Another day in the life and times of the gypsy Cohens. 
Left our camp, almost last out as usual, heading towards Derby. It was quite a good camp, labelled as Ellendale 24 Hour Rest Area, bitumen hard stand area with gravel edges on 2 levels and relatively flat, so that it was fairly easy to get the van level (although we did have to use our levelling ramps to be really level!). Probably about 30 vans in the area and room for more without being too overcrowded. The problem was, and is for a lot of similar sites, the rubbish bins were overflowing. The local shire does service them but if the site is busy they get overfull. As we left we saw on the other side of the road and about 3-4 kms further on a lovely spot next to a billabong, never mind maybe next time. 
Derby was  a bit over 200 km away and we got in shortly before midday. First port of call, as usual, the visitor centre, in this case a very nice building with lots of information and good helpful & knowledgeable staff. Then to look at a museum run by the local historical society. It is unmanned, one get the key from the visitor centre and returns it with a gold coin donation after the visit. I spent quite a bit of time there as there is a lot of information, too much to completely absorb, but I try to get as much as possible. Elaine took advantage of our phones being in range for the first time in days, phone coverage in WA is not good. Then off to the wharf to see it at low tide. The tide range here of 11 metres is one of the largest ranges in the world, we will endeavour to look tomorrow at high tide. After a bit of shopping, surprise surprise, we drove 15 km out of town to our nights stopping point at Birdwood Downs Station, more about it tomorrow.