We also visited Point Sampson which is a holiday (shack) area not far from Karatha they have a lot of accomadation places for people to stay

Point Sampson it was very windy and we didn't swim.

Looking down on the township of Cossack

Tatarr lizard they wave to put preditors off

The post-office at Cossack

From Karatha we did a day trip out to the heritage town of Cossack this is the remains of their sea-wall most things here have disappeared with age but there are still some lovely old buildings and a great morning tea.

From the museum, toothpaste came in a jar way before my time.

Court house and museum

School house when is closed the kids went to school by train in Roebourne about 20K's away

Just so we know where we are.

Bugger have done it again double dipped, must be getting tired.

Red eye Stuart Pea most of them have a black eye and there is a varigated variety as well havn't seen one of those yet.

McKenzied springs after all that it was dry surprise, surprise.

Changing colors Camel trail walk in the olden days they use to bring camels through here hence the name can you imagine camels walking on all this rock it was bad enough for us thank heavens for good boots.

These rock just split in two as if they have been cut by a knife- Camel trail walk still in Milstream NP

Cute little fella checking us out.

Camel trail walk out to McKenzie Springs

Snake bark tree the bark all comes off and it looks for all the world like snake skin, lovely red color.

So silly bugger had built this half way up the hill RIP it said.


Mt Hubert look-out, thats us down there and the road in.

Stuart pea at Python Pool and always the "loo"

Python pool where we planned on camping but changed out minds the water level was down as you can see from the different colors of the rock face.

The other side of Milsteam NP was soooooo different this is the road in the whole area looking as if it had been hit by an atomic bomb so desolate and rocky but still beautiful in it's own way.

And here Iam at the other end.


The story of our life this year another "tracked closed" but still we finished the walk from the other end

Crossing Pool walk took us through a very washed out area and how the poor trees survive is beyond me but they do even with all their roots hanging out.

Friendly local watching us silly buggers walk through the bush.

Milstream homestead was done out like a little museum with heaps of old stuff.

Cork tree with it's lovely yellow blooms they are starting to flower every where in this area now such an ugly little tree with such gorgeous flowers.

Milstream cliff look-out thats the Fortescue river we can see down there which runs through Hammersley gorge as well.

Our next stop was lovely Milstream National Park with it's wonderful old homestead of which this is the kitchen built away from the actual house so that if it catches fire then the whole lot doesn't go up.

Milstream in this area is a spring and the pond was sooooo green after everything else that we have seen.

Flowing water at Milstream so fresh and green

Oops done it again double dipped with this one.

New friends Denise and Keith, lunch at Milstream camp-ground.

At the end it was all worth it a delightful fern grotto and huge river gums, time for a rest!!

Hammersley gorge the colors and rock formation here where lovely, but hard walking or rather climbing for most of the walk.

Beautiful Hammersley Gorge, we walked the first 2K's and it took us 2hrs (which is slow for) it was challenging to say the least. We meet another young couple Mat and Michelle which added to the fun.

On our way out to Mt Sheila we ran into one of their big, long, heavy ore trains.

Escarpment on the way up Mt Sheila.

From the top of Mt Nameless looking down on the mine. We can't pronounce the aboriginal name for Mt Nameless so we still with the Aust version.

Bill acting the nanny at the town park/lake but you can't swim here it's too close to their sewage plant, at least it was nice and green and the birds loved it.

Sunset from Mt Nameless

Tom Price town centre was very tidy and quiet green which made a nice change.

After Karijini we headed for Tom Price and of-course another mine tour this one we got to get up close to some of the biggggg buckets.

Pretty local at the caravan park -Tom Price these little fellas where chewing our electric cords we needed eyes in the back of our heads talk about naughty kids!!!
Storm brewing over Tom Price we didn't get any rain this time just wind.

Looking down on the caravan park

Mt Bruce as we came out of Karijini we had planned on climbing it but the weather was against us the clouds where getting lower and lower.