Walked around to the Point Moore Lighthouse, There was an Osprey Nest above the dune on a pole erected by local conservationists. You could hear the young birds calling for parental attention. I didn’t see the parents though.
Back at the C’Park I packed up, Peter and Silvana were also checking out and were surprised I had made so much ground so quickly. Rode into town for a Macca’s coffee and then headed towards Dongara. Got slightly off track but eventually found the Brand Highway and really got rolling. The wind was not hindering me for once so I was cruising around 21 kph.
Stopped at Greenough Museum and Gardens which is in a early pioneer house. Very interesting and well worth the visit. A bit further up the road I stopped at the Greenough Historic Village. Having spent my museum budget for the day I took some pictures over the fence and bought a pot of tea.
Back on the road I was now pushing into the wind but still going well. Stopped to eat my sausage and salad roll and ate some bananas that Peter had given me.
Pushed on the Dongara there wasn’t much open so I went onto the twin town across the Irwin River – Port Denison. Had planned to go further but decided I had done enough so I looked for a caravan park. Checked into the Dongara Tourist Park.
Just got the tent set up when another touring cyclist arrived. Anna (from London) has been
following me since Exmouth where she met Tony. She began her journey in Brisbane and has cycled via Darwin and Broome. We have had a lovely afternoon/evening chatting all things touring. Our attitudes are very similar, both enjoying solo touring. We decided to skip tuna and rice and went to the pub for a drink and then bought fish and chips which we ate in the camp picnic shelter.
We are both planning to do 100 km tomorrow but we won’t ride together even we are going the same way. Both of us enjoy our independence.
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