Tom Price

On our way to Karijini we stopped off at Tom Price for supplies and for a tour of the Rio Tinto iron ore mine. The logistical and engineering undertaking of the mine was pretty incredible, with most of a mountain having been removed, and the corresponding environmental impact quite sobering.

After the tour we did grocery shopping at what might just be the world's greatest Coles. Almost everything seemed to be on special and there was an amazing range of food. It was just as well because we had the next four nights camping at Dales campground in Karijini National Park where we needed to be fully self sufficient incuding all our food and drinking water.Baca lagi