Port Hedland

We were saddened to have to leave the natural beauty and variety of the Pilbra and arrived in Port Hedland just in time to see this giant ore carrier being escorted to it's berth.
The size of everything from the trains, ships and road trains is humongous!
At any given time there are 20 or more ships at anchor 16k offshore awaiting loading. Loading takes 30 hours and ships sail on high tide with only meters to clear the keel.
It was really something to stand in the street of town and see this huge ship sail past just meters away and then be turned around in little more than it's own length for berthing.