Dampier Arrival! "There's no place like home" Judy Garland.

 

G'day All, When last I left you I waz leaving the totally useless town of Onslow! I thort Coral Bay would take sum beating but Onslow iz on par with Lockhart River in Qld.(and thatz really Bad)

Still I've managed to steam North East for a few dayz and now find myself in Paradise. Still lotz of phish if you know where 2 look. I think we've re-invented coral trout fishing.

Dampier iz a totally protected Harbour with plenty of room "To swing a cat".

Fuel, Water and 100 or so Islands just off the coast making up the Dampier Archipelago plus the added advantage of being just 70 nm from the fabulous Montebello's. in a due West direction So not backwards at all!

 Once again the gardenz have come to the front with everything required 4 a salad now being produced.

Behind the yot iz a tropical Beach with a Yot Club and a fishing club to meet new peoples. Itz thyme to search for new people to continue my journey. First step! Return to The Monebello's.

No actually 1st priority iz get to the supermarket for supplies. This iz where Dampier unwindz. Itz a $140 round trip in the taxi as there is no shops in Dampier. Plus no access to the jetty without a boom gate pass (not available on the weekend.)

So with this development I've moved the Yot to Angel Island some 11 nm from the Dampier Yot Club. With this new base I can catch squidlies and then hide from every wind except due West.

"How Dumb am I" I can get the Yot to Karratha with a bit of skill and a shit tonne of local knowledge. Go in on a rising tide then take the tender to shore this getz rid of the Taxi bill! Then this givez me access to Karratha shopping with 3 supermarkets plus every other service needed except I don't see a Bunnings. 

Shopping Suxcess! A quick trip from Angel Island to Back Beach Boat Rampz Karratha. $28 Taxi to and from the shops. A 2 hour trip inwardz but if the tide iz dropping I have to go past Flying Foam Passage And Searipple Passage, An extra 2 hours as you go North past Dolphin Island. 

The Ideal anchorage I found on Malus Island unfortunately has no internet or phone service even with 5G. So back 2 the drawing board.

So itz back 2 Dampier and itz limitations lotz of shelter from all directions but zero access to shore.

The old boat ramps give me access to the shore without the boomgate issue.