Wednesday 7 October 2009

Geraldton to Ledge Point – 588km – 6 nights

Spent 5 days in Geraldton at the Sunset Beach Caravan Park.  Saw the local sights, e.g. HMAS Sydney II Memorial, the Mid Western Museum, out to Ellendale Pool (reconnaissance for free camping) and a wander out through the local countryside.

The Memorial is very well done and has fantastic placement, looking out over Geraldton and the sea.  When we went to the Museum, I thought I was having a déjà vu moment, because I was sure that we’d seen a lot of the exhibits before.  It turned out that the Museum was opened in late 2000, which was a good six months after we left Geraldton and headed East.  BUT, a lot of the exhibits had been on display in Fremantle – which is where we saw them.  Thank God!  I thought I was losing the plot!!

The car went in on Monday so that the brakes and shockies could be checked.  Turns out there was nothing needed.  Brakes and shockies were both fine – but there was some scratching on the inside of the wheel rim, indicating that we might have been carrying a piece of wire around for a few days.  All that hassle for nothing, but it’s nice to know that all is well.

We said good-bye to Geraldton on Tuesday, and headed for Waddi Farm Resort.  It was a bit of a disappointment really, looked very tired.  There is a lot of potential in the place, but it needs a lot of work

  View along Sunset BeachHMAS Sydney II MemorialHMAS Sydney II Memorial - Wall of Names

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