DSC_0009.JPG=Between Port Hedland and Roebourne, W.A.
21PtSamsonPan13.JPG=Between Point Samson and Cossack, Western Australia. -  Tidal surges in and out passing underneath the Popes Nose bridge. A small scale "Horizontal Falls". (panorama)
DSC_0013a.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. -  very long iron ore train arriving at the ship loading terminal/jetty.
21PtSamson2.jpg=Point Samson, Western Australia. - a single Heron on the breakwater pathway at John's Creek Harbour.
Moon.jpg=Point Samson, Western Australia. -  Almost a "Staircase to the Moon".
DSC_0062.JPG=Near Roebourne, Western Australia. Upgrade work being carried out on the Robe River/Rio Tinto rail line.
24DampierPan02.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. -  Iron ore loader and stockpile.(panorama)
DSC_0007a.JPG=Point Samson, Western Australia. -  Almost a "Staircase to the Moon".
DSC_0017a.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. -  carriages full of iron ore arriving at the ship loading terminal/jetty.
DSC_0026.JPG=Karratha, Pilbara Region, W.A. - very noisy Corellas moved in near our spot for just a short while thankfully.
24Dampier.jpg=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. -  Driving around the point of Sam's Island and his castle.
DSC_0018j.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. - Waterfront near the Dampier Transit Park.
DSC_0009b.JPG=Karratha, Pilbara Region, W.A. - these Corellas looked a different colour, but it was their normally pure white feathers stained with red dirt.
21PtSamsonPan08.JPG=Wickham, Western Australia. - Views from the Tank Hill lookout. (panorama)
21PtSamson4.jpg=Wickham, Western Australia. - Wildflowers at the Tank Hill lookout.
22KarrathaPan05.JPG=Karratha, Pilbara Region, W.A. - Offices of the Roebourne Shire Council.
DSC_0087.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. -  our stopover for a few days right on the waterfront near Dampier harbour.
DSCN1278.JPG=Sunset at Point Samson, Western Australia.
24Dampier6.jpg=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. -  taking our boat for a morning out on the Hamersley Channel.
23AMPan02.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. - Public  boat ramp at low tide. (panorama)
23AMPan01.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. - Bulk iron ore loading jetty near the Dampier Transit Park. (panorama)
21PtSamsonPan10.JPG=Cossack, Western Australia. - view from Tien Tsin hill. (panorama)
23Dampier6.jpg=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. - A replica of Aboriginal rock carving on the igneous rock of the Burrup Peninsula and islands of the Dampier Archipeligo. Archaelogists estimate there could be as many as 500,000 of these carving locations.
DSC_0011.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. -  a very long iron ore train arriving at the ship loading terminal/jetty.
DSC_0006.JPG=Between Port Hedland and Roebourne, W.A.
21PtSamson1.jpg=Point Samson, Western Australia. - Sea Eagle pair and their chick, nested on the exploration platform.
21PtSamson7.jpg=Point Samson, Western Australia. -  Cyclone warning tower, complete with eagles nest.
DSC_0063.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. - Looking as though they must have been shaped by some human process, the igneous rock formations on the Peninsula are actually the result of  breakage along fault lines and erosion over time.
DSC_0019a.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. - natural rock formation near the terminal.
22Karratha4.jpg=On the outskirts of Point Samson, the information panel details the history of the Pt Samson jetty, its replacement and the port rail service.
DSC_0070.JPG=Karratha, Pilbara Region, W.A. - Approaching Karratha for just a one night stopover.
DSC_0102.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. - Sun setting over the Dampier harbour view from the lookout.
DSC_0043.JPG=Point Samson, Western Australia. - marine life at John's Creek Harbour.
DSC_0064a.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. -  the igneous rock formations on the Peninsula.
22Karratha5.jpg=Cossack, Western Australia. -  the Post Office and Jail.
DSC_0032.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. - Dampier harbour and yacht club.
