Well there was certainly a lot going on during the night to disturb our sleep. There was a rooster crowing somewhere nearby, a little dog barking in a nearby caravan, very big trucks slowing down and changing gears before turning the corner of the highway and a plane flying overhead. Eventually we slept! We did a drive around Carnarvon to see the local sights. The foreshore is very pretty with palm trees and there are new houses in a perfect spot across the water from the town. We went for a short walk and called in to the Tourist Information centre. Then we drove out of town as far as the one-mile jetty, where we bought tickets for the train which goes out on the jetty. We decided to walk back to take in the scenery. The river mouth and ocean are quite turbulant over the sand bars because of the tide. There were quite a few people fishing. We could see lots of holes in the mud where mud crabs had been. We stopped for lattes at the lovely new cafe where we noticed that the man who been driving the train was now clearing tables, multi-tasking!
We drove to Pelican Point and then had fish and chips at the Harbourside Cafe Restaurant, who were advertised as "the best seafood in Carnarvon". And it was lovely, snapper.We then drove out to River Gums Cafe for their delicious mango smoothies. The garden is absolutely magnificent and right next door to a banana plantation. What a beautiful place but the weather was gradually deteriorating and getting much cooler.
We then drove to visit old friends who now live in Carnarvon and are the caretakers at the golf course. We were following a map and driving on a rough, red, dusty road but didn't realise that the map was wrong until we saw that the water was on the wrong side of us. We went back to the sealed road, ignored the map and went down the next red dusty road and eventually arrived at the golf course. It was very nice to catch up with old friends that we hadn't seen for several years. Afterwards, we had just enough time to shop for groceries for the next day, drive back to the caravan park, change into warmer clothes and go to the free sausage sizzle which was put on by the caravan park. It was great to meet lots of other people who were travelling and there was a lot of story-telling before darkness fell and the rain set in and we retreated to our caravans for hot drinks.
We drove to Pelican Point and then had fish and chips at the Harbourside Cafe Restaurant, who were advertised as "the best seafood in Carnarvon". And it was lovely, snapper.We then drove out to River Gums Cafe for their delicious mango smoothies. The garden is absolutely magnificent and right next door to a banana plantation. What a beautiful place but the weather was gradually deteriorating and getting much cooler.
We then drove to visit old friends who now live in Carnarvon and are the caretakers at the golf course. We were following a map and driving on a rough, red, dusty road but didn't realise that the map was wrong until we saw that the water was on the wrong side of us. We went back to the sealed road, ignored the map and went down the next red dusty road and eventually arrived at the golf course. It was very nice to catch up with old friends that we hadn't seen for several years. Afterwards, we had just enough time to shop for groceries for the next day, drive back to the caravan park, change into warmer clothes and go to the free sausage sizzle which was put on by the caravan park. It was great to meet lots of other people who were travelling and there was a lot of story-telling before darkness fell and the rain set in and we retreated to our caravans for hot drinks.
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