​Carnarvon - what an interesting place! 11-12 August 2017

The weather was damp and overcast but there was a beautiful pearly quality to the sky and a quiet that wrapped around you

It sits on part of the west coast where the central desert reaches right down to the sea. We were battered by high winds and drenching rain not long after we arrived. Their winter! Quite refreshing to swap hot humid weather for cool humid weather! The weather kept us inside one day but the next day we took a trip to see One Mile Jetty - one of the longest in WA.

One Mile Jetty. No longer used except as a tourist attraction. The weather prevented us walking out on it.

We were surrounded by plantations- banana palms, mango trees and large vegetable gardens. It seems that Carnarvon supplies 70% of WA's winter veggies. Amazing given it's located on the edge of the desert. But the highlight for me was the OTC Dish and Space and Technology Museum.

We spent a couple of hours there but we could happily have stayed half the day, because there was so much to see. Some of it new and fascinating and some quite nostalgic like lying in a 'replica' Apollo capsule to watch actual footage and audio of the moon landing with Neil Armstrong. I videoed their video! It's an absolute must if you ever pass by this way.

The planetarium at the OTC museum showed images from the first landing on the moon. It took us way back half a century.

This display was set up to replicate the time when the first satellite TV went to air. Love that TV! Some of you will recognise the style of furniture

The Cassorn 'sugar scoop' radio receiver/antenna.

As I keep saying travel is such an education and as the kilometres have passed under our wheels I have become more and more proud of our wonderful country and staggered by our reluctance to celebrate our nation's achievements. Maybe we should blow our trumpet a bit more!