23DampierPan05b.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. - Effect of the tide on sand, built up beside the public boat ramp. (panorama)
DSC_0006a.JPG=Point Samson, Western Australia. - Jarman Island and the historic lighthouse.
DSC_0103.JPG=Between Point Samson and Cossack, Western Australia. -  Tidal surges in and out passing underneath the Popes Nose bridge. A small scale "Horizontal Falls".
DSC_0010.JPG=Cossack, Western Australia. -  the Galbraith store.
DSC_0065.JPG=Wickham, Western Australia. - like a lot of the 'frontier towns' the (Woolworths) security is very visible.
21PtSamson9.jpg=Wickham, Western Australia. - the roadside memorial park.
DSC_0031.JPG=Approaching Roebourne, W.A. - wildflower colour.
21PtSamson10.jpg=Between Point Samson and Cossack, Western Australia. -  Tidal surges in and out passing underneath the Popes Nose bridge. A small scale "Horizontal Falls".
20PtSamson.jpg=Approaching Roebourne, W.A.
DSC_0031a.JPG=Karratha, Pilbara Region, W.A. - salt ponds beside the roadway to Dampier.
21PtSamsonPan07.JPG=Wickham, Western Australia. - Views from the Tank Hill lookout. (panorama)
23AMPan05.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. - Dampier harbour view from the lookout, with the salt stockpile in the left distance. (panorama)
DSC_0044.JPG=Karratha, Pilbara Region, W.A. - A (pearl) sculpture on entry to Karratha.
DSC_0080.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. - Bulk carriers waiting to load iron ore.
20PtSamsonPan03.JPG=Point Samson, Western Australia. - view out to sea and the waiting bulk carriers. (panorama)
DSCN1290.JPG=Between Point Samson and Cossack, Western Australia. -  The upstream side of the Popes Nose bridge.
DSC_0090.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. - Effect of the tide on sand, built up beside the public boat ramp.
23DampierPan02.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. -  The statue celebrates Red Dog who was a wanderer through the area in the 1970's and the central figure in the Australian movie of the same name.
DSCN1277.JPG=Point Samson, Western Australia. - Joy talking to another Irish lass at the Point Samson Tavern.
DSC_0106.JPG=Point Samson, Western Australia. -  Bulk carriers waiting at sea to berth at Cape Lambert.
21PtSamsonPan02.JPG=Point Samson, Western Australia. - John's Creek Harbour and boat ramp. (panorama)
DSCN1276.JPG=Point Samson, Western Australia. - view out to sea and the waiting bulk carriers.
DSC_0124.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. -  "Staircase to the Moon" at Hearsons Cove.
DSC_0004.JPG=Karratha, Pilbara Region, W.A. - we had seen flocks of Corellas before, but none with the numberof this one.
DSCN1285.JPG=Point Samson, Western Australia. - Point Samson Tavern.
DSC_0002crop.jpg=Point Samson, Western Australia. - Next morning was pretty windy and this small tug was having trouble towing a heavy barge.
DSC_0009a.JPG=Point Samson, Western Australia. - a burnt out tug at John's Creek Harbour.
23Dampier8.jpg=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. -  "Staircase to the Moon" at Hearsons Cove.
22Karratha.jpg=Pretty wildflowers near Roebourne, Western Australia.
21PtSamsonPan11.JPG=Cossack, Western Australia. -  salt flats and the almost maroon coloured soil. (panorama)
DSC_0131.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. -  "Staircase to the Moon" at Hearsons Cove.
23DampierPan13.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. -  the igneous rock formations on the Peninsula. (panorama)
DSC_0038.JPG=Roebourne, Western Australia.
23AMPan03.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. - Dampier harbour view from the lookout, with the salt stockpile in the left distance. (panorama)
DSCN1280.JPG=Sunset at Point Samson, Western Australia.
DSC_0021.JPG=Between Port Hedland and Roebourne, W.A.
DSC_0019b.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. -  our stopover for a few days right on the waterfront near Dampier harbour.
DSC_0093.JPG=Cossack, Western Australia. -  salt flats and the almost maroon coloured soil.
