From Barn Hill we headed off to Derby where we could restock with supplies, do the washing and finally start this bloody blog.  On the way to Derby we stopped at Sandfire for fuel and the queue for fuel was a bit of a shock, there was more of these “bloody caravaners.  They are everywhere.  From Derby we will head for the Bungle Bungles and beyond…………so until the next update all keep well and I will make sure that Princess Kaye continues to get her cups of teas in bed each morning….

Next stop was Barn Hill for two days.  Didn’t quite make it all the way in one day.  We pulled into a rest area for lunch and it was so nice we decided to stay for the night.  When you have a very flexible travel schedule these unplanned stops are easy to do. After a relaxing nights stop it was then off to Barn Hill again.  This is a place really worth stopping at.  The next day after booking in we decided to stay for another two days as we felt like this was really holidaying and the weather was just perfect.  The beach and rocks are quite spectacular.  This is when you just hope developers stay away and the place remains as it is very unspoilt for many years to come.  I also tried the new rod and reel for the first time off the beach.  Maybe that will be all I will say about that for now.

Paul & Kaye

Next stop was Cape Keraudren for two days.  This is not really free camping but you have to be fully self sufficient with power and water when there.  The cost to stay is quite cheap as well.  It wasn’t too crowded and we managed to find what we thought was a reasonable place to camp for the two days.  All was good until the gensets started up.  We had successfully managed to put ourselves in an area where there were four of them going.  We now know to check out an area first for genset locations when going to a free camp area.  We put up with the noise as I couldn’t be bothered shifting again to another area.   Cape Keraudren was very relaxing and nice to kick back and go for romantic walks on the beach.  One thing you do notice is that not many of the older travellers walk far along the beach so you do have most of these for yourself.

After the free camping it was back to the old stomping ground of Wickham/Point Samson.  It was good to see the place again and catch up with some good friends but it was also good to know that we were only passing through on our way to more adventures.  It was also a time to catch up on washing and shopping before heading off again.

After three days of doing not much in Nanga Bay we headed off for two days of free camping on our way to Point Samson.  The free camping is a great way to travel though half the battle is finding a good spot as all the other “bloody caravaners” are doing the same.  Some of these people will stop travelling at around midday to try and get the best spot at a camp site.  I think they need to get a life as well.

After two days at Hutt River it was off to Shark Bay.  We headed for Nanga Bay and planned for a three day stay.  It had been a long time since we had been into Shark Bay and to see some of the good changes made was pleasing to see.  One thing that did open our eyes up was all the “bloody caravaners” on the road.  It seems that there are not many people working in this country anymore and their all on the road holding us up.  Anyway enough rambling and  back to Shark Bay.  Went to Monkey Mia and missed the dolphin feeding.  Apparently this is at around 0730 in the mornings.  I thought that was a bit funny as Princess Kaye hasn’t had her cup of tea in bed by then so we would have no chance of making it in time.  So far on this trip Her Ladyship has been getting cups of tea in bed every morning.  Anyway back to the dolphins, while at Monkey Mia we walked along the beach around the corner from the main beach and there were dolphins and pelicans all swimming around in the shallows.  This was a better show than the actual feeding as the dolphins were rounding up small fish to eat and the pelicans were also swooping in and taking the fish as well.

After our brief return to Perth it was back to Dongara to plan where to next.  As the plan is to be away for 3 years, Continue reading Hutt River →

Well we did it and left Perth on our planned departure date of 1st July.  At approximately 0930 in the morning we left our driveway for the northern metropolis of Dongara.  As we had to come back to Perth in four days time to complete some commitments we didn’t want to travel to far at first.  We set up at Jan and Chris’s place in a semi bush scene, then relaxed to start to enjoy the “life on the road”.