Yes, we do have bananas!

A pack up morning today but we did it in a leisurely way so that we could eat breakfast and watch a few more whales breaching.  We were still on the road by 8ish though and headed off southwards towards Carnarvon.   An uneventful drive and we didn't run out of petrol with the warning light coming on just as we pulled into the Wintersun Caravan Park.  They were full (which is not surprising as they are the No. 1 rated park in Carnarvon on Trip Advisor) but they offered us an overflow site with power and the opportunity to fill up our tanks so we were still able to set up.  The overflow site proved to be right next to their storage shed which meant in just a few hours we had gone from a never ending view of ocean and whales to a view of the side of a colorbond shed.  Oh well.

Feeling a bit peckish, we headed off into town, only stopping to feed the car before we fed ourselves.  There didn't look like too many enticing food outlets along the main street so we googled 'best hamburgers in Carnarvon' (apparently there are none) and then consulted the tourist brochure for cafes.  Ended up at the Harbourside Cafe where we had quite nice (and very big!) hamburgers and were by far the youngest customers by about 20 years.

After lunch we cruised around the town and then out to the one mile jetty and the coffee pot train.  Larry, as is traditional when Jenny has had a big lunch, scoffed at the idea of sitting on the little train and decided it would do us good to walk out to the end of the jetty and back.  It was howling a gale so we battled our way out to the end treading fairly carefully as some of the wooden planks are decidedly dodgy and then watched as the little train trundled past us.  Had a breather and watched the surroundings of the Gascoyne River mouth and fishing folk and a kite surfer and then headed back to coast.  Much easier walk back with the wind behind us and the confidence that the planks would hold. 

Drove back to the caravan park with one final stop at Morel's fruit shop who do fresh fruit and veg, frozen fresh fruit ice creams (with chocolate coating if you're feeling wicked) and dried fruit strips.  Had an icecream each and bought some chocolate coated bananas for the freezer and the kids and then back to the caravan park where we finally had TV reception and could watch some Olympics.  Then made use of the clean amenities for a hot shower and a much needed hair wash before heading up to the camp kitchen for the $10 dinner - hot roast beef rolls, lashings of home made salad and an icecream for dessert.  Sat with a nice couple from NSW and their Yorkshire terrier.  Sounds like it is a tough life travelling with a dog trying to find places to stay and being turned away from National Parks by the ranger (even if the plan is just to drop off one and the other go back to the caravan with the dog) so we will definitely travel dog free in future.

Back to the caravan for a bit more Olympics watching before bed.