Monday 7th May 2018
Well today was a bit of a quiet one. We went for a walk around the homestead before breakfast, then set off for our next destination – Exmouth – with a few stops along the way.

First stop was Pot Shot Memorial, which overlooked the Exmouth Gulf. It marks the site of Operation Potshot, a US Navy submarine refuelling base in WW2, as well as being the starting point for the Krait’s attack on Japanese shipping at Singapore in WW2.

Then we went to Thomas Carter Lookout, at 311m above sea level, Thomas Carter Lookout is one of the highest points in Cape Range National Park, with views of the ocean, both west and east over the gulf. The lookout is the start and end of the Badjirrijirra Trail, a moderately difficult 8km loop trail traversing the top of Cape Range (too hot for us today). We also looked at Shothole Canyon and the Exmouth Gulf.

Then in to Exmouth where we tried to get in to the National Park for camping, our first failure for getting where we wanted to stay. The National Park is booked out for the next 4 or 5 days. So we decided to stay at Yardie Homestead, a bit of a play on words as it is just another caravan park, which was a little disappointing.  All good, it isn’t too crowded.

We also stopped at Vlaming Head Lighthouse on the way to the caravan park. The views of the coastline were amazing. It also overlooks the “Very Low Frequency” Antenna Array which David thinks is for submarine communication. Fact – the station provides radio transmission to US Navy and Australian Navy ships and submarines. It is the most powerful transmission station in  the southern hemisphere.

That’s all for today.