Quiet Times are Coming....

20/09/2011

Most of you will know that the activity at Cossack is very seasonal. We have very mild winters and that is when the Tourists come here. It is also when the locals come here (with the exception of the diehard fishermen and women, who will pursue fish in any weather.) Our summers are just too hot for many people to handle, with daily maximum temperatures regularly exceeding 40 degrees Celsius and the ever present threat of cyclones.

So, it is because of the harsh summers that we see a dwindling number of visitors at our town. Events and functions, with the possible exception of Christmas parties, also drop away to nothing. As mentioned, the most likely visits will be by people intending to go fishing. For this reason, the kiosk closes at the end of October. We also close on Tuesdays and Saturdays as of the start of October.

The Port to Port Tour, operated by the Roebourne Visitor Centre also ceases at the end of October, giving us even less reason to keep the kiosk open. As of the end of December, even the Budget Accommodation and all of the historic buildings are closed to the Public until the beginning of March. This enables we caretakers to take our annual break and catch up on some of the deferred time off that we accrue during the "season".

There you have it folks. If you are planning to come to Cossack and have a cuppa, do so within the next five weeks. If you're coming to stay you have a little bit longer, but remember that only one of our rooms is air conditioned and it's first-in, best dressed!