The enormous piles of salt at the Rio Tinto Salt Plant.
Port Hedland is a very busy place the only caravan park was full so we stayed 11kms away at Port Hedland South. The shops are full of employees in yellow uniforms and the roads with company vehicles (white with a yellow stripe). There are signs everywhere looking for sales assistants and various other occupations. To rent a very ordinary home costs an incredible $1500 to $1800 per week, however many jobs with the Mine Companies include accommodation. The big iron ore companies have poured a lot of money into making it an attractive place to live and the town is expanding at a rapid rate.
The port area, where bulk carrier vessels of up to 260,000 tonnes and over 230 metres in length glide through a narrow harbour entrance adjacent to the main street
An attractive park near the ocean beach five minutes drive from the main street
One park has an interesting assortment of metal animal sculptures, large and small
