CARNARVON

After travelling so many kilometres through low growing saltbush, it's quite a surprse to see bananas growing as you get close to Carnarvon.  They produce lots of different fruit and vegies around this area.  The Gascoyne River supplies the water, but you don't get to see much of it, as it  mostly flows underground. 

Another sight on the way in is the large space tracking dish.  Buzz Aldrin recently visited the town to open a new space info centre - all developed by volunteers. Lots of interesting information about Australia's part in tracking the American spaceships during the space race.




A couple of grey nomad astronauts

We took a drive out of Carnarvon to Quobba Point to have a look at the blowholes, which were quite spectacular. 

Others we spoke to later saw several whales in the area, but despite searching the sea with his trusty binoculars, Geoff didn't spot any.  The only wildlife we saw was on the drive back - wild goats, bustards, emus and strange looking brownish coloured sheep with long tails.

We enjoyed our few days in this town, which is currently undergoing a huge upgrade.  There's obviously millions of dollars being poured into it, and it will be great when it's finished.