Pardoo Station and the Hermit Crabs

After De Grey we headed up the road to the nearby Pardoo Station. After 5 days bush camping we were in need of showers and washing machines. It was a lovely station, with grassy lawns, a swimming pool, communal campfire and a short drive to the beach. We explored the tidal beach on the first day and walked out on the never ending mud flats. Much to the kids delight the beach was covered in hermit crabs and Jackson was kept amused chasing them around the sand. Emilia hunted out seashells with some help from Grandma whilst Daniel and Pa discussed fishing options. It was a picturesque beach and a relaxing afternoon. The next day Daniel and Pa tried out their fishing skills and were rewarded with two blue nosed salmon which we ate for dinner. The kids, Grandma and I played around camp, swam in the pool and visited the orphaned calf who'd been named Millie. Jackson enjoyed the machinery in this huge cattle station (half a million acres) whilst Emilia loved the bike riding and visiting the cows who were in a holding pen near the campground as it was the middle of the muster. That evening we cooked marshmallows around the communal campfire and gazed at the clear, starlit sky. It was well worth the stopover.

6 metre tides created mud flats as far as you could see

Shell collector

Milly with Millie the cow.

The sun on the mud flats was an amazing sight