North West Shelf Liquid Natural Gas. Unfortunately we would like to have done a tour of Rio Tinto mine but for some reason the tours are not running at the moment. A bit of a later night with a party at a van nearby but luckily the cp managers are true to their 10pm curfew and the revellers are moved on. Crikey we must be getting old!! Ha-ha!!
Day 92
Saturday
Pack up and make the drive to Point Samson about 45 minutes away. It is a very small village but with a new (2 years old) CP recommended by Al’s friend Chilla and it really is in a lovely spot right on the water and so clean. We set up camp and take a bike ride around the town and decide on a swim. Water is not as clear as further down on the Coral Coast but nice and warm. Alan thinks we might get the fishing rods out tomorrow and maybe even the crab pots as there are a few people fishing off the wharf. Watch this space there may be some fishy stories tomorrow night!! Marguerita Sunset drinks with Wendy and Nick before dinner and a quiet night. !!