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Day 13 It didn’t rain at night. It is one of few dry nights we had. Linda said that there were big roos roaming the whole camp ground during the night. We decided to take another off road diversion to see another campsite in the D’Entrecasteaux NP. We headed towards Warren Beach which is NW of Windy Harbour. We let our tyres down again at the first sign post that said to drop to 20psi and we saw another sign post later that said to drop to 10psi, but we kept our pressures at 25psi. This was a mistake. The road in initially was great. We were driving on 4H through narrow sandy areas. We saw a few camps set up along the way and a camper trailer but pressed on. I was leading at the ... read more

Day 11 We packed up in the rain. Miserable cold rain. We left around 9.30am. We fuelled up 1.58/litre. Stocked up food at IGA and drove around to look at the town. Linda wanted to see the blowhole. It was a long steep walk to the blowholes but well worth it. It blew that day and the scenery around that area was fantastic. Apparently 4 fishermen have died this year from fishing off the rocks. Climbing back up to the car park was an effort though. We drove to whale watching centre but didn’t do the tour. We headed along the scenic route towards Denmark. We had patches of rain along the way. The SW is really very nice. There are taller trees and every corner is a hill and valley which provides great vista. We ... read more

Day 9 Early start, and pack up time. 3 years ago on our Kimberley trip everyone had to wait for me while I packed up. Took me over an hour to pack up last time and now it only takes me a few minutes. It did rain again last night, so we packed wet. The mouse died in the tin. So I had to throw my hitchhiker away. After prayer we headed to Cape Le Grand beach. The decision is to drive the beach. Andre was a bit apprehensive about my vehicle and camper crossing the beach. Well I did invest into some Maxtraxx and wanted to use them. The tides down here only move about 1 m so it was unlikely we swamped by the sea. It was also high tide which gave Andre some ... read more

Day 7 A 6.30am start. Actually saw the rest stop properly in daylight and it was a great rest stop with pit toilets and bins. A pleasant change to see a clean well kept rest stop that was slightly away from the highway too. The sky looks depressing though as we headed towards Norseman. As soon I reached Norseman and within phone coverage I called Andre. He was at Ravensthorpe. That means I was only 10km further than he was to Esperance. WOW. Really felt rejuvenated now Praise the Lord. In Norseman it poured with a heavy downpour. In fact the rain will continue to follow us for days. We reached Esperance around 10am. Andre & Linda arrived first and were already at the tourist info getting the WA National Park pass and the throw net ... read more

Day 5 7am start again. Low traffic again. Made a stop at Lake Hart to see the salt lakes. A beautiful rest area except for the rubbish around. The place was littered with broken beer bottles, used toilet paper and faeces. In fact almost every rest area without a toilet you will encounter used toilet paper around. We fuelled up at Port Augusta and did a quick stop at IGA to stock up on food. Fuel was cheaper than Darwin at $1.55/litre. I wanted to give a phone call to James and Karen but decided not to because it was Easter weekend. They most probably will be at Easter camp. We then headed down along the Eyre Highway towards the Nullabor. This was my first time on this road ever. A welcome change of scenery with ... read more