Comfort Inn And Suites Karratha

... Karratha Liquefied Natural Gas Plant, built in the 1980s]. You could hear the noise four kilometres away. It was big and it was ugly. I was worried the pollution would have a large effect on the wildlife. <br><br><br><br> But Alec was more philosophical:<br><br> At the gas plant there was a visitor centre. It was probably my second most favourite visitor centre so far on our 15 week holiday ...

... 8217;t been able to detect asbestos at the power plant which is 2km from the pit. As you can imagine the unions were all over this and the local media ran a few stories on it also. We asked for independent testing so that the site could be cleared to return to work. We spent five days out until we were happy that the assurances we were getting were genuine. Every day we dressed for work and waited for a phone call to see if we ...

... thing is that whales are moving on down the coast at the moment so I saw some in the distance on one of my walks.<br><br>18th  September<br><br>A couple of days ago we did a tourist drive around the Point Samson peninsula and visited some historical sites that told us a bit about what went on here over the years.<br><br>First off was Roebourne where we visited the old gaol and read abut the horrific treatment of the prisoners many of whom were aborigines ...

Well, this is Travelblog entry number 26 and this little Goliath keeps on chugging along. My sojourn through the Pilbara countryside continues as I've been moved to my third accommodation camp in three months. The previous two camps were in Karratha itself. The latest camp, Fortesque River, is 110km south-west of Karratha but it&#8217;s only a 45 minute trip to the power plant for work ...

Let's hope I can live up to the lofty heights of the last Karratha entry. I think the last one had it all with drama, moments onsite and self-deprecating humour. I&#8217;ll try to keep them coming guys.<br><br>Cause of death<br><br>Ok, the investigations have finally been completed and all relatives have been notified. But, the cause of the dozer driver&#8217;s death will not be released until the coroner gives the ok. There are legal rumblings ...

Still Living the Dre*m <br> <br>Hello *g*in everybody!<br><br>I just thought I'd st*rt by s*ying th*t this tiny little blog is now sent out to 42 people. Who'd of thought it would grow from such humble beginnings. Th*nks to those who h*ve pr*ised the w*y I write *nd present the blog. I h*dn't given it much thought but I try to m*ke it *s short *nd interesting *s possible. It does t*ke * little bit of time to construct but it ...

Hi all and welcome to Travelblog entry number 23! And welcome to the newbie's to this blog. The list is growing each week I'm sure. <br><br>Living the Dream <br>Well I've been here for two weeks now and have settled into the routine of mine work again. My roster is 13 days on, 1 day off, 13 days on, 1 week off. A work day is 10 hours long before breaks. It sounds difficult but I had a taste of this when I was in Newman in February. The hardest part of the job is the travel time ...

Up bright &amp; early &amp; down into the Hammersley Gorge, where the two ancient continents collided millions of years ago. Graham had a swim (sic) in the 'Spa Pool' formed by the Hammersley Falls. Out onto the company road &amp; headed for the Millstream-Chichester National Park. Gravel road the whole way, but the private company road is far better maintained than the public road. We saw an iron-ore train (empty) heading back to Tom Price with ...

... to Broome and we have broken it half way (after 500kms -and 2 roadhouses) at the 80 mile beach caravan park. We were thinking this would be an overnight stop but it has turned out to be a little paradise. An 80 mile (really!) white sand beach which is famous for its shell collecting and fishing. The shells are the sorts that you see for sale in the shops but you can pick them up right off the beach outside the campground. The other thing you can get right off the ...

... br><br>Later that afternoon we headed back to Colin and Barbie's for a BBQ. The kids had great fun playing with Jackie the Jack Russell and Muel's dogs Dizzy and Lucksy.<br><br>The next day we did some sightseeing with Colin and Barbie. Our first stop was at a beach between Dampier and Karratha. The beach was literally covered in millions of shells. The kids were in heaven! Our large shell collection was growing by ...