DSC_0099.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. - Public  boat ramp at low tide.
24Dampier5.jpg=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. -  Near the Dampier Salt drying ponds there are signs of the salt soaking through beside the road - we can only presume that the signs mean that parking off the road here is not good.
23DampierPan12.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. - Hearsons Cove on the Burrup Peninsula to view the "Staircase to the Moon". (panorama)
20PtSamsonPan01a.JPG=Between Port Hedland and Roebourne, W.A. (panorama)
23Dampier2.jpg=Karratha, Pilbara Region, W.A. - very noisy Corellas.
DSC_0064.JPG=Wickham, Western Australia. - like a lot of the 'frontier towns' the security is very visible.
22Karratha7.jpg=Roebourne, Western Australia. Historic Roebourne Prison.
DSC_0007.JPG=Between Port Hedland and Roebourne, W.A. - wild horses grazing beside the highway.
DSC_0071.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. -  Welcome to Dampier from Red Dog
23DampierPan11b.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. - Hearsons Cove on the Burrup Peninsula is the best local spot to view the "Staircase to the Moon". (panorama)
DSC_0007j.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. - Bulk iron ore loading jetty near the Dampier Transit Park.
DSC_0084.JPG=Cossack, Western Australia. - the single classroom school
23Dampier7.jpg=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. -  "Staircase to the Moon" at Hearsons Cove.
21PtSamson5.jpg=Wickham, Western Australia. - the roadside memorial park.
DSC_0018.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. -  railway cutting through the igneous rock.
DSC_0061.JPG=Wickham, Western Australia. - Wickham was established in 1970 for Robe River Iron and the port at Cape Lambert.
DSC_0002.JPG=Leaving Port Hedland, W.A. - in bright sunlight, the salt stockpile was a brilliant white.
24DampierPan01.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. -  Dampier Salt company stockpile and bulk loading jetty. (panorama)
23Dampier5.jpg=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. - Views from the North West Shelf visitor centre.
DSC_0040crop.jpg=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. -  Iron ore loader.
DSC_0029.JPG=Approaching Roebourne, W.A. - at  speed again, we see these flashes of wildflower colour.
22Karratha3.jpg=Karratha, Pilbara Region, W.A. - Some metal plate sculptures outside the Roebourne Shire Council.
DSC_0007b.JPG=Cossack, Western Australia. -  the Court House.
23Dampier3.jpg=Karratha, Pilbara Region, W.A. - very noisy Corellas.
DSCN1274.JPG=Point Samson, Western Australia. - Point Samson Holiday Park.
DSC_0043a.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. - A monument to the injured workers at the North West Shelf visitor centre.
DSC_0095.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. - beside the public boat ramp.
DSC_0024a.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. - Rock formations viewed from the lookout.
DSC_0017.JPG=Cossack, Western Australia. - the town has no permanent residents left and remains only for its historical significance and tourism.
DSC_0017j.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. - Waterfront near the Dampier Transit Park.
20PtSamsonPan02a.JPG=Between Port Hedland and Roebourne, W.A. (panorama)
DSC_0047.JPG=Point Samson, Western Australia. - a single Heron on the breakwater pathway at John's Creek Harbour.
DSC_0105.JPG=Point Samson, Western Australia. -  The 2.7km long iron ore loading jetty at Cape Lambert.
22Karratha8.jpg=Roebourne, Western Australia.  Some early mining equipment and a yellow Robe mine Navvy on display at the old Roebourne Prison.
DSC_0069.JPG=Wickham, Western Australia. - Views from the Tank Hill lookout.
DSC_0060.JPG=Roebourne, Western Australia.
DSCN1286.JPG=Wickham, Western Australia. - the roadside memorial park to Robe River Iron development (now Rio Tinto)
DSC_0003j.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. - Bulk iron ore loading jetty near the Dampier Transit Park.
23Dampier4.jpg=Karratha, Pilbara Region, W.A. - very noisy Corellas.
