At the Edge of the Desert.

 At the edge of the Desert in Western Australia we went looking for Wildflowers near a place called Carnarvan in that State.  How delighted we were to come across the flowers that I'm showing.  Somewhere there is always a flower in bloom.  These were taken in the springtime.

Wildflowers, WA

Just some Wildflowers growing on the side of the road/Highway in Western Australia, there were just masses of them. Apparently in 2015 it wasn't a good year for the Wildflowers.  I have shown the 2nd photo before but seeing as I found the Sturt Desert Pea photo of the mass growing of them decided to show again.

The purple flower below is called Purple Mulla Mulla by the Indigenous people - Our First Nation People, this purple flower grows in a dry area up in Northern mid west to western Australia. No matter where you are in Australia there is always some flower out somewhere.

Carnarvon Caravan Park, WA

The Caravan Park we stayed in whilst at Carnarvon, WA. Lovely clean park with friendly hosts and a rather long one.

A photo taken with the self-timer on the camera of my husband and myself in 2015.  It's not often we take a photo of ourselves so you could say it's a rare photo.

Below Carnarvon, WA

Just below Carnarvon, WA we saw some Wildflowers that just seemed to grow anywhere.

These photos were taken on top of a hill with the view of below.

Carnarvon WA by the Sea.

At Carnasrvon WA there is a jetty that goes 1 mile out to sea, good for fishing so it's said.  By 1897 the jetty was built with a train line to carry the wool and livestock to the ship to Fremantle in the southern area of WA.

The first photo is of a playground by the sea with some sand on the left.

Then the jetty of which there are a few.

People with their bikes in the scrub looking out to sea.

Some posts from a long departed jetty then the Police Station x 2 photos.

Carnarvon, Western Australia

Recently a little girl aged 4 went missing from her Mother's and Stepfather's tent whilst on a camping trip up near the blowhole near Carnarvon.  The little girls name was Cleo and Cleo was taken from the tent during the night, the zip on the tent was found open in the morning time - no one in the tent heard!

A large Police search began for Cleo by the sea, inland and all around with 100's looking for precious Cleo.  Days and nights went by, people chattered making up stories, yes, rumours were rife. 

Nothing was mentioned about her biological Dad till many days later so one wonders why he wasn't mentioned before.

Anyway finally one night 18 days after Cleo was taken she was found about 1.30am in the morning locked in a house not far from the Police Station and where she lived with her mother and stepdad and her brother. 

Cleo was looking good, spent a short time in hospital to be checked out and she was ok.  What happened to her psychologically I don't know as yet.

So who took Cleo?

A 'First Nation Person' a 36 year old who apparently liked dolls and has a room in his house containing many dolls, he also is a loner. He's now in jail being questioned and eventually there will be a trial.

What a relief that Cleo was found after 18 days physically unharmed.  A Policeman asked her her name when she was rescued and she said "my name is Cleo".

We visited Carnarvon in Western Australia (WA) in 2015 and stayed there for a night from memory.

When the abduction happened of Cleo I had to look up my photos to see what the town was like which I'm sharing with you. There will a few post in this area which is a very long way from home.  These photos haven't been shown before on my blog.

 

Carnarvon, Western Australia.

Carnarvon in Western Australia the next place we stayed on our travels this year.

The town was founded in 1883, initially as a port and supply centre for the surrounding region, and is the administrative centre for the Shire of Carnarvon. The town site was officially gazetted on 4 June 1891, named after Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon.

Bananas are grown in the area known as Cavendish.  Tomatoes, grapefuit, mangoes and table grapes.
Cattle, goats, sheep and wool.

There is also mining, fishing and tourism.

During the 1960s, NASA set up a tracking station nearby to support the Gemini and Apollo space programs. The tracking station was closed in the mid-1970s. Only the foundations of the historical site remain.

 A Jetty, one of several.

 ANZ Bank

A couple of buildings in the main street of Carnarvon WA

The little train goes to the end of this Jetty.

A small outdoor Museum below.

A Jetty.

The Police Station at Carnarvon WA

The Aboriginal, Western Australian and the Australian Flag.