Onto Meekathara WA.
Well we left Newman with new tyres on the camper trailer heading south towards Meekathara.
The landsczpe harsh and dry, there are dead cows and sheep skeletons appears to be from drought and no water. This area backs onto the Little Sandy Desert.
Mostly rock no weeds or spinafex for animals to eat. The further you drive along the landscape forever changing, and becomes more hospitable for the animals. Driving along most of the rivers and creeks were dry at this time of year.
We setup camp at the Gascoyne River middle branch and have found a fairly big water hole to setup by. Birdlife in abundance znd we slept in the camper trailer overnight temps 10°c good sleeping.
Well we stayed about 3 days, packing up the camper trailer and heading south towards Meekathara.
About 60 klms down the road we stopped into the Gascoyne River South Branch, in Wikicamps the comments of how dirty this place was and rubbish bins overflowing I thought we would have a look.
But we found a clean well layout rest area that goes a long way, away from the road, hardly any road noise down the back. Plenty of trees and sheltered areas, some type of mining sleuth, photo opportunity.
On we went towards Meekathara lots of road trains that passed us in the opposite direction. Oversized rigs with big mining equipment taking up both sides of the road,
with pilot vechiles letting you know it's time to get off the road.
Lots of mining site all over the landscape, rocks laying ontop of the ground everywhere fields of rocks as far as the eye sees.
Now approaching Meekathara, big gold mining sites, that have turned mountains into big deep holes in the ground they call super pits.
On entering Meekathara the welcome sign painted on a big concrete water tank high on a hill, the town looks very much like the typical mining towns setup for the workers of the mines.
There were info boards in parks that explains the history of the area, from the Kingsford-Smith mail run, to the type of old mining equipment of the past used.
There was this huge tower used in mining on the floor area at the base of the tower was mosaic artwork in the concrete floor.
Other old mining and farming equipment on display in the park.
We found the dump point down a laneway and potable water in a park with all tanks filled, we went to there local food works store mainly for V-drinks but after Gay-Maree came out, no V-drinks only red bull which I do not like. We drove through town taking pictures of the town of Meekathara.
So we went to the roadhouse, diesel $178.9 Ltd, but I check a phone app I could get diesel from the Puma Station in Cue next town for $165.9 so Gay-Maree went inside to see if there was V-drinks available coming back with 20 cans, but very dear.
Welcome to the Outback where everything cost twice as much as the distance for these area can be up to 5 times further away.
The landsczpe harsh and dry, there are dead cows and sheep skeletons appears to be from drought and no water. This area backs onto the Little Sandy Desert.
Mostly rock no weeds or spinafex for animals to eat. The further you drive along the landscape forever changing, and becomes more hospitable for the animals. Driving along most of the rivers and creeks were dry at this time of year.
We setup camp at the Gascoyne River middle branch and have found a fairly big water hole to setup by. Birdlife in abundance znd we slept in the camper trailer overnight temps 10°c good sleeping.
Well we stayed about 3 days, packing up the camper trailer and heading south towards Meekathara. About 60 klms down the road we stopped into the Gascoyne River South Branch, in Wikicamps the comments of how dirty this place was and rubbish bins overflowing I thought we would have a look.
But we found a clean well layout rest area that goes a long way, away from the road, hardly any road noise down the back. Plenty of trees and sheltered areas, some type of mining sleuth, photo opportunity.
On we went towards Meekathara lots of road trains that passed us in the opposite direction. Oversized rigs with big mining equipment taking up both sides of the road, with pilot vechiles letting you know it's time to get off the road.Lots of mining site all over the landscape, rocks laying ontop of the ground everywhere fields of rocks as far as the eye sees.
Now approaching Meekathara, big gold mining sites, that have turned mountains into big deep holes in the ground they call super pits.
On entering Meekathara the welcome sign painted on a big concrete water tank high on a hill, the town looks very much like the typical mining towns setup for the workers of the mines.
There were info boards in parks that explains the history of the area, from the Kingsford-Smith mail run, to the type of old mining equipment of the past used.
There was this huge tower used in mining on the floor area at the base of the tower was mosaic artwork in the concrete floor.
Other old mining and farming equipment on display in the park.We found the dump point down a laneway and potable water in a park with all tanks filled, we went to there local food works store mainly for V-drinks but after Gay-Maree came out, no V-drinks only red bull which I do not like. We drove through town taking pictures of the town of Meekathara. So we went to the roadhouse, diesel $178.9 Ltd, but I check a phone app I could get diesel from the Puma Station in Cue next town for $165.9 so Gay-Maree went inside to see if there was V-drinks available coming back with 20 cans, but very dear.
Welcome to the Outback where everything cost twice as much as the distance for these area can be up to 5 times further away.
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