PANNAWONICA

After talking to a couple of fellow traveller's over lunch in Onslow the other day, we decided to call into Pannawonica.  Another Rio Tinto mining town formed 46 klm's off the North West Coastal Hwy to house the families of the miners working around this part of the mighty Pilbara.

I love the wit here!

The caravan park consists of 4 concrete slabs for ones annex surrounded by red dust to park beside the football oval.  Power and water connections and also toilet, hot showers and a laundry.  Pay at the library.  Cannot complain and found we had two other caravans parked for the night with us.

Took a drive around town and realised that these townships are all "self-contained".  ie.  all entertainment - swimming pool, fitness gyms, football oval, plenty of child playground equipment throughout the streets and even opposite where we are, it has an amphitheatre on grassed terraces beside more playing equipment and bbq's for the family outings.  Oh yes, also a drive-in picture theatre.

Invaded by these correllas coming in for their nightly feed.

The birds striped the leaves off the trees.

We intended to only stay overnight but Wayne was getting the hose to bring inside as our kitchen tap was blocked up again with the bore water!?  But as he was walking backwards wiping the hose he fell heavily into the water waste bruising his ribs and upper thigh.  Off to the doctors to get him checked out as he was in a lot of pain, so decided to stay for another night and feed him with Panadol's for the day.  Had some lovely locals helping and concerned for Wayne and I.  (Both kiwi's would you believe).

Like Tracey said, It should be painted bright yellow to warn people!  I said, yep, I will get a set of eyes tatooed on the back of Wayne's head.  Ha ha.