Carnarvon - an interesting assortment

There is a variety of things to see and do in Carnarvon that make it quite a unique coastal destination.

Carnarvon supplies over 80% of WA's fresh fruit and veg. They have a fruit loop trail that takes you past the farm gate sellers. We picked up most of our fresh veggies from these places. Not necessarily cheaper but probably fresher than the local supermarket. Also picked up some nice relishes and jam. There is also a cactus farm on the route, which was worth a few photos.

There is a space museum here. Originally, it served as a major communications link in the 60s and 70s for Gemini, Apollo and Skylab missions from NASA. It closed down in the 80s and has reopened as a very good interactive museum with a mini planetarium, a replica of the command module capsule where we sat / lay in as the astronauts would have done, and experienced the actual recording of the take off to the moon. Lots of videos and props, including the actual footage of the first ever live TV cross from Carnarvon to the BBC in London. Got a photo of us standing on the moon, and there were quite a few interactive games like space invaders and asteroids that the kids (and adults) were enjoying. Spent over 2 hours here.

We headed back north (75km) to visit the Quobba Blowholes - a bit of rugged coastline. There is a memorial to HMAS Sydney II that was sunk in a battle with the German ship Kormoran during WWII off Carnarvon. All 645 sailors on the Sydney died, while on the German ship (which also sunk), there were only about 60 casualties. Also got a picture of the KING WAVES KILL sign that all travellers in the area seem to post a photo of.

Finally, the caravan park we are staying in has its own bowling green, so Brad and I had a game of bowls. Brad's aim is to play bowls in every state (NSW, NT & WA - ticked off the list)Read more