Next morning, we headed to Weipa on the western side of the cape. This was along the Peninsula Development Road, and it was a very rough stretch of road, again with a lot of roadworks. The corrugations coming into Weipa were some of the worst so far. There was no such thing as 'the right speed' for these corrugations.
On our travels I had noticed on Facebook that a friend I worked with several years ago, Sue, was currently doing the trip to Cape York. I had messaged her to say we might cross paths. The last message I got from her said she was in Weipa, and as we drove into our site at the Weipa Camping Ground, a strange lady started to follow us - yes, it was Sue! The last time I saw her in Canberra, we said we must meet up and have coffee - well, it was long way to meet for a coffee, so we had a champagne instead. It was lovely to catch up with her and Doug, her husband.
Continuing on with our 'hot tip' on the horses that we got in Cooktown, Trev and Bill took a drive into the local pub to see if there was a TAB. The horse was supposed to be running that Saturday, so we were keen to back a winner. Sadly, when the boys got to the TAB, they found the horse had been scratched, so we have to keep working for a living. One bonus, though, is that Trevor finally managed to find a barber in the shopping centre, and his untamed tresses, which were growing out at all angles, are now tamed and shorn.
Weipa is quite a large town, primarily because of the mining industry. We stayed at Weipa Caravan Park for a couple of nights, caught up on washing, replenished our supplies. Sunsets were pretty here, but again, no swimming, except in the lovely swimming pool on site. Even Trevor had a dip.
The weekend we were there was the 50th anniversary of the town. There was a celebration and markets at the local park, where John Williamson was the star attraction. We listened to him while the sun set - very nice.
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