Port Warrender - Surveyor's Pool

Over the past 30 odd years I have lived, worked and travelled in some of the most remote, harsh and inhospitable places and loved every minute of them.

I joined this site in the expectation that fellow members would be of a similar mind set…those of us prepared to exchange and pass on first hand knowledge whether it be practical tips or trek notes etc. for us all to benefit from our respective experiences.

What one person finds worth the effort to go and see others may not and so all opinions are subjective…however if for example Port Warrender was simply another mud flat then there are others with easier access and probably not much different….the name “Port” implies that it may have been an old jetty or early landing ground for the pearlers or who knows…they may be some derelict ruins maybe the name implies nothing and it is indeed an empty mud flat. A simple question answered by someone with knowledge may encourage others to go take a look or not bother…particularly as in this case, I expect the track is probably torturous on both people and vehicle for perhaps little reward at the end.

The fact that you bothered to reply to my post at all is disappointing….firstly because you have no knowledge of the area in question and secondly your effort of sarcasm places you in the category of the type of people occasionally met on the road that the vast majority of us would prefer if you stayed at home annoying someone else.

Regardless of where I travel I go prepared for the expected as well as the unexpected and as a consequence most of the situations encountered has been that of assisting other travellers less experienced or simpletons who seek no advice as to what they may encounter and have found themselves in situations beyond their capabilities…..fellow members can decide in what category you are placed.

Have a nice day.

Mate if you have a vast experience of outback travel then why ask such a silly question? You gave the impression of a doddering insecure novice.

Why ask a question of 'Whats there'? Do you want a brochure of the place? Go see it for yourself.

I couldn't give a rats arse why you joined this site or what people may think of me.
I give an opinion most of the time and I give advice from time to time. And I wind people like you up. You either like it or you lump it.

And 'Have a nice day' is a bloody Americanism

Cheers

Hi Willem,

The question seemed ligitimate to me. Sound like you had a bad day and had to take it out on somebody. We all ask these type of questions from time to time i.e. is private health insurance worth the price

IMHO the best answer is polite, polite, polite or if you can't mange polite say nothing.... you didn't say anything positive.

SKI'er

SKI'er

Mate, I never have a bad day. I don't take anything out on anybody( unless I am having a go at Jimbo or Mike Harding ).

Its not the ligitimacy of the question that counts. When you proffer a question on an open forum then you have to expect all types of comments. Each one sees it in a different light. Just like you feel the need to comment on my comment, so I feel the need to show the poster up, on what is to me, a silly question.

I was being polite. Just pointing out the fact that when you rely on the advice of other people with different perceptions you may get the wrong answer. If you base your life's expectations on what others think or tell you, then it is a sad day for you.

When it comes to travel questions many people on this forum want to know everything there is to know about where to camp, what to see, etc etc. Some questions are fair enough but on the whole it just shows laziness(refer to a post back in February).

I always advocate that people should take charge of their destiny and not rely on others to provide in-house advice on everything they would like to do. You see it time and time again here on EO forum. Unfortunately that is the nature of the beast in 2007.

Cheers

thanks very much for your reply, that is exactly the type of info I was hoping to hear about..

Hi Tony,
yes, I sensed that last time I was camped at the falls area that someone had pushed a track through to Surveyor Pool, but was unable to check it out at the time.
Both are on the flat below the plateau, so it makes sense.
Gerry