On our third day in Karinji we headed to Mt Bruce for a 5km walk along
western australia's second highest mountain. The views while not
amazing were enjoyable and it allowed for a view of what's around in
the Pilbara ie. Mines and yeah, nothing else. After 2.5km up
Christelle decided she was I'll prepared for the extended walk version
but I felt delirious and so I continued on to the full 9km walk to the
summit (which now had 6.5 km remaining).
After that we drove to the nearest town, Tom Price, (which is
principally a mining town) where we did some food shopping, and as it
was a Saturday, not much else. We went a little out of town to the
shell petrol station only to find there was no diesel, eta some time
that night. We were pretty much running on empty after 3 days in the
NP so our options were limited. I went back into the service station
and asked the girl if she knew anywhere where we could get a shower
for cheap because after a. three days walking and b. A nine km hike I
was looking and smelling shit. She said try the tourist centre but
they were already closed and that's all she could think off. As I was
walking back to the car to break it to christelle that it was going to
be another night in the tent with me in all my stinking glory a random
guy who had been in the servo called out and asked if we wanted to
come and use his shower. Him and his mate were painters/gypo's and
were staying in a house provided by their boss so they had no problem
allowing us to use their shower for free. After the mechanic raping me
money this guy was going to let use his house for free... wooooo! So
we both had a nice hot free shower each, and then what does the bloke
do but give us two free meal coupons to be used at the communal mess
kitchen up the road that's provided for all the labourers. We couldnt
say thankyou enough to the guy. We waltzed in to the kitchen and had a
buffet dinner with all desserts/icecreams/beverages provided...
Christelle and I couldn't wipe the stupid grins off our faces, so
thanks to those random labourer guys who ever you are.
So that was the good part of the night, the bad part was no fuel came
in so we drove 1km out of town and camped the night. The next morning
there still wasn't any fuel so we decided to wait until noon and then
use our reserve fuel Jerry and try and reach another town. At around
11.45 the diesel rolled in and after waiting 40 minutes in the que we
were filled up and off we went, heading west towards Exmouth and the
coast. We made about 450km before we pulled over at a rest area which
is where we are now. Was a mixed two days but thanks to those random
guys it wasn't all bad.
western australia's second highest mountain. The views while not
amazing were enjoyable and it allowed for a view of what's around in
the Pilbara ie. Mines and yeah, nothing else. After 2.5km up
Christelle decided she was I'll prepared for the extended walk version
but I felt delirious and so I continued on to the full 9km walk to the
summit (which now had 6.5 km remaining).
After that we drove to the nearest town, Tom Price, (which is
principally a mining town) where we did some food shopping, and as it
was a Saturday, not much else. We went a little out of town to the
shell petrol station only to find there was no diesel, eta some time
that night. We were pretty much running on empty after 3 days in the
NP so our options were limited. I went back into the service station
and asked the girl if she knew anywhere where we could get a shower
for cheap because after a. three days walking and b. A nine km hike I
was looking and smelling shit. She said try the tourist centre but
they were already closed and that's all she could think off. As I was
walking back to the car to break it to christelle that it was going to
be another night in the tent with me in all my stinking glory a random
guy who had been in the servo called out and asked if we wanted to
come and use his shower. Him and his mate were painters/gypo's and
were staying in a house provided by their boss so they had no problem
allowing us to use their shower for free. After the mechanic raping me
money this guy was going to let use his house for free... wooooo! So
we both had a nice hot free shower each, and then what does the bloke
do but give us two free meal coupons to be used at the communal mess
kitchen up the road that's provided for all the labourers. We couldnt
say thankyou enough to the guy. We waltzed in to the kitchen and had a
buffet dinner with all desserts/icecreams/beverages provided...
Christelle and I couldn't wipe the stupid grins off our faces, so
thanks to those random labourer guys who ever you are.
So that was the good part of the night, the bad part was no fuel came
in so we drove 1km out of town and camped the night. The next morning
there still wasn't any fuel so we decided to wait until noon and then
use our reserve fuel Jerry and try and reach another town. At around
11.45 the diesel rolled in and after waiting 40 minutes in the que we
were filled up and off we went, heading west towards Exmouth and the
coast. We made about 450km before we pulled over at a rest area which
is where we are now. Was a mixed two days but thanks to those random
guys it wasn't all bad.
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