The next destination was Osprey Bay in Cape Range National Park. The Ram was really struggling despite Branch’s best efforts the day before while we were out swimming with whale sharks…. Trev’s face was a little worse for wear with the Red Bell sting….Branch turned his hand to healthcare  (or was that haircare?)

We left Coral Bay but did not get very far..the Ram was running so rough that Gordie thought he could go no further. A call to a mechanic in Exmouth who said it was OK to drive and they would be happy to look at the Dodge as soon as we arrived in Exmouth…and Gordon was off like a shot. We all said a prayer that the Ram would make it and the problem would be finally sorted this time.

The road to Exmouth was lined with the usual desert scrub and increasing numbers of termite mounds. We passed the RAAF base and airport.

Exmouth has a more tropical feel to it with frangipanis and poinciana trees.  Canals have been formed with housing around very similar to the Gold Coast in QLD.

We arrived at the mechanics in Exmouth…the workshop was amazing…you could have eaten off the floor….and within half an hour the Ram was fixed… a chip problem…

 

Hallelujah we were on the road again…. after a quick Trev fix for Daves van had lost a couple of screws that had been overtightened….

We grabbed lunch at the bakery and some supplies and headed onto Osprey Bay. A couple of emus strolled along side the road as we passed a naval base/ federal police area with huge communication tours right on the tip of the peninsular.

We passed the lighthouse and travelled back down the western side of Cape Range National Park peninsular…and who should we meet but Joe and Leanne who had been exploring the area that day….they were heading off tomorrow so we said our goodbyes on the roadside…until we meet again at Uluru…

We finally  reached our campsite at Osprey Bay. The campsite was well laid out, right near the beach and the camphost Jenny was really helpful. She put our minds to rest about the stingers as none had been seen for the past week and many people including herself had been swimming every day.

Another beautiful sunset over the Indian Ocean as we set up and cooked dinner.