Week Commencing 22.08.10
Sunday 22.08.10 – Left camp early As long drive today, some 455kms to our Free Stay at Robe River. The day was overcast and windy. When we arrived at Robe River we were a bit disappointed, red dirt, dust and it was raining, not the best situation. John set up Foxtel and we spent most of the time inside the van.
Monday 23.08.10 – Up reasonable early and packed up in between showers and hit the road for Karratha. On arrival, looked at the caravan park and said I am not staying here. Anyway we did stay (as there was no other option). It looked terrible very ordinary, when we arrived at our sight, more red dirt, dust yuk! Decided to go back to reception to see if we could get a slab, but they were closed for lunch. So we set up camp and we were here for three days, soon found out there was only six tourist sites and the rest were permanents. I forgot to mention it was in the industrial part of town. We did have some nice people around us and it turned out ok in the end. After lunch we took a drive into Dampier which is the port. This is where the Iron Ore comes on the train from Rio Tinto in Tom Price.
Tuesday 24.08.10 – Car is being serviced today, so a relaxing day in the dust at camp.
Wednesday 25.08.10 – Today we did some more sightseeing , shopping etc.
Thursday 26.08.10 – Special day today, set the alarm for 5.30am so we could call Melissa for her birthday before she heads off to work. On the go again, today we have a huge drive of 55kms to Port Samson. Funny we seem to be on a run of bad experiences with camps at the moment. We booked into Samson Caravan Park which is ok , we do have a slab and little bit of grass. But next door is the brand new Cove Caravan Park – very classy. We decided to check it out and ran into a group of three travellers who have been following up on our journeys. They made the right choice. Anyway, things aren’t too bad we have settled in and all is good.
Friday 27.08.10 – Today we visited the Roebourne Vistors Centre which is at the old Roebourne Goal 1896, very interesting place. From there we went to Cossack Heritage Town. We spent a few hours here as we decided we needed some exercise so we did the Heritage walk. We both found this place very interesting. As we wondered through the cemetery we found it amazing how young these people were.
History of Cossack
In 1861 Francis T Gregory undertook the first European exploration of the Pilbara region. It was as a result of Gregory’s favourable reports of the area that settlement occurred. In May 1863 Walter Padbury, the first land settler landed his stock at the mouth of the Harding river at an inlet to become known as Butcher’s Inlet, near the present site of Cossack. Cossack was first known as Tien Tsin, after the barque that carried Padbury and his party, however in its early years it was referred to as Port Walcott and North District. It was not until December 1871 after a visit by Governor Weld in HMS Cossack that the town’s name was finally chosen.
At the first port in the North West , Cossack played a vital role as the port for Roebourne and the surrounding areas. All supplied for the new region and budding pastoral industry that was developing were shipped to Cossack.
The existence of nearby pearling fields saw the development of a significant pearling industry. By the early 1870’s up to 80 luggers were operating in the area. The most tangible reminder of this once booming industry is the Japanese cemetery where some hapless divers are laid to rest, others, including many Aboriginals who were employed as divers, were lost at sea.
The Pilbara gold rush of the late 1870’s coincided with the growth of the pearling industry to bring real prosperity to Cossack and in 1877 the municipality of Cossack was declared. This year also marked the construction of a horse drawn tramway to link Cossack to Roebourne.
By 1880 the population of Cossack had grown to 229 and by 1894 this figure reached over 400. Official records show that in 1894 there were 141 Europeans and 225 Asiatics living at Cossack. During the “lay up” season from Nov to Mar many hundreds of people of Asian origin occupied Chinatown.
All homes and public buildings in the town were originally built of timber with iron roofs. As a precaution against cyclones that periodically struck the town, many of the buildings were anchored to the ground by chains extended over the roofs and attached to bounders sunk in the ground. The government buildings were also constructed using iron and timber but during the 1890’s they were replaced by the imposing stone structures which remain standing today.
Cossack’s growth spanned nearly 40 years, however its decline was for more rapid. By the turn of the century the pearling fleet had moved to Broome and the gold rush had diminished as prospectors moved to other fields. To add further impetus to the town’s demise, Butcher’s Inlet, which vessels had only ever been able to navigate with any certainty at high tide, was too small to accommodate larger shipping.
The municipality of Cossack was dissolved in 1910, however people still lived there until after World War 11. There were some attempts to revive the town during these years by introducing new industries. A turtle soup factory was established in the Bond Store and in 1913 a leprosarium was established on the bank of the Harding River opposite the township. In 1931 this was closed and patients were transferred to Darwin.
Local legend claims that Mrs Muramot, widow of one of the few Asians who owned a store and pearling luggers at Cossack tried to revive the pearling industry after World War 11, but was unsuccessful. By the early 1950’s the town was virtually abandoned.
Today, Cossack offers unique glimpse into our colonial past.
Saturday 28.08.10 – Day before my birthday. Today we drove to Karratha, John went to TAB and took off to do some shopping, spent my money Jen gave me for my birthday. Went out to the North West Shelf Woodside Project (found this interesting as it was a Schenker client). Amazing place. From there I drove to Dampier and had a nice walk along the beach. By this time it was time to pick up John and we drove back to Port Samson. Watching the Brisbane Lions and a few beers before dinner.

