Delightful Dampier Dear all We have now been anchored in Hampton Harbour at Dampier, not far from Karratha, for almost three weeks. Not knowing what to expect before we arrived, we have had a great time exploring the amazing landscape, seeing some of the Burrup rock art, and socialising with my former colleague Kevin and fellow sailors. We left Exmouth 24 hours after the big downpoor in very still conditions, motoring across Exmouth Gulf towards Onslow. Apart from a narrow tongue of blue water in the middle, the whole of the Gulf was covered in orange, brakish water, such was the amount of rainfall and runoff from the area. The orange-brown water lasted almost until we reached Onslow, late on the same day. It was a bit surreal passing just offshore of the large Wheatstone gas plant. Orange water and an industrial plant on one side, gas rigs looking like fighting machines from the War of the Worlds on the other - it ...