We hadn't been to Port Headland so we were looking forward to going to a new place. Noone really has much good to say about Port Headland, I thought it was really nice, Its quite a bit bigger than Karratha having South Headland and Port Headland.
In the town itself you can't help but notice the mining industry happening around you, coming into town was a huge salt hill and in town there are mountains of Iron ore. Walking down the main drag they stick out like a sore toe, and is ugly, the houses in this area are covered in red dust from the iron.
An Iron ore ship (massive)
But away from that end of town its really nice, Their houses are built next to the coast and they get some amazing views, Million dollar views.
The thing that really stuck out for me was the town pride, all grass verges mown and kept tidy something Karratha lacks big time. We saw some evidence of the destruction caused in cyclone George, houses still with no roofs fences mangled and one house completely demolished but aside from that it looks like they have recovered well. We shot over to South Headland to have McDonalds for lunch about 10kms away, very nice homes. We took the kids to a really neat playground nothing like I have seen before, they had a blast. Then after a bit more of a look around it was time to head home.
Mummy
We stopped at Whim Creek pub (roughly halfway between Headland and Karratha) A neat little pub stuck in the middle of nowhere, I didn't go in as the guys were just stocking up on a few beers for the trip home, but they said it was really nice inside with a pool for the kids, (a place to revisit oneday).
Sean and I swapped driving duties while he piled in the back with Dad and Mark to enjoy a few beers. Mark wonderful Mark had given the cruiser a bit of a birthday the previous day, new shocks and suspension put on, changed all the filters and spark plugs, handbrake fixed and petrol flap fixed (I don't know what it is with us and petrol flaps our BMW's one always use to fall off and the cruisr one was impossible for me to open). It was like driving a new car and felt alot stabler on the road. We cruised comfortably all the way home doing 130 -140kms. It just goes so much better now.
Saturday was a bit of a hectic one. Tayden had his first Taekwondo Grading, at the same time Michelle and Paul were getting their daughter Billie christened. We had borrowed Brents spare ute so Mum, Dad and Mark took the kids to Taekwondo while Sean and I went to the christening. After the christening we raced up to where the grading was taking place and luckily we hadn't missed our boy. They did them in threes and not being bias or anything he looked awesome, so much stronger with his moves and he knew the drill down pact, I was so proud. About 12 or so white belts were going for thier yellow belt and only 5 of them passed one being Tayden, so now he proudly wears a yellow belt 1 stripe...Then it was off next door for the christening party.
A bit more sight seeing here and there over the remaing days and lots of shopping. On the Sunday we went to a restaurant that has only been open for a few weeks, It was so nice the food was fantastic and being there made you forget you were in Karratha, it was really flash.
Mum, Dad and Mark spoilt us by coming home with 3 georgus barstools, Something we have been wanting to get for ages. I love them and the kids can now sit in the kitchen and eat and they think thats pretty neat. Plus mum had already bought us heaps of stuff during their stay. I had to learn not to point out things I thought were nice as they seem to just appear everytime she went shopping. soooo spoilt.
A few pics of a game of cricket when Josh was over
Wednesday was a sad day, they were leaving in the morning. The kids had cross country that day and Kahayla really didn't want to miss it, the decision was completely up to her and she agonised over it. But decided to say her goodbyes in the morning and go and do the cross country. Dad and Mark took a tearful little girl to school, I was so sad for her. I gave the guys a haircut and mum a blow wave and then took them out to the airport. It was the hardest thing saying goodbye again and poor Sean had to remove us from the airport once they had hopped on the plane, due to Janaya howling, and Tayden and I sobbing away. We drove to the other side of the airport and parked up to watch the plane go. For the rest of the day I moped and shed a few more tear, it was so hard. When I picked Kahayla up from school I was greeted to a very happy girl wearing a red ribbon on her uniform. She just about burst and said I came first in the cross country, well I cried again, I was so proud of her and sad at the same time that I had missed her big moment. All she wanted to do was ring poppa and tell him. So we rang them on his mobile to tell them the good news and when I spoke to them I started crying again. lol. They said they had a nice day wandering around perth before their long flight back to Auckland that evening.
I miss them so much but its now only 6 months till we come home for a holiday in December , and in September our friends Greg and Paula are coming for a visit so we are very much looking forward to that.
Thats it for now......
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