Willie's Creek

We had to leave Smithy's quite promptly this morning to get to Willie's Creek Pearl Farm for the tour we booked.
Whilst en route we were simultaneously trying to work out if we had enough fuel to get there and if we had enough time to get fuel as Sat Nav said it would take way longer than we anticipated!
Luckily the Sat Nav was overly cautious and we had plenty of fuel, so made it to the tour ok.
The tour was great and included an informative talk about how pearls are formed (and the meticulous and surgical procedure they do) and a tour on the boat to see some oysters growing in the creek (as well as say hi to a resident croc sunbathing) and then a demo of how to open an oyster and extract a pearl carefully so they can reseed them. We also learnt about the new product Pearl Bone they're making alongside researchers to patch up people's bones!
Had a lovely lunch there before driving down the road to a campsite they pointed out from the boat. I was a bit nervous about snakes and the crocs but it was a stunning spot, right by the sandy beaches and bright blue creek.
Matt tried some fishing there (keeping well back from the edge) but no luck.
Another pretty sunset. So nice to eat dinner outside. Although I think Poppy gets confused by it getting dark and wants to go to bed just after sunset, which is about 6pm!Read more