Week Commencing 15.08.10
Sunday 15.08.10 – Left Pardoo and drove the 220km to Port Hedland. As you drive into the town you notice mines on either side of the road. We also spotted our first huge train, it was that long you could not see where it ended. On the main road there was the Rio Tinto Salk Mine, this huge pile of salt and salt pads , it is amazing. When we got to the visitors centre it was closed but the sign advised no sites at the van parks. We made some lunch which we had in the car park and then made our way to the Golf Course as this is where the overflow go. Sandy was a pleasant lady and said it was ok for us to stay. So we joined the other four or five vans in the car park.
Monday 16.08.10 – We went into South Hedland to doing some chores as well as vote. We had lunch at the local chinese and spent the afternoon feeling very full. John decided to have a game of golf as we were living there. The course is very green and he had a good game. We got on the net and booked our tickets to come home at Christmas. Looking forward to seeing everyone over this period. We will be home 12 December and return back to Perth on 6 January.


Tuesday 17.08.10 – Up early but only on the highway a short time when we were delayed nearly an hour as they were moving some huge equipment which took up the whole road. Finally we were passed and when we turned off to Karijini it was as if everyone was in a hurry. They were overtaking one after another, the cb’s were going nuts it was really strange. Finally this settled down and we were able to enjoy the trip. The landscape was amazing, real red sandy desert, I am nothing just red rocks and dirt. Then you would come across some trees and creeks that were very wide with just sand in them and maybe some trees. We then travelled over some ranges and finally arrived at Karijini. The campsite is red dirt and rocks, we have a site in Bungarra Loop and have settled in nicely. This afternoon we did the Fortescue Falls and Fern Pool walk. You have to make your way down the gorge about 150mtrs deep, lots of steps. There were folks swimming in both pools, but the water is very cold.

Wednesday 18.08.10 – After a great nice sleep up and had brekkie then prepared for our trekking. We haven’t trekked for sometime so hope we both make it. Back in camp by 3pm and had a fantastic time exploring Dales Gorge. The walk starts at the top of the gorge descending the steps down a steep slope to the bottom of the gorge. You then ramble along the gorge floor to the fern-framed pool – Circular Pool. The water is very cold but I am told refreshing. From here we walk along the creek to Fortescue Falls. We had to negotiate creek crossing and large boulders. The banded iron formations exposed in many of the rocks in and around the gorge originated more than 2,500 million years ago as iron and silica-rich sediment deposits accumulated on an ancient sea floor. Over millions of years these deposits were transformed by the pressure of further sediments laid down over them, forcing trapped water to be driven out and gradually turning the sediments into tough, well-bedded rock. Horizontal compression later caused the rocks to buckle, developing numerous vertical cracks, before lifting to the surface to form dry land. A sharp drop in sea-level caused the rivers to cut down rapidly through the land, creating sheer-sided gorges. This, combined with millions of years of erosion, has sculptured the rocks into the present landscape.
The Gorges
In the north of the park, small creek-beds, hidden in the rolling hillsides and dry for most of the year, suddenly plunge down 100 mtr chasms. Farther downstream the gorges become wider and their sides change from sheer cliff to steep slopes of loose rock. Finally the drainage systems emerge as alluvial fans into the Fortescue Valley. The gorges provide a refreshing retreat from the arid plains above.
Karijini’s traditional owners are The Banyjima, Yinhawangka and Kurrama Aboriginal people, the traditional owners call The Hamersley Range – Karijini. The name of the park recognises the historic and continuing significance of the area to these people. Evidence of their ancestors’ occupation dates back more than 30,000 years. During that period, Aboriginal land management practices such as “fire stick farming”, resulting in a diversity of vegetation types and stages of succession, have helped determine the range of plants and animals found in the park. Fern Pool and Circular Pool are special places to local Aboriginal people. The park is situated just north of Tropic Capricorn and its climate can be described as tropical semi-desert.
Wildflowers vary in abundance with the seasons and from year to year. In the cooler months the land is covered with numerous yellow flowering sennas (cassias) nd acacias, northern bluebells and purple mulla mullas. Birds are many and varied , you may encounter red kangaroos, euros (kangaroos that are common to the rocky country), Rothchild’s rock-wallabies, bats and dingoes.


