Geraldton

Not a lot of driving today so took our time and did a few touristy things on the way......

This is the "pink" lake at Port Gregory - not many people live in this town but the Lake was worth a stop!                                                                        We drove on to Northampton for a look & ended up staying for scones, jam & cream & coffee.  We wouldn't normally indulge in this sort of morning tea on our own but it was very nice & could get use to it very easily!    The country butcher was great here as well!

We stayed in a small village near Geraldton called Greenough at the Rivermouth CP, right on the river (recommended), but when we got there it looked quite run down & quite a few permanents,  but the BBQ area was new & camp kitchen wasn't too bad either.   We all set up camp and for the first time on our trip suffered the colder weather.    So with our warmer jackets, scarves and beanies we headed over to the camp kitchen for happy hour.

 The next day we strolled through Geraldton (not heaps of shopping done here as we had the guys with us) but found a great fish & chip shop (Sail In) for lunch over looking the beautiful bay.   The guys are standing in front of the "Yellow Submarine" right in front of where we had lunch!

I am on the right & the bronzed lady on the left is waiting for her husband or boyfriend to come home on the HMAS Sydney which was sunk by a German ship (in disguise) off the coast of Geraldton.   The dome in the background is made of 645 seagulls representing each person who lost their life.   This was erected before they located the wreck.   They are now extending this memorial to include a water feature.    On the step are 644 seagulls with one solitary seagull in the middle facing where the ship went down also representing the 645 people who lost their life.   It was quite a moving memorial!!

After a long day in Geraldton we headed over to the BBQ area for Happy Hour and Sausage Sizzle.    As you can see we are quite rugged up for the cold and standing around the BBQ to keep warm!      Kel, John, Tony, Patty, Kathie & me!

Finally our dinner is ready & as it wasn't raining through the shade cloth overhead and the wind had dropped we manaaged to stay for a few wines afterwards.










Not sure we would recommend or come back to Greenough, but we did have a good time with friends we are travelling with.     The next morning we headed for a free camp - Cliff Head North near Dongarra.