A McDonalds/KFC run

Camp B. The new camp..!
2 years old. No real vegetation
and bluestone everywhere. Desolate
and clinical. Terrible.

RDO Sunday and a minibus is made available.. A quick shopping run into Karratha. 45 minutes each way. The priority is to get a feed of McDonalds or KFC for lunch....! Eating the same food everyday gets tiring. This is one of the advantages of working near large towns rather than on a remote mine. I am heading home in 2 days so I decline the offer which I would have accepted willingly. I am looking forward to the food served up by Qantas.. Seriously.... Because it is different..
On two occasions, as a treat, the company that I work for has ordered KFC for lunch. Boxes of chicken, with gravy, coleslaw and buns for 300 blokes... And it is goood..!
One thing that is different up here is the lack of animals. My camp has lots of native plantings and this makes a lot of difference. I hear birds in the morning... A sound that is not common in this dry tree less land.

A Brand new Stacker. To the left is the first mountain
of iron ore, ready for loading a ship in about 2 weeks.
1 ship holds enough ore to build 3 Sydney Harbour bridges.

Camp A. The old camp.
My Donga is on the left.
Small trees, bushes, small plants,
red dirt and small grass patches. All
with sprinklers to keep the alive.