Sunset on Eighty Mile Beach

Spent the night in Karratha, developed in the 1960s to accommodate the growing iron mining industry and later, petroleum and natural gas operations.  So it's not really the place to hang around if you're a tourist. It was however very useful for stocking up on goodies and cheap diesel before heading out into the wilderness again.  

Winding our way further along the North West Highway, we passed Port Hedland, another industrial town, known for its salt works.  Taking a tip from some fellow campers, we decided to stay at Eighty Mile Beach.  And what a tip that was!  A real gem of a place, hidden away at the end of a 10km bone-rattling dirt track.  We arrived just in time for sunset.  

The dirt track, also known as an unsealed road

The beach

The sunset