Day 4 Tue - to Dongara
19.06.2007 - 19.06.2007
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Heading up north for the warmth
on Itchifeet's travel map.
After the visit to the local “Patchwork” shop we pressed on toward Dongara.
On the way we stopped in at the Coalseam Conservation Park. This was the first place in WA that a coal seam was found that was of a production capacity. The founder was given 2,560 acres of land for his efforts. This is a lovely park and would be even more lovely during wildflower season. The park has good facilities for barbecues and a picnic day out. We saw a few kangaroos hopping around. The Irwin River “flows” through the park but as you can see it is very dry and in some places very salty.
After Coalseam we headed onto Dongara via Mingenew travelling down a few gravel roads. This area is also very dry as can be seen in the photo.
In Dongara we are staying at the Seaspray Caravan Park which is right on the beach. We took a long walk along the beach and around the river conservation area. Back at the park we planned to have a barbecue with steak sausages and salad. When we went to the park’s camp kitchen area the owners were putting on a free feed of sausages and fresh whole fish so we put our meat away and had fish and salad. The fish was local Snapper and was beautiful. We sat around for an hour or so talking with others there, sharing thoughts and ideas. A really great night. We have booked in here for 3 days so will be here until at least Friday, but who knows.
All is going well with the car and van. No more problems and we haven’t broken anything else thus far.
Posted by Itchifeet 20.06.2007 1:35 PM Archived in Australia
Hi Mum and Dad
You both look so happy and relaxed! Good to see you've finally taken off to see the countryside. I'm sure you'll be able to write a "Craft shops in Australia" guide when you get home.
Take care, lots of love, Laura
19.06.2007 by ldearle