Days 35-36 Point Samson (10/11 October)

Moved into the Cove caravan park. A fairly new park and clean if not a bit sterile although it’s a relief to be able to stay clean and not be continually covered in dust. After settling in went for a cooling swim. The scenery here is very rugged but also lovely. There is something about the Pilbara that is special, the colours of the rocks and landscape with beautiful blue water as a backdrop it is quite spectacular. The tides are amazing, we reckon they have at least 5m tides and they change very quickly. Walking along the beach at sunset when the tide is out, the colours on the sand and the rocks are quite spectacular and sometimes look like lunar cities. Point Samson is a pretty little town with some lovely homes. It is fairly isolated being 9kms from the closest shopping village in  Wickham and 50kms to Karratha.  There are some nice walks around here for Coco. It is also a popular spot for the workers from Port Hedland and Karratha for family weekends.
Another hot day after a very warm night. The water was like glass and looked beautiful. We went for morning snorkel and were told to snorkel around the derelict jetty pylons. Despite the water being murky it was quite a nice snorkel. The water temperature was not too cold for a change! The tides here are amazing and go out many metres so we had to scramble over rocks to get to the waters edge. Once in, we were amazed at the amount of healthy coral. There was also quite a lot of fish life including a tawny nurse shark or wobbegong not sure which. And a huge bat fish. We battened down for a hot day with the airconditioning and a good book. Tomorrow we leave for a free camp site called De Grey Rest Area 70kms north of Port Hedland to catch up with friends who are continuing on north after their trip into Karijini.