EXMOUTH
If there was a ever a town well
and truly off the ‘beaten track’ and not unlike Onslow it is Exmouth.
Exmouth is a long
way off the main highways. The highway from the ‘coastal road’ to the
Exmouth road was without another car passing either way for over 80k.
A really great road, but we noticed the absolute lack of other
traffic.
Isolation brings out the wildlife.  
Exmouth is the capitol of the Coral
Coast, and all that is fantastic on offer. The Whale shark is the key
tourist attraction.
The location was first used
as a military base in World War II. Admiral James F. Calvert in his
memoir, Silent Running: My Years on a World War II Attack Submarine,
and Vice Admiral Charles A. Lockwood in Sink 'Em All, his
narrative of Allied submarine warfare, describe its history.
The town was established in 1964 to
support the nearby. Beginning in the late 1970s, the town began
hosting US Airforce personnel assigned to Learmonth Solar Observatory,
a defence science facility jointly operated with Australia's
Ionospheric Prediction Service.
The National Park has a lot to offer;
here is a sampling.   
Exmouth is a ‘new’ town and the
Catholic Church is the dominant religion.
Be sure to check out what the fishing
industry has to offer.
The hotels are a mix of the modern
and ‘old’.
The Exmouth War Memorial is a modern
representation.
On the approach to Exmouth from the
south is the Memorial to the HMAS Krait.
Be sure to give this a look over.
All visitors will delight in both Exmouth
and Turquoise Bay at the nearby National Park.
Diary notes   
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