[Peter Ward]

Well done Richard!......and it was a delight to meet you in Exmouth.

We are on the long road back....and have to say the WA police presence in Exmouth was oppressive. The road closures and lowered asinine temporary speed limits were a joke. The crowds were modest at best. No way were there 50,000 visitors....which the shop vendors we chatted to were happy to confirm.

I was breathalysed twice and also pulled over as their fancy patrol car cameras could not read my front rego plate. No ticket, but....Seriously?

Compared to our experience in Jackson Hole (USA) our mob were money grabbing and bubble wrapping beyond belief.

At Jackson Hole they provided hundreds of porta-loo's at 100m intervals along a road close to the centre-line and allowed one and all to park on its north side for miles. No Charge, except a standard national park entry fee.

The same could have been done along Charles knife road. Duh.
The bureaucrat(s) that organised Exmouth should have their butts kicked.

Gripes aside....indeed Nature sure put on a show!