Well, we are in Carnarvon now. The weather is magical. Can be a little windy at times but its a gentler type of breeze tinged with warmth. We wear a jumper for about an hour in the morning then it's off with it for the rest of the day. So nice to finally be wearing lighter clothes and short sleeves. Chris is finally on the mend. He's not one hundred percent but definitely better than he was. The antibiotics and mega vitamins are doing their work. Mason still continues to battle a sore throat though. He's not a complainer and I only just found out this morning that he still has it. So maybe this week when things are open (nothing's open today being Sunday) we will find a doctor and get it checked out.
Yesterday, being Saturday, Carnarvon have their weekly market day. So leaving Chris and Mason behind (who weren't interested in coming) Riley, Jake and I headed into town to check it out. They're not terribly big but there was a good range of things - the usual fresh fruit and veggies sold at reasonable prices (I loaded up on strawberries - they were so sweet and delicious) and picked up various other fresh fruit. There was the usual jewelery and chutneys and preserves all in fancy jars as well. The kids had a sausage sizzle (for breakfast - lol) so with them taken care of (because don't you know, all a boy thinks about is his stomach) we perused the stalls. We then headed into woollies for a food stock up. It was great to finally see prices more like Perth prices - not 7 dollars for a deodorant or in one case 11 dollars for a small box of weet-bix. Talk about nearly keeling over backward at the ridiculous prices in some places. I'm still learning that I can't shop like I used to. I bought a bit much then had trouble cramming things in the small cupboards that are now my pantry and the fridge is overflowing. The afternoon was just spent lazily hanging around the caravan park where I spent time doing some washing (such excitement!!) It's great to have the amenities at the parks to be able to have showers and visit the loos, but the only thing is that it's usually 4 dollars a pop to do a load of washing and I often have to spend 12 dollars just to get it done... (can you tell I'm a little money obsessed at the moment - keeping the books is a full time job! lol) Some places only charge three dollars but most are four. I end up shoving in as much as I can and I'm sure that's the reason the clothes aren't washing as well as they should be. Especially when I try and cram two queen size sheets, pillowcases and a doona in and then wonder why the doona is still dry on top at the end of the wash... sigh.. I can be blond sometimes. That said, the washing machines are too small and it makes it a bit tough when washing for five (yeah, I know. Whinge whinge whinge lol!!)
The kids spent the afternoon mucking around in the playground - yes, even the bigger ones, then went in hunt to the front office to find some videos to watch that night. I find Jake (who is the only one to really comment on this) is missing the company of other kids. He's a bit miffed that we seem to be surrounded by grey nomads with not many kids around - actually make that none that we have seen. There are a few younger people around but they are mostly 20 somethings and too old. Last night - for the first time - a couple with teens moved in just behind us. Jake brightened up - only to find out they were only here for overnight and pushed off at 9am this morning for Exmouth. He never even got a chance to talk to the kids. I keep telling him (and I hope I'm right) that once the school hols hit there will be loads of kids around. Fingers crossed.
We are meeting some really nice people on the road. Back in Horrock we met Michelle and his lovely wife Marie. Michelle is French and so animated. He just has us in stitches. Anyway we knew they were headed north and while we were in Shark Bay a few nights ago dragging the boat in to the beach from a fish, who should turn up. Michelle and Marie. It was so great to catch them again - exchanging hugs and handshakes. We have also met another really nice couple Pam and Steve who are originally from East. They are also heading north and we met them at the Shark Bay Caravan Park. Pam is one of those really sweet, softly spoken women who you immediately like and we hit it off straight away. When at the markets yesterday buying the strawberries I felt a tap on my shoulder. And there she was standing behind me lol. We had a catchup and then exchanged phone numbers. They are heading north too and hope to be in Broome in about a week - as do we - and if we land at the same time we plan on catching up with a drink or two. She said she knows a really nice spot on the beach. Bring it on!
Today we headed out to the blowholes. It's about a 70km drive north along a winding bitumen road. They were amazing - but the coastline even more so. The waves were HUGE, crashing on the rocks and the blowholes made the most amazing noises. Scared me half to death. Riley got drenched while standing too close lol and ended up sitting in the car soaked through. We then had an explore of some tracks, one leading us to Quobba Station. Nothing too much there except people do stay in the small huts that I suspect were once shearing quarters by the look of them. At the back of the small kiosk there was an old shearing shed, so that makes sense. We then did some more exploring, taking us up a very steep bumpy road (thank goodness for the 4wd!) where we ended up at a lighthouse. I think it's a working lighthouse though as it was all closed off. We narrowly avoided a bunch of hornets buzzing around eek! and hot footed it back to the car where we went back to the caravan park and dropped Jake off to stay with Mason. A quick coffee later we then set off to the plantations to have a look around and to take Riley to this amazing kids playground he had spotted yesterday. Going around on our travels we found a deep mangrove at the end of the small boat harbor where Chris decided this would be their next fishing spot. So there they are now. They plan on getting up at 5.30 (hmm, lets see if it actually happens) where they want to head back out to Quobba where apparently the fishing is amazing (if the fish stories and pictures on the wall of the kiosk were anything to go by - complete with a picture of someone who had a massive hook through his hand - gory but true.)
We had only planned to stay in Carnarvon two days but it's so nice here with so much to do that we have booked in for another night. So that means we head from here Tuesday morning now. That's what I like about this traveling. So far, if we like somewhere we just stay longer and we have been lucky with the caravan parks always being able to fit us in another night if we wish. This park - Wintersun - is really nice. Great amenities, very clean, very shady and as of now, very full. The one thing we have noticed - well, actually Chris pointed out, is on our travels especially coming from Shark Bay to here in Carnarvon about 99 percent of the cars on the road are towing a caravan. It was a bizarre sight at first but we are used to it now. Even if you go out for an explore you will find cars towing caravans everywhere.
I've just realised I have my pictures of Carnarvon on the camera. The rechargeable batteries keep running down quickly so the pictures above were taken from my IPhone. I will post the Carnarvon Pictures next post.
Guess that's it for now. See you again soon.
Carolyn xxx
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