Carnarvon Space Museum

Today we visited the Carnarvon Space & Technology Museum, which we really enjoyed. Carnarvon played a big part in tracking the early manned space program ( Gemini, Apollo & Skylab programs). It was the largest manned space flight tracking station outside the US. The original museum, "Phase One" was opened in 2012 by Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon. Phase 2 was opened in 2014 by Australian born astronaut Andy Thomas. The facility is no longer in use.

 Mock up of the original Gemini space capsule, precursor to the Apollo capsules

 In the Apollo simulator, they shut the door and play a video of the Apollo 11 launch.  This is the position of the astronauts at launch.

 Astronaut Ginny!

 Outside the simulater

 Buz Aldrin's handprints

 Piece of Skylab found in WA

Skylab

Coral Bay

We just spent 3 lovely days at beautiful Coral Bay. It is a very small settlement with only a few shops, 2 pubs and 2 caravan parks.

 Taken from the caravan window

 Grae heading off for a dip

 The water is a stunning mix of blues

 Main street of Coral Bay

 Our little piece of paradise

 Maintenance day

 Coral Bay pub, loved the vertical garden

 Fish feeding time

Cossack

Relaxing in the pool  at Karratha

Cossack, an abounded town near Dampier

The Leonardo Da Vinci exhibition at Cossack, his sketches bought to life