Where ever I may roam

Hello from Coral Bay!
I arrived here 2 hours ago and tried to get sorted for accommodation. The caravan parked wanted $30 and $32 a night for an unpowered site, where as the Backpackers wanted $28 for a dorm room, so I’m at the backpackers and looking forward to a $6.50 burger and a $2.00 beer tonight for dinner. I was feeling like a burger too and I should be able to meet a few people here as well. After arriving in Carnavon yesterday and checking out the accommodation ($25-$27 a night) I headed out to Point Quobba and camped out at the Blowholes. The wind was freezing but it was good to see the sea again after 2 weeks inland. When leaving this morning I saw the ‘No Camping, this includes Tents, Caravans, Swags and Vehicles’ sign…. Ooops.

The Blowholes, Carnarvon

After the morning coffee and verifying that I can cook inside the troopy with minimal issues (just need to open a window) I went out and looked at the HMAS Sydney cairn and the OTC Satellite Communication Station, being a sucker for anything comms related.

OTC Satellite Communications Centre, Carnarvon

I then headed to Coral Bay and I’ll be there until the 29th as I’m meeting the people from Were Never Lost tomorrow night, if things are going according to plan. I have no mobile reception here so it will be touch and go. I’m a bit disappointed as the 4×4 coastal road is closed to Exmouth and in order to get a campsite you need to queue from 6:00am. Damn peak season. With any luck it will be open by Tuesday and things should be good.
I keep on running into Richard and Lee, a couple who I met in Mt Augustus and are also driving around in a troopy. There should have arrived here last night or today and were planning on taking the coastal road as well. I need to remember that next week is school holidays and that all camp areas will be rather full. I should be in Broome by then tho. The number of families travelling is surprising to me, I have run into several of them and Meg and Matt have been on the road for over 3 months with their 3 boys, starting from Victoria. Would be much more interesting than school as far as I am concerned.
That’s enough from me for now, I need to go buy/beg/borrow/’acquire’ some internets and post this stuff once I sort the photos. I also haven’t had a chance to check my email (lack of wireless internet and tethering). I’ll also be putting up more photos once I have a chance to sit still and sort/edit/geotag them all (read Broome).