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Friday 1st August.

Finish the now fairly routine process of decamping at a reasonably early time and embark on the next stage from Mia Mia to Dampier, where we will meet up with Lyn’s son Dean, his friend Kylie and her two children, daughter Kaysha and son Dryden.

Again nothing much to report about the 600 kms drive as the scenery is decidedly underwhelming and we arrive at Dean’s house about 2 pm.
We park our trailer in his front yard, admittedly with some help from Dean. I am gradually mastering the art of reversing the trailer but the three hours it would take for me would make for a very late night!
Dean works for Rio Tinto in a senior role as Site Supervisor and takes us on a truly fascinating tour of this enormous plant, the scale of which is awe-inspiring. In fact it’s difficult to know which is the more impressive , the staggering size of the plant or Dean’s remarkable in-depth knowledge of not only his specific work but also the workings of the overall Rio Tinto operation at Dampier/ Karratha.

In the evening we head off to the nearby Sailing Club and enjoys some superb food at very reasonable prices.

I turn in for the night wondering what the hell will happen if the rate of economic growth in China slows down by just a couple of percentage points.

Cheers

The Obese Ferret