Day 32

Day 32 – Point Sampson

We said goodbye to Cleaverville this morning and it was sad to leave. The place has a definite place in our hearts – especially at $7 a night! No the place is just the ideal of getting away from it all. The

Sunrise at Cleaverville

Sunrise at Cleaverville

trip out was perfect, the road had been graded 2 days ago so there were no ruts or corrugations to worry about, zipped out in no time. The trip to Roebourne was easy and uneventful. This part of the area is lovely to drive. We went past Roebourne then Cossack turn off, Wickham, the Roebourne Jail and finally got to Point Sampson. It is a little town, village really, right on the beach. The Caravan Park we are booked into is the Cove. It was built 7 years ago and is just perfect. Each bay has a

Sunrise at Cleaverville

Overlooking the beach

concrete pad to fit the van and the annex on and a gravel section for the vehicle. All grassed and pathways between backs of van.

Our site is one back from the end that looks over the bay, it reminds me of the parks you see on TV in Queensland, very organised but green and roomy. Someone recommended this site 11 and we booked it, site 10 is the one on the end and that is the one I would book next time. Everyone is very friendly and welcoming. So settling in was easy. Backing in was a breeze as the road is also nice and wide and the bays are deep enough to get the vans right off the road. Setting up is a breeze these days as it is almost second nature. We soon had Girt set up

Maureen with new camper

by the sea, so our home like yesterday is Girt by sea, as in our anthem. With that done, we settled down to recuperate, after all. The trip was about an hour long, including the trip out on the track! We had a chat the neighbours and they say that whales are often seen just off the beach here and one did swim by this afternoon.

We are starting to suspect our Spinifex Pigeon has gone into disguise as there is a seagull that has taken a distinct liking to us and comes right up to the van. It is interesting to us that we have not seen any of the spinifex pigeons since Dampier, it is almost like it is a no go zone for spinifex pigeons yet the country looks the same and is full of spinifex.

Found Utopia

Art in the park

Anyhow, we were chatting to our neighbours and saying we hoped that no one would move into the sight on the end and blow me down, someone pulled up and backed in. We were joking about doing an assessment of how good they were and they did a good job and started setting up when the guy came over and said that we had met before in Newman. He was the park manager Graham at the Newman Caravan Park. He and I had spoken a few times and he had mentioned he was off on a holiday soon, how funny is that, right next door. Well I sat back and took lessons in how to set up a van, well maybe, he looked just like us but slower!

Art in the park

Flying Mantas

We went for a run around town to see the sights. The beaches are great, you just cannot get to them. We went round town in about an hour and Maureen went back to Girt. I went further down past the site and went to Jim’s Creek harbour. It is amazing, a complete little harbour with support industries for fishing and other marine services. There is a great launching ramp there and I know where you can get a second hand tug boat really cheap. It is slightly worn and sun dried, well crispy really, I mean really, really crispy! It is burnt out! They obviously had a fire on board and it burnt out the engine room and bridge. They also have a pair of Sea Eagles nesting there with 2 fledglings.

Tomorrow we expect to be out and about touring.