Exmouth

This is just a quick update as there is little to report. I headed out of Shark Bay today for the 685km trip up north to Exmouth. There were a couple of interesting things along the way, if you like termite's that is. 

Termite Nest

The landscape from about 130km's out of Exmouth then almost all the way in to the town is littered with these termite nests. They stand taller than I do and look like the hillside has a bad case of teenage acne. Really weird.

Before I got to Exmouth I came in through Carnarvon, a town that played a big part in relaying communications for the Apollo space program (including the moon landing). The town was sadly one big council road works project and most unappealing. I filled up with fuel at the local Caltex who were putting down a new concrete driveway. There were no signs to that affect but you had to either reverse out or do a U turn and drive out. That was all fine if no one came in to fill up behind you (which they did en masse) mainly with boats and caravans in tow. It took about 30 minutes just to leave the service station. That's without mentioning the eftpos not working. Suffice it to say there not a lot to say that's nice about the place.

The only other thing of note to happen is an interesting number appeared on the odometer today. You really take whatever amusement you can get on those long drives. Take a look at the pic below and you will see what I mean. I have put some serious k's on the old car, I may have to wait until they bring out the new models as an Opel later this year. Despite what Jeremy Clarkson thinks of them this one has been pretty damn good. 

Sunny and 25 degrees in Exmouth tomorrow, should be a nice day for a swim.