Carnarvon to Geraldton

I had dinner at the Hospitality Inn, Carnarvon, last night. I chose prawn laksa. The prawns were good, but they had put in too much coconut cream. I realised that the two chefs were Indian, so it would have been better to go for curry.

The main problem was tour group who got more and more noisy. I saw their bus said Austopia Tours.  The chef said they were going round Australia. I was keen to avoid them in the morning, so I asked the guide what time they were having breakfast. She looked annoyed and said 7 o’clock. I set my alarm and resolved to be in by 6.45. She saw me waiting and said with a smirk: it doesn’t open till 7.00 am.

Fortunately breakfast was not so noisy and that was the last I saw of them.

The next problem was the weather. It had rained heavily all night and there were pools of water everywhere. Leaving town was a big sign:

PLAN NOT TO TRAVEL

ITS NOT WORTH IT.

But I had to travel. Driving south , it was like going through paddy fields in China. Near Wooramel, water was flooding over the road, flowing fast from left to right. I watched a 4WD go through the torrent ahead of me and decided to risk it, I didn’t get swept away!

These pics were at the Wooramel Roadhouse. The next is at a rest stop at Galena Bridge:

After all the excitement, I finally made it into Geraldton. I’m staying at the Backpackers which is right on the front, It’s very quiet. I only saw 2 other people here. I had a beer at the Ocean Centre Hotel next door and then went for a walk along the foreshore in the late afternoon sun:

The Batavia Replica is still there.