KARRATHA

Whalebone chair in prison museum
Roadside near Karratha
Old Prisoner
Inside prison--notice rings low on the wall. Prisoners' chains were hooked to them.
Extra "Wide Load"
We shortened the drive a bit ;o)
November 4, 2010 Thursday
That’s where we are tonight. Tomorrow is district conference. We drove south and then west to get here. The city is located on a beautiful bay and looks like it’s larger than Broome. It’s a mining town and there’s a port not too far away from here. It has a good sized shopping center with 2 grocery stores, Target, K-mart and a big selection of other stores in it. It was a 9 or 9 ½ hour drive. We left at 6:30 this morning and had a nice drive down. As we drove, the road-kill got bigger. There are kangaroos here, not just the small wallabies that we have up north. There were billboards with a picture of a kangaroo that said, “Killer roos are waiting are waiting for you! Buckle up!”
We are in a Best Western hotel—and you thought “Western” referred to the US’s West, but perhaps it started here in Western Australia. Our dinners and breakfasts are included. They don’t have a dining room here, but there are 3 different places in town where we can eat: two are restaurants and one is another hotel with a dining room. Because there are so many men who work here 3 weeks on and 2 weeks off and then fly back to Perth on their off weeks, providing food is a big part of the hotel industry here just like in Port Hedland. We drove around until we spotted the steeple of our chapel so we know where to go tomorrow and then found the airport. We are picking up President and Sister Cahoon at the airport in the morning and then getting them back there later for a 6:30 flight back to Perth. Tomorrow should be a good day. There is an improved way of teaching that is being presented. We are excited to learn about it.