Thursday 19.08.10 – Up early and headed off to Tom Price. We had a 96km drive to our destination. Arrived and found grass, yes grass sites. It is wonderful to have grass. After setting up we headed to the Visitors Centre to see what Tom Price had to offer. We were lucky enough to join the afternoon tour of the Rio Tinto Iron Ore Mine. This tour was very informative and enjoyable. Everything to do with Rio Tinto is big, big trucks, big tyres, big signs, it is amazing how big the whole corporation is. The driver took us for a look around town and then into the Mine site. We could only get out of the bus at the lookout, we looked quite funny with our Hard Hats and goggles. Tom Price was built by Rio Tinto but is now controlled by local council. Rio Tinto owns 90% of the homes in town. They just built a new swimming pool worth some 1.3 million dollars. The population is around 6,000 of which 1,000 are school aged children. We were told there are more than 1,000 pre schoolers. Not much else to do in a town like this.

Friday 20.08.10 – Today we are heading off to Hamersley Gorge in Karajini National Park, Mt Sheila, and then Nameless Mountain. We head along the main highway and then turn off onto the Rio Tinto Mine access road. This road runs from Tom Price to Karratha about 100kms of dirt road. You need to go to the visitors centre and watch a video to get a permit to travel on this road. We did this before we headed off this morning. From the turnoff of the highway we travelled 27kms and then a further 10kms to Mt Sheila. We then travelled another 2.5km to the top of the Mountain. The views were spectular unfortunately the pictures do not give it justice. Then we backtracked and got back on the access road and headed to Hamersley Gorge, this was another 29kms of red dirt.
Hamersley Gorge – On arriving we decided to do the rim walk first, only problem the track lead to nowhere. So up the hill we go back to the carpark. We then find the right track which was alot of steps down into the Gorge. The Gorge was really really nice, well worth the effort. The rocks were quite tricky to get over, very smooth and slippery in places. John continued on further upsteam and when he returned he said he was glad he had made the effort. So we were very impressed with Hamersley Gorge. As there was nowhere to have a picnic lunch we ate as we drove back to town.


This time it was another 50kms along the red dirt road. We certainly had a day on the red roads around Tom Price.
Nameless Mountain – This mountain is the backdrop to our caravan park. Once again on a very rough dirt road. It was a very rough and steep road to the top. I think John had a great day doing all the 4WD driving stuff. The view from the top was really nice. You overlooked the town of Tom Price, the Caravan Park, the rolling hills and mountains. You could also see the mine, a great 360 degree view from up here. We are both so glad we did all these things today.

Saturday 21.08.10 – Rest day. Off towards Karratha tomorrow. Wow I am up to date again. Hope everyone is well.

Week commencing 09.08.10

Week Commencing 09.08.10
Monday 9.08.10 – Very windy here today, I cooked some piklets and we shared morning tea with Trish and Kerry. Yummy. We went to a drive up to the Point where we saw some pelicans on the shore. We walked along the beach and rocks. This is our last day at Port Smith. Back at camp we started preparing the van for departure the next morning. At 5pm we went to the BBQ area to listen to the Bush Poet, he was fantastic, we bought one of his CD’s. Finished the evening with a few drinks at Kerry’s van joined by other folks. It was a nice end to our stay at Port Smith.

