Saturday, 8 September 2012

Wed. 5th Sept., 2012 - Exploring the area around Point Samson

We had a very interesting day.  Charlie drove us to four towns in the area where we were staying - Dampier, Karratha, Cossack & Wickham.

On arrival at Dampier (which is where Tom Price sends its ore for export), we immediately came upon the statue of "Red Dog".  This was erected as a tribute to the dog who hitched lifts in cars, buses, trucks & trains as he travelled the area searching for his master who had been killed in a road accident.  He was well-known in the North-West, as he roamed from town to town & people fed him & cared for him.  A very moving story, which has been made into a film.

Red Dog and his mates
Next we drove to Dampier's Visitor Centre, which is situated in an idyllic position overlooking the bay.  We enjoyed coffee there, sitting on a balcony & taking in the view.


Dampier


We moved on to look at the Woodside Gas Plant, which is the largest operator of oil & gas production in Australia.  It has its own Visitor Centre, which is most informative, attractively set out & with "hands on" items that must be very appealing to the school children who visit.

Woodside Gas Plant


We had lunch at Karratha, then drove to Cossack, which was once a centre of the pearl industry but is now a collection of historic stone buildings.


Cossack

View from Cossack
Finally, we ended up at Wickham, where we did our grocery shopping.

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