Carnarvon - 7th and 8th May 2010

We stayed at the Wintersun Caravan Park in Carnarvon.

We did the Fruit Loop Run and stocked up on fresh fruit and vegetables. The Plantations surrounding Carnarvon utilize 1020 hectares of cultivated land on the fertile river flats of the Gascoyne river. There is a diverse range of produce which is sold at stalls outside the properties.

The Gascoyne does occasionally have water in it.

You can also buy lovely icypoles made of mango puree, sometimes chocolate dipped and fresh fruit smoothies, together with jams and relishes.

Carnarvon is the site of the 29.8m parabolic dish antenna which was commissioned in late 1969 by OTC in the early days of  global Television and space travel. The station was decommissioned in April 1987.

We visited Carnarvon’s Historic District and walked out on the 1 mile jetty, the longest jetty in north west Western Australia. This jetty was used to take produce to market and for shipment of sheep. Now it is a great walk and fishing spot. We saw two dugong grazing on the sea grass