Carnarvon

We went snorkeling at Coral Bay one more time before we packed up. The wind wasn’t too bad in the morning but the water was pretty cold. We were the first ones in the water that morning and because of that and the reasonably calm water it was very relaxing to swim around. Heaps of colorful fish to see.

After a warm shower at the campsite we hit the road again and started the boring ride to Carnarvon. There’s nothing to see on the way. The red dust twisters being the only things interesting to see.

We were happy to arrive at Carnarvon in the afternoon and booked ourselves into the ‘Wintersun Caravan Park’. Although there isn’t too much to see and do in town we decided to take the offer; pay for two and stay three nights. That first evening there was a Christmas party organised at the camp kitchen for all the children of the ‘School of Air’ from this region. We saw Santa arrive at the back of a ute. Only in Australia…lol!

We spent the rest of the days sightseeing around town. The new Carnarvon Space and Technology museum was pretty interesting. In the late 60’s a NASA tracking station was built here by the Americans to assist with communication during the Apollo Space flights. The museum gives a good insight what that meant for the small outback town and about space technology in general. We had such a good time and watched the first landing on the moon sitting in a 1960’s living room. It was so much fun and very interesting. Thumbs up for the volunteers who run this museum!

We also drove to the Quobba blowholes about 70 km north of Carnarvon. High tide was just coming in and as it was pretty windy and therefor the waves were pretty high. Because of that the blowholes were actually quite impressive. The water goes under the rocky coastline and squeezes its way through tiny holes in the surface. The force behind it is that strong that big water fountains appear. It was great to watch.

The Carnarvon one mile jetty was also a ‘must see’ in town but upon arrival we thought $ 5.- per person to walk on it was a bit too much. So we strolled around the free jetty museum for a bit and just enjoyed the coastal setting.

The last evening at the campsite there was a BBQ for the guests. We joined in and although we were the only ‘young’ people we had a good time with fellow travelers.