The camping area at Pardoo Station is about 5kms from the tidal creek and beach. We didn’t venture down there because an unpleasant dog encounter caused us to leave the park, even though we had paid for two nights.
Blue was taking me to find the motorhome when a red kelpie ran up to him with hackles raised. I saw two other dogs running towards us – a large border collie and even bigger dog of staffie or mastif extraction. The male owner of the dogs finally called his dogs back, but he got a lungful of abuse from me!
A woman outside a nearby caravan told me the dogs have been off leash the whole time. The office wasn’t open so we had to wait till 9am to ring and complain. The station website states only small dogs are allowed, except by prior arragement, and dogs are to be restrained. The worker I spoke to said she was going over to see about the dogs immediately and would call me back. So far she hasn’t called.
The nearly 400kms drive from Pardoo to Barn Hill was not very interesting compared to our recent travels. We refuelled at the Pardoo Roadhouse and again at the Sandfire Roadhouse. There were about 40 vehicles waiting to refuel or for food, and there was no signage to guide drivers.
We drove along the corrugated road into Barn Hill and waited behind 3 or 4 other vehicles wanting to check-in. We had to park on an unpowered site for tonight, and will move to a powered site tomorrow.
On the beach we met up with eight Roadie friends and their three dogs. They have been staying here for a couple of days and are moving south to Pardoo Station.
Bluey had a lovely time running in the sand and splashing in the water, except Harvey resumed his inappropriate interest in Bluey!
It is a bit of a walk to the beach, but it was fantastic sunset. There were unusual rays in the sky we have never seen before.
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