July Reports

2 July 2009- Great Northern Highway south of PH
Distance: 72 km
Word of the day: Replace (In 1 minute list as many words that begin with re.)
Low battery report. Have replaced tyre. All is well. Overcast and cool. Headwind.

1 July 2009- Port Hedland
Distance: 90 km
Word of the day: Opposite (What is the opposite of west?)
The wind was already blowing when I woke up. I rolled over and groaned at the thought of riding into it again. But when I peeped at the flag it was blowing in the opposite direction. Woohoo! I hit the road with gusto and had was in Port Hedland (the turnoff on the highway) by 1pm. Port Hedland is all about the red rocks of the Pilbara. Trains up to 7 km long bring millions of tons of iron ore up from Newman and other mines to load into ships bound for Japan, China and goodness knows where else. Everyone here wears a bright orange or yellow work shirt and drives around in 4WD's with flags and big numbers on the doors. Its a working town, no doubt about it.
The caravan park is almost completely full of workers with hardly any space left fot travellers like me. I was lucky to get a tent site. My neighbour who drives a water truck offered me a ride into the post office, so I went into town to get a few little jobs done. This is the only chance I'll have to check the website for a few days so I'm having a look to see which animal pose I will be undertaking on Mt Meharry- only a few days away.