Byron, Darcy, Lindsay, Nadia, James and Me at the 'welcome to the warmest place in Australia' sign in Marble Bar
The first thing we did when arriving in Marble Bar was go straight to the natural pools that were great for swimming. Nadia and I were a bit hesitant at first, as we're both used to swimming in clear water. The sun was beaming down on us at 10 in the morning and we really had no choice but to go in. And we loved it! Isabelle brought her kids along (Byron, Darcy and Lindsay) so the seven of us splashed in the water for about an hour. What a way to spend a Saturday!
Isabelle's sons skimming rocks at Marble Bar Pool
We went to the Ironclad Hotel for lunch - a must see for all visitors to Marble Bar. We ate fish and chips and played pool with Isabelle's sons in the quaint Aussie pub. We spoke to the bartender - Chantelle, a 16 year-old girl from Perth. We asked her about why she was in Marble Bar and she told us she saw a job advertised in a Perth newspaper to work at the Ironclad and though 'why not'. She says she is loving it so far, as everyone in the town is really friendly. We all reckon she's pretty brave to venture so far from home and work in the hottest town in Australia!
Marble Bar is a mining town and I was pretty excited about getting to see the gold mine there (comet), but we ran out of time and had to go back to Hedland before we died of heat exhaustion! On our way back we stopped by the general store where we met Keith, who was running the store while the owner was out of town. Keith is a qualified chef who is bringing his expertise to Marble Bar, preparing delicious fresh food for the locals. He is an interesting character, and definitely a potential profile subject. We took his photo and got his contact details and he was nice enough to give us each a bottle of frozen water, which took no time to thaw on the way back.
We arrived back in Port at about 2pm and spent the afternoon resting :)
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