Broome to Port Headland 610km

The technical support team

A slightly threatening wet and cool start to the day, however as we headed toward Port Headland the sky was clearing.

An ominous start

220km into the days journey a fuel stop at Sandfire roadhouse gave me the opportunity to hand feed some Peacocks and found a pure white one, which I had never seen before.

He was very friendly

Having a well deserved rest at Sandfire

The sub tropical greenery was giving way to the stark red landscape of mining country. As we approached Port Headland, evidence of the mining was becoming apparent, Large Buildings, acres full of utes with big aerials and red flags, and the roadtrains were cued up at intersections, waiting to turn onto the highway.

Large Buildings and Large trucks

Arriving at the accommodation was a little surprising, it was more like an army camp than a motel. It housed over 900 rooms with more being added. OH& S was of paramount importance here, even the people at reception wore Fluro vests. We were given instructions by the reception staff and asked to sign an agreement to adhere to the standards of this establishment, we received a map of the facility and a schedule of meals.

a standard room

The Blocks went on for 2-300 metres

The mess was sparkling clean and the food, given that they were feeding nearly 900 people was really good.

This was 1/4 of the Mess

Order off the Daily menu

All the vehicles were parked in backwards, as they all made a load beeping sound when put in reverse, so they could leave quietly early in the morning.