Cararvon's One Mile Jetty

Among some of the longest jetty's in the west, Carnarvons jetty was built to transport live cattle and sheep to Fremantle but was put out of service by the advent of road transport and improved road construction.
The wharf jetty boasted the longest cattle race in to world at the time. It fell into disrepair until local efforts revived it as tourist attraction. We first travelled the rickety old train ride out to the end in 2001 and little has changed. The hand rail on the one side still wobbles precariously and we stepped around friendly workers with chainsaws as they worked replacing the odd sleeper that had rotted away.
Couldn't help thinking how different the attitude in the west is to OHS issues and fear of litigation. It's refreshing to be expected to take responsibility for ones own safety.
We have had a lay day here and restocked with provisions before heading off in the morning for Port Headland. The north coast of WA is remembered for long distances between towns and very isolated rural stations, some hundreds of kilometers west of the highway.