80 Mile Beach. W.A.

Well It is the 18-10-11 Yvette's Birthday.
 Carol and Stephen Opt to go straight to 80 mile and meet us there.
So we were off early to beat the heat,.We had a good run. Arrived at the turn off for 80 mile at 11am we had 10ks of dirt road to cover. Even though it was dirt it was pretty good, it was graded and sandy.
With only 5 ks to go, everything seized up, as if the brakes had been put on. Tez has gone, what the hell.
Lucky Sandy and John were in front of us, and we had our two way radio, as there was no phone coverage.
Thank you Telstra.
 We were stuck fair in the middle of the road, with nowhere to go.
When we looked all around the van I saw that the suspension had come away , the Axel to the back two wheels had moved and the right back wheel was sitting against  the van.
We gave Sandy and John our N. R. M.A. card, with lots of trips back and forth to  the telephone box at the caravan park, John and Stephen, organised with N.R.M.A. for a tow truck to take the van to Port Headland. Also for us to be put up in a cabin at 80mile beach.
While waiting I walked the road and found The leaves, 3 of them that had fallen out of the suspension.
Tez and I didn`t want to leave our van out on its own, in case of Vandals. [but we really needn`t have worried.] Every single person that went by stopped to see if we were OK, did we need water, could they ring someone for us. It was A MA Z I N G . And quite allot of these people were visitors from overseas.
It truly makes you believe in the human race. We are not frighten out here at all. Every one is so special.
Young and old.
So I had to empty the fridge, pack food and clothes for 4 days.
23 -1/2hrs latter the tow truck arrived, a nice young man took it into Port Headland, we stayed at 80 mile Beach, no accommodation in Port Headland and if there was it was $350-to$400 a night. For one room, com paired to $179 at 80 mile Beach. For a cabin a night, N.R.M.A. were happy as that suited them.
So we stayed at 80 mile. It is renowned for all its shells, and did we have a great time. By the time we got there the girls had had a ball already. That did not stop us going again, it is incredible. Shells we had never seen before. Then two days of cleaning and packing them to bring them home.
There was allot of weed on the beach, and it was very windy so the boys didn`t have much luck with their fishing.
On the Friday The others left to go to Karajini National Park for 4 days then we were meeting in Port Samson near Karatha.
The van was fixed by Saturday. A $9-00 bolt cost the N.R.M.A. $409. No wonder our Premiums are so high. It was a rip off. But because you are in a minning town you don`t have a choice. They have the monopoly.
We drove 200ks to Port Headland picked it up, oh! what a mess, after being on a red dirt road for 23 1/2 hrs and a dirty yard for a week, did it need a clean.Plus we found that the shower skylight was missing, must have lost it off the back of the tow truck. Can`t get one till  Geralton, what a joke, This side of the country is incredible trying to get things fixed, and it costs the earth.
Booked into a caravan park, unpacked the car, went shopping,also had to buy a new computer as mine had died.
 In W.A. nothing is open  after 12 noon Sat till Monday. So because all our banking etc is on line I had to get a new one there. So rush rush.
Stayed till Monday Morning Then Headed for Port Samson To meet everyone else.