Tuesday 10.08.10 – Up early and finish packing up we leave camp around 9.30 (early for us) we have about 200kms to Eighty Mile Beach. We are lucky and get a powered sight. Settle in and I head to the beach. Here in the Kimberley they have huge tides. The water is miles out so I walk along the beach collecting shells. We then have lunch and go for a drive along the beach. As there is no internet service we try the one at the shop. Terrible, so slow and we only got to read a few emails, so no contact until we get to Port Headland. Eighty Mile Beach caravan park is not what it used to be. They had a big cyclone here last year and lost all there palm trees. They have a photo board in the shop and it is just amazing. John set up his Foxtel and had it within 5 mins (this is a record). I have hurt my shoulder this afternoon washing the floor of the van. Not too bad but it gave me a scare and I thought of New Zealand.
Wednesday 11.08.10 – Had a good night’s sleep and have woken to a very windy day. Am doing some washing before we head down to the beach to try and do some fishing. John has been over the road helping an old mate with this Foxtel, seems he is the expert in the park. We went for drive along the beach to collect some shells. We could not believe how far the tide was out, amazing. For some reason I started to feel unwell and spent the rest of the afternoon and evening on the loo. No dinner for me tonight.
History of Pardoo Station
Pardoo was originally established as an outstation of De Grey Station, when Padbury took stock north to De Grey in the 1860’s. He later abandoned the area and itwas then taken up by AE Anderson, Harper and Grant in 1869. Later Harper was replaced by Edgar.
Another change was to come about when the Pardoo section was sold off in 1902 to Frank Snellgove Thompson, Medcalf and Rounsville. They were all bought out by Thompson in 1904.
In 1912 Thompson left the station in the hands of managers until his son returned from the war in 1919. He then took over the running of Pardoo. Frank Finlayson Thompson married in 1925 and Pardoo was to stay in the family until sold in 1963
The Schubert family brought Pardoo on 7 May 1963 and then later sold to Kari Stein on 7 March 1967. Russell and Gillian Peake brought Pardoo in 1973 and then later sold to the Brown familyin 1986. In December 1991 John and Pam Leeds brought Pardoo and later sold to Graeme and Judy Rogers in 2005. Graeme and Judy Rogers are still the current owners.
In 1902 Pardoo consisted of 414,750 acres and now with additional land acquired, it measures 500,000 acres or 199,000 hectares. Pardoo stretches approx 80km along the coastline and includes tidal creeks and small islands off the coast.
Pardoo Homestead as with De Grey homestead was close to the port of Condon, which flourished from 1872 to the early 1900’s when Port Headland was established as the main port for the Pilbara. Condon is now abandoned.
The Pardoo Homestead was extended by the Thompson Family in 1936. The site for the buildings is significan t as one of the early stations to develop from the De Grey Run.
Of the collection of buildings the homestead and the shearing shed are the most significant. The homestead is typical of a Pilbara plan type. It has a central “core” containing small numbers of large rooms, no passages and no formal entry or entry hall. It is completely surrounded by verandahs and all under a steeply pitched hip roof. The kitchen block is separate.
The Homestead walls are mode of concrete and stone and are approx 450mm thick. The verandahs have tee section posts,the steel of which bears the trademark “Frodingham England” into the sections fitted to the top hung cyclone shutters. The ceiling height is 3670mm (asft) and comes down to 2140 (7ft) at the edge of the verandahs. Adjacent to the kitchen block is a store saddle room structure which is made of corrugated galvanized iron walls with framing of leightweight railway lines from the Port Headland to Marble Bar Railway. The roof is clear span corrugated galvanized iron vault of some 3m.
Pardoo consists of mostly very flat, grassy plains and numerous species of Spinifex. Soft Spinifex being looked upon as the best drought-resisting feed for stock. Pardoo in early times ran sheep plus a small mob of breading mares. Camels were used in the running of the station.
Now Pardoo is a cattle station running mainly Santa Gertrudis cattle. There are approx 6,000 cattle on the station at present.
The Rabbit Proof Fence was completed in 1907 and ends on Pardoo at Cape Keraundren where a stone wall was built out to sea to stop the rabbits coming around the fence. Cape Keraundren was taken out of the Pardoo lease in 1983 to give the public access to the coast.
Pardoo has a substantial water supply with the Canning Artesian Basin situated below the lease. There are a number of Artesian Bores which were established by Wapet in 1955. The most significant being the Homestead water supply, it is 90m deep and water is constantly supplied to the Homestead and Homestead gardens.
Thursday 12.08.10 – Feeling much better this morning, so up early and packed up for our trip to Pardoo Station Stay. We had yet another red dirt road – 13kms into Pardoo. We found a nice spot to set up and then headed onto the Station roads to check things out. Lots of catter, brolgas and lots of dirt, dust. We first headed to Pardoo Creek, the tide was out so all we saw was mud, not very appealing. We noticed some young guys had walked along the creek bed and we assume they were going crabbing. We then drove out to Red Point and Banningarra Creek. Unfortunately it seems we are here at the wrong tides, unable to get to Lighthouse Island or Bake Bean Creek. We drove as far as we could but the surface was very muddy so we decided to turn around. You need to open and close each gate and the cattle have right away, they just walk across the road and you sit and wait until they move.
Friday 13.08.10 - Not well again today, went fishing with John but just sat in the chair and read. No luck with the fish, still very windy here. Spent the afternoon in bed sleeping.
Saturday 14.08.10 – Woke feeling much better today. We decided to stay today and do some jobs before we move onto Port Headland. Spent day doing the washing, cut Johnny’s hair and he dyed my locks. John watching the races and football and I am catching up with some updates. We are going to the Pardoo Station Restaurant for dinner tonight. They tell us it is well worth a visit.

