Geraldton / Horrocks

 GERALDTON 23^RD – 25^TH

On our way up to Geraldton we called into Jurien Bay. This is a lovely little fishing town which is obviously doing well out of the new HWY and the tourism it is creating for them. They have put in a new playground which is right on the beach and next to the new jetty, creating a great area for the whole family to use, good thinking.

Geraldton is a large town spread down both sides of Pt Moore and is a very windy place! There is a nice foreshore area all done up with paths, green grass areas and playgrounds, one of which is a small water play area for the kids. We stopped here so Tom and Charlie could have a play, then we walked to the main shopping strip. We went for a drive around to the point out through the industrial area where there is a lighthouse that is fenced off and a windy beach!

The thing we really enjoyed at Geraldton was the wonderful memorial they have done to honour the 645 men who lost their lives on the HMAS Sydney II, a very well thought out monument. 

The path leading up to the memorial.

This is a representation of the
bow of the HMAS ll



The dome with 645 silver seagulls on it.




A closer view showing the gulls.




The Waiting Lady



You need to read this as it explains about the waiting women and the pool of  remembrance ( below)






Pool of Remembrance





This explains the seagulls and the dome shape of the memorial.



For three nights we stayed here and every night the wind blew quite hard. I was sure the poles in the camper where going to be bent, needless to say we didn’t sleep that well. The one and only advantage to the wind was I could do five loads of washing and have them dried within two hours!

It was Anzac Day while we were here and for those who know us also know we go for the mighty Bombers so we really wanted to watch this game. We set ourselves up in the camp kitchen with the small T.V and watched it. I could hear Pete yelling at times from the toilet block 30 meters away. It was a good game even though we did loseL.

 HORROCKS 26^TH -27^TH

Tracey and Andy recommended we call in and have a look at this little fishing village, which we did and ended up staying 2 nights. Horrocks is a C.P., general store and a few beach chalets and fishing houses/ shacks all beside the beach. There is a lagoon with a reef protecting it and it looks very inviting. Once we had set up we went down to have a swim, thankfully the lady in the office warned us about the strong current. You jump off the pier and straight away you get carried off by the current. You can’t go too far because you are in a lagoon, it is just hard work if you don’t want to go the way of the current. We had our flippers and snorkels on but there wasn’t a lot to look at and it was going to be hard for the boys to swim over to the reef. It was still nice to have a swim in the clear water.




Looking down the main street of Horrocks with the general store on the left.




The beach.



Sunset At Horrocks

Pete could have had work here if time wasn’t an issue. The C.P. owner wanted things built but he wasn’t in a hurry, he said he had plenty of time but not enough money!

We got chatting to another couple from Victoria, Mike and Trish and their Jack Russell, Jackie. They are also travelling around and have been on the road for 7 months but stopped at Busselton for 2 months doing some work. They have sold the family home with no time limit and no hurry to find a new home. We are going the same the way so will see them in Kalbarri.