Day 65 Tuesday 16th August

Day 65 Tuesday 16th August

We left Carnarvon without any issues as we only needed to get to Wooramel Riverside Retreat which was only 120km down the road. We arrived before lunch and settled in. The retreat is located at Wooramel stataion, a 356,000 acre working cattle, sheep and goat station. The property borders the Indian Ocean and backs onto Shark Bay. Our camping site was located on the banks of the Wooramel River  which is an upside down river, like quite a few of the rivers up this way. The water soaks through the sand and runs underground for most of the time. It only runs on the surface 2-3 times a year for a couple of weeks after good rains. The sites were beautiful with large shady gum trees all around. We had toilets and showers (set inside huge rainwater tanks) but no power or water. The station had designed it's own 4 wheel drive self drive so after lunch we went off on it. We did manage to get lost on part of it but did see alot of the Shark Bay mud flaps and also more of the station area. Lyn and Steve did the 6km walk close to the station homestead, which took them past many old pieces of station machinery and was very interesting. When we returned from our  drive we ventured down to the Artesian natural hot baths for a very relaxing and therapeutic soak. The  temperature of the water is a beautiful 33°C and it has a very high mineral content. After dinner we sat around our firepit (made from the rim of a truck) and enjoyed a very peaceful, clear evening under the stars.