Week Commencing 01.08.10
Very Important Month, Birthdays include:
03.08.10 Harley Entink 15.08.10 Cecilia Copeland 17.08.10 Jenny Purtill (60 big one) 18.08.10 Jason Kluver 25.08.10 Josh Potter 26.08.10 Melissa Marchetti (my little baby) 29.08.10 Mine (very important) 31.08.10 John & Wil’s Wedding Anniversary
Sunday 01.08.10 - Here we are another month gone, wow August is here. We are up early after a restless night of storms hitting Broome. We are lucky to be able to hitch up in a break in the weather. Today we leave Broome after 22 days here. We are heading for Barn Hill Station stay. Barn Hill is situated on Thangoo Station, which is a working cattle station. Alf and Maria Grey purchased Thangoo in 1960. The property is approximately 43000 acres and stretches 85 kms along the coast between Broome and Port Headland. The property runs 8000 head of Brahman cattle which are marketed to the live export trade through the port of Broome. Barn Hill is an Eco based park. Activities include, fishing, lawn bowls and general resting and walking along the beautiful beach. We have set up camp and can finally use our generator, so yes we can have foxtel tonight. It has been a very stormy afternoon with heavy rainfalls as the band of storms move over us. We were able to go for a long walk along the beach late this afternoon. Hoping tomorrow will be fine and we can hopefully catch some fish for dinner. We did indulge today as they were selling freshly baked Custard slices, yum very very nice.
Monday 02.08.10 - Woke to windy weather which made things a little miserable. We headed down to the beach to try our luck with the fish. After about four hours still no luck. Back to camp to have some lunch and decided to have a rest and then a big walk along the beach before dinner.
Tuesday 03.08.10 - Today we packed up cam to head to Port Smith. We have been told many different things about this area. Thought we would go and make up our own mind. We have not been disappointed, it is different but we both think we will enjoy it here. The park itself is well presented, no grass all red gravel, the actual site is big and we have a nice shady spot. We are told the kangaroo’s come to visit and not to leave your door open as the help themselves to your bed. After settling in we head down to the beach. The lagoon is set among lots of mangroves and when the tide goes out you can actually walk to an island but you must be off it before the incoming tide or you are stuck there until the next low tide. We are going on a boat over to the island tomorrow around midday and then they come back and get you 4 hours later. We thought there was no phone service, but another traveller told me to go over near the tractor in the paddock and you can get service. We were able to speak to the girls tonight.

Wednesday 04.08.10 – Today we get on the boat to go over to the island for fish four 4 hours. We all met at the shop and they pick us up in the really old rust bucket of the 4WD. Our driver was a black fellow called Mully. He is a very special person, he is very witty and lots of fun. We then transfer onto a small dingy which is overloaded and off we go to the island. John and I walked along the beach and decided to try our luck amongst some rocks. Fished all day without any luck, but he did catch a turtle who gave quite a struggle. Poor fellow, but we did manage to release him without injury. Just before we were due to go home , John brought in a small flathead. All in all we had a fun day and met some lovely people. By the time we got back to camp it is near 5.30 time for showers dinner and an early bed.


