3rd May
Meekatharra to Munjina
Meekatharra to Munjina
Odometer 17392 Temp 25
A continental breakfast was included in our accommodation. The local mine workers had already been through the dining area and there was only a small amount of food available and no cutlery to eat with! We could choose from 3 cereals, fresh fruit, bread for toasting, a 1kg tub of yoghurt and fruit juice.
Whilst Mark was packing the car I wandered to the other end of town approximately 100m and took photos of our hotel and the main street of Meekatharra.
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| The main street Meekatharra |
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| You can see our car parked outside the demountables next to the pub |
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| Meekatharra Pub |
It was 9.30 before we were on the road and heading north to Newman. The drive was uneventful with just the occasional bit of traffic heading south including the inevitable road trains. We also spotted four wedgetail eagles and managed to get photos of two of them.
It was 1.45 by the time we reached Newman. Poor signage due to roadworks meant we were heading through the outskirts of town. We refueled at the BP ($167.9) and they gave us directions back into town and the tourist information centre. Outside the tourist information centre was a 6 wheeled tip truck. Great opportunity to show the size of these monsters.
We drove up to the Telephone Tower for ‘great views’ and for a very late lunch of salad. I was disappointed with the view as I thought you could see the mine from up there. Since we had phone service we rang home.
It was 1.45 by the time we reached Newman. Poor signage due to roadworks meant we were heading through the outskirts of town. We refueled at the BP ($167.9) and they gave us directions back into town and the tourist information centre. Outside the tourist information centre was a 6 wheeled tip truck. Great opportunity to show the size of these monsters.
We drove up to the Telephone Tower for ‘great views’ and for a very late lunch of salad. I was disappointed with the view as I thought you could see the mine from up there. Since we had phone service we rang home.
It was 3.10 before we were back on the road again. The lady in the visitor information centre gave us directions to Silent Gorge. We missed the turn off, a dirt track after a bridge so turned around and headed off on this very narrow bumpy road. We came across two T intersections before we gave up and headed back out to the main road. I was not that desperate to see it. It was now my turn to be booked for doing 118 in a 110km zone, $75 fine and no demerit points.
It was getting dark by the time we arrived at Auski Roadhouse at Munjina(5.30) our accommodation for the night. A very popular spot with the truckies. The room was quite large with a Queen and a single bed. First order of the day was washing. The machines were $4 for both the washing machine and the dryer. We ate dinner in the roadhouse. Mark had Fish n chips($22) and I had Fillet steak($32) with Dianne sauce($3.50). We could help ourselves to the salad bar and hot vegetables. A fresh batch of sandwiches had arrived so we decided to stock up for the next day’s lunch.
Mileage 733kms
Total Mileage Total 5080kms
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