DSC_0042.JPG=Roebourne, Western Australia. Historic Roebourne Prison.
22Karratha6.jpg=Cossack, Western Australia. -  the Customs House and Bond Store.
DSC_0126.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. -  "Staircase to the Moon" at Hearsons Cove.
DSC_0087crop.jpg=Cossack, Western Australia. - the court house  viewed from Tien Tsin hill.
23DampierPan06.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. - Boats moored near the public boat ramp. (panorama)
DSC_0013.JPG=Point Samson, Western Australia. - exploration platform moored at John's Creek Harbour.
21PtSamson3.jpg=Wickham, Western Australia. - The beautiful Sturts Desert Pea, growing wild at the roadside memorial park. (Floral emblem of South Australia)
22KarrathaPan04.JPG=Roebourne, Western Australia. Historic Roebourne Prison.
DSC_0039.JPG=For the moment we pass by Roebourne, W.A. - on our way to Point Samson for a couple of days.
DSC_0059.JPG=Roebourne, Western Australia. Clerk of the Court building.
20PtSamson1.jpg=Approaching Roebourne, W.A. - very pretty wildflowers.
23DampierPan01.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. - processing plant for the North West Shelf undersea gas project.
21PtSamsonPan01.JPG=Point Samson, Western Australia. - Honeymoon Cove. (panorama)
21PtSamsonPan06.JPG=Point Samson, Western Australia. - John's Creek Harbour. (panorama)
DSCN1289.JPG=Between Point Samson and Cossack, Western Australia. -  The upstream side of the Popes Nose bridge.
21PtSamsonPan14.JPG=Point Samson, Western Australia. -  The 2.7km long iron ore loading jetty at Cape Lambert. (panorama)
DSC_0028.JPG=Point Samson, Western Australia. - John's Creek Harbour.
21PtSamsonPan09.JPG=Cossack, Western Australia. - view from Tien Tsin hill. (panorama)
DSC_0012.JPG=Cossack, Western Australia. -  the Court House.
22Karratha1.jpg=Cossack, Western Australia. -  a young Osprey/Sea Eagle ? resting near the Customs House.
Joy1.jpg=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. - Just offshore from the Dampier Transit Park is Tidepole Island (Sam's Island) with Sam's self built castle on the point.
23DampierPan10.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. -  the igneous rock formations on the Peninsula. (panorama)
22KarrathaPan03.JPG=Roebourne, Western Australia. Historic Roebourne Prison central courtyard.
DSC_0072.JPG=Wickham, Western Australia. - Tank Hill lookout.
23DampierPan07.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. - Viewed from the boat ramp area is Tidepole Island (Sam's Island) with Sam's self built castle on the point. (panorama)
DSC_0022.JPG=Between Port Hedland and Roebourne, W.A.
24Dampier3.jpg=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. -  Dampier Salt company stockpile.
DSC_0010j.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. - Waterfront near the Dampier Transit Park.
DSCN1275.JPG=Point Samson, Western Australia. - view out to sea from the hotel dining room (actually the public bar)
24Dampier1.jpg=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. -  taking our boat for a morning out on the Hamersley Channel.
DSC_0024.JPG=Cossack, Western Australia. -  the Court House.
DSC_0020.JPG=Between Port Hedland and Roebourne, W.A.
DSC_0015.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. -  very long iron ore train arriving at the ship loading terminal/jetty.
21PtSamsonPan12.JPG=Cossack, Western Australia. -  salt flats and the almost maroon coloured soil. (panorama)
DSC_0019.JPG=Karratha, Pilbara Region, W.A. - very noisy Corellas moved in near our spot for just a short while thankfully.
DSC_0009c.JPG=Dampier, Pilbara Region, W.A. - Igneous rock formations beside the Dampier Transit Park.
21PtSamsonPan04.JPG=Point Samson, Western Australia. - John's Creek Harbour. (panorama)
22KarrathaPan02.JPG=Roebourne, Western Australia. Historic Roebourne Prison.