Thursday 05.08.10 – We have a lovely couple next to us, Kerry and Trisha, they are regulars here come to Port Smith every year and have done this for many. Kerry and his mat Ron invited John and I to join them to go fishing today at M>>>>>>>>>>>. We set off on yet another adventure. We head out the back of the camp along dirt roads, instructions like turn right at the old car and left at the patch of trees. Lucky for us we had Ron and Kerry driving ahead in their car. We travelled about 10kms to this special spot. It is like a lagoon that is tidal and we arrive on low tide and fish the incoming. We have to walk over rocks and oyster shells to the special spot where you fish. John and I were very happy we had our reef shoes with us. We got a good feed of fish for all of us. We were surprised with how many species were here. We caught, bream, trevelly, cod, mangrove jack and a couple of others nobody knew what they were. Here is Western Australia you make sure you only keep legal fish. Fisheries are always around checking. When we arrived back in camp with our catch we were told the Fisheries had just been in. The fish was filleted and shared between everyone. Tonight the Park puts on a Fish and Chips night for $5, donations going to the Royal Flying Doctors. They also have raffles and the local aboriginal band plays. They were fantastic and we were all up dancing and enjoying ourselves. Once again a great night was had by all and we met some lovely people. It seems alot of folks from Perth area come here for two or three months in the winter. What a great place to do this.

Friday 06.08.10 – Today we were up early as we were all going fishing at 8am, only to find someone must have had one too many last night and we need not go until 10am. Another cup of coffee was in order and some more tackle to be made. Off we go and we run into Tony and Faye who we met on the first day over at the Island. They were going over there again today but realised they had missed the boat (another one with one too many the night before). Anyway I jumped in their car and was going to show them the way hehehehe! I was doing ok for awhile buy luckily John and Kerry had forgotten something and they found us. Once again we went to the special fishing spot and today John was the lucky fisherman, 1 golden trevelly and 3 legal size bream. All in all we got a good catch and the fish was shared around. Tonight we are having fish and chips (fresh only out of the ocean a few hours) yummy yummy. At present have a nice glass of wine and watching the Carlton Essendon game on telly. I almost forget today and yesterday we saw a flock of Broglas, just beautiful. I feel so lucky to be seeing and doing all these wonderful things. Life is good.
Saturday 07.08.10 – Lying in bed enjoying a sleep I hear a knock on the door, it is Kerry who’s up for fishing. John tells Kerry I am sleeping, but no I am not going to miss out on another adventure. Up and ready to go within the hour. This morning we are going to Gordon Bay to try our luck. We travel along a very narrow track for about 10kms and then out of the car and walk up a sandhill and then over the rocks to the beach. Once again my rod is too small so I go walking and shell collecting while the boys fish. Not a very successful day for us, Kerry got a nice Golden Trevelly which he donated to me (Thankyou Kerry I will enjoy). After about four hours of fishing we head home. The afternoon spent relaxing , reading my book and John watching his AFL and Races. Kerry and Trish joined us for the later game. John then cooked a yummy dinner of fresh fish and chips and salad.

Sunday 08.08.10 – This morning we went off to The Point by ourselves, lovely views and lots of rocks. We took the wrong road and came across an aboriginal family and they gave us directions, just keep veering left and you’ll be right. We eventually found our way back to the old burnt out car. John threw a line it but no luck today. We have had a relaxing afternoon. We are heading off to the cliffs with Kerry and Trish and some of their friends for a barbie and watch the Sunset.

Around 4pm we set off to the Cliffs. We enter a road where the sign says NO Entry on we go along this very narrow track. The track then takes us over the plains and then we hit the sand dunes, change into 4WD and up and over the dunes we go. We stop at one point to build a marker so we can find our way out (very re-ensuring). Then over some rocks and here is this beautiful plateform where we are going to sit and watch the Sunset. To the left is a sandstone cave, Trish tells John to climb inside and he will get some great shots. We watch the sunset and then the boys cook dinner. We are about 20mtrs up from the beach and as the tide comes in it starts splashing up to where we are sitting – time to leave. We then cart all the stuff to our cars and head off home. We find the marker and so we are on the right road. Things are so different driving through this country at night. We thank Trish and Kerry for sharing this special spot with us. Wow it was fantastic and we are so grateful to both of them for sharing Port Smith with us.