Broome is starting to empty of the grey nomads that spend winter there.  Caravans were already leaving as we were having breakfast & packing.  The caravan park has got some lovely trees & gardens, everything seems to grow well in the tropics.  We have seen a lot of glorious bougainvillea out in full show around Broome, they really set the streetscape.

The drive to Port Hedland was uneventful, 640km of straight roads & only slightly changing in the flat landscape.  Not a town to be seen between Broome & Port Headland.  The roadhouses at Sandfire & Purdoo break the monotony.  We stopped at Purdoo to refuel & have a bite, then the last 130km into Port Hedland to the Cooke Point caravan park was the same as before.  As we got closer to Port Hedland there were a lot more big road trains (53 metres long & four trailers) carting ore from the mine to the port.  We also saw the salt plant were the salt is extracted from seawater & stockpiled in a huge white glistening pile.

The Cooke Point caravan park is in a nice setting on the mouth of a creek & fronting a nice ocean beach.  The camp kitchen is brand new & looks splendid, this is a nice spot to camp.  Sue, John, Ron & I went for a lovely walk down to the sea & along the creek before coming back to cook dinner.  We didn’t venture too close to the water as we have been warned about crocodiles.

Ron looked up on the computer what to do in Port Headland & he found an empty page.  Tomorrow before leaving Port Headland we will go to the port & hopefully see some big ships being loaded with ore to be shipped overseas.