Hamlin Station

Today we left Kalbarri (to my great dislike) and drove 250 km to Hamelin Pool station. In the morning I got up and made a hot chocolate and some toast. Then we disconnected the water, power etc. My sister and I had great fun washing out the wastewater hoses with the water. If you put one end up to the tap and turn the tap on the water comes out the other end and you can squirt each others shoes. We were on the road and driving by 8:30 AM.

We pulled in at a Roadhouse and Mum got some fruit out of the caravan. Then we drove to the Overlander Roadhouse where we stopped for fuel. I took some photos of the car and caravan while Dad filled up the car. Then we drove on to Hamelin Pool station. When we arrived Dad and I set up the caravan. There wasn't much to do because we don't have a powered site and there's no water either.

After that we had lunch. I ate a salad sandwich and the rest of the family did the same. After lunch we went for a look at the stromatalites. A stomatalite is the earliest life form on earth and created the oxygen that we breath. They are also able to survive in extremely salty water and are home to many different types of fish. There are deep marks called ruts where wagons were driven out to the deeper water over the stromatalites and killed them. In those days people thought that the stomatalites were just ordinary rocks and didn't give a hoot about making ruts in the rocks.

There is also a shell quarry where there are naturally formed shell bricks. This happens because when it rains all the calcium that is in the shells seeps out and glues all the shells together forming surprisingly strong wall that the bricks are cut out of. All the signs are very interesting to read and tell you the full story of the quarry. After that we drove back to the caravan and walked to the lake. It's only a 600 metre walk and the lake is very pretty. You cant drink the water because it's an Artesian Bore. An Artesian Bore is a bore which gets you warm, undrinkable water.

Then on the walk back we detoured and had a look at the old shearing shed and sheep yards. We had a look inside and found out that it was still in use. There was roustabout equipment everywhere and bales of wool along a wall. Then we walked back to the caravan, took our stuff down to the camp kitchen and I started writing the blog. I also wrote yesterdays blog. Then we had dinner. Dinner at this station is a very jolly affair. Everyone gathers at the camp kitchen and cooks dinner. There are about three gas stoves, an oven and a whole bunch of other stuff. It's an indoor kitchen and is where they cook for the shearers when they're here. There are also two long tables where everyone sits. There were about 12 of us there and it was a very happy evening. When we got back to the caravan I went to bed and slept really well.

Ho visto una lucertola carino.

Ho visto anche die pesca.

Ho avuto una cena molto buona.