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Saturday 2nd August 2014.

As is to be expected during the dry season in the north of WA we awake to another superb day and as Kylie is involved with a fund-raising event at the local school Dean has arranged for the five of us including Dryden and Kaysha to visit a local beach , the salt mining plant and a site of some Aboriginal rock paintings.
Dryden and Kaysha are great kids but could not be more different. Kaysha is a lovely little girl who loves to pose as soon as the camera comes out whilst Dryden is a real character who always has the look of a little fellow who has either just been into mischief or who is about to embark on some minor misdemeanour. At this stage in his life he has come to the conclusion that his cheeky grin will enable him to get away with most things and he is probably right!

The visit to the beach provides us with one interesting moment. I wandered off down the beach leaving my sandals on the sand and in spite of Dean’s comment that the tide was coming in I was confident that the said sandals would be safe from the water- wrong again. Gail and I return to the sight of Dean 30 metres out with water up to his thighs retrieving one sandal.
We then head off to view the huge Dampier Salt Plant and then finish off with a drive to view some impressive Aboriginal Rock Paintings in a nearby Gorge.

Returning to Dean’s house he kindly loans us a fan to use on our travels and we purchase a chemical loo from him to use when camp facilities are lacking in such essentials. Just like his parents he has gone out of his way to ensure that we will have all we need for this trip- much appreciated.

End the day with a fantastic corned beef dinner served up by Kylie.

Cheers

The Obese Ferret.