So left Millstream and it was hot. About 42 degrees. It was not humid it felt like Melbourne heat hot and dry. We had to stop at Port Hedland for fuel and saw some massive machines being transported so Elmo came out to to make the truckies smile ( see photo this truck gave us a big toot)
We were going to do a free camp but decided it was to hot and headed into Pardoo Station not to be confused with Pardoo Roadhouse which is not somewhere I would recommend to stop unless you had to.
Pardoo Station is short drive off the Hwy the road is gravel and is in good condition. It was $50 per night for us with power and water ( a bit of a treat for us). It is a good idea to ring ahead as there is a code for the gate and the office is quite often unattended due to running a cattle farm.
The reason we stayed here and ended up here for 3 nights was because there was a pool. Hooray! A pool in 42 degree heat is a must when camping. The sites were mostly shaded and there is a shop with some basics. You can drive down to the beach however I believe it is more a fishing beach than for swimming. We heard from other travellers that there were flocks of Brolgas on the creek however we were to hot to do anything so we just hung out at the pool. We bumped into Hil and Nick here. Nick was doing some work for school holidays. Hill had her hands full with kids with Gastro so we caught up at arms length.
We then took off for Barn Hill Station which was a lovely stop but just one night here. We set up on the cliff top over looking the beach which was spectacular. We were treated to a fantastic sunset and some great rock pools full of coral and weird sea creatures. We had a delicious pizza for dinner. You order via a phone call and it is delivered to the camp office via quad bike. The guy who makes the pizzas and works at the station is from Sicily originally (Yum Yum) I don't have to tell you YUMMY PIZZA ! There are some pet goats at the Station that the kids enjoyed playing with. One tried to eat Nash's shorts! We left Barn hill the next morning heading North to Broome to get supplies and then on to Cape Leveque (Cant wait)
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