Hello all again and welcome back, if you have looked in for a second time then hopefully life is not to boring for you.  After a few relaxing days in Derby we headed off for the Bungle Bungle National Park.  On the way there we decided to stop off at Larrawa Station for an overnight stay.  This was a good choice as you could park anywhere, they have water you can connect to and you can also have a fire if you have your own wood.  After settling in and setting up the camp we went for a walk to the “dry” river bed and then after we walked to the hill to look at the sunset.  It is uncanny the people you meet in remote places.  While waiting for the sun to set, (which wasn’t really anything special – no offence to Larrawa), we saw Richard from Austria who I worked with during the upgrade works at Cape Lambert, he was travelling around Australia for three months deciding on his next stage of life. Being the sociable people we are we invited Richard back for tea and had a few wines and ports around the camp fire as you do in the bush.  If you are ever passing Larrawa Station I would consider it for an overnight stay.

The “river” at Larrawa Station

After Larrawa it was up early and heading off to the Bungle’s.  This was a quick trip up the road to the caravan park and booking a good spot to set up camp.  We decided on a site down the back with no power or water as we are pretty self sufficient.  The plan was for a four night stay with two nights at the Bungle Bungle’s.  After setting up the “camp” we then prepared the car for the trip as this was going to be the first time we had used the roof top tent we had put on for this type of trip.  Early the next morning after Princess had her tea in bed we then headed off for the Bungle’s.

The road in was a little bit rough but if you sped up a bit then the bumps smoothed out a bit and the road was slightly bearable.  It took us 80 minutes to get to the Bungle’s which was about the speed that most others seemed to be doing that wanted to have a smoother trip.  After arriving at the info centre and picking up the booking information it was off to see these wonderful formations.  If you haven’t been to the Bungle’s and want something to add to your bucket list then these should be on it.  We saw them from the air a few years ago and walking into them was also something quite special.

After a great two days it was the great drive back on the access road to the Bungle Bungle caravan park.  A nice surprise was that there was a grader on the road so the last 25 kilometres back to the caravan park was like driving on a highway which was a nice change.  After a good shower and sleep it was on the road again for Kununurra.  We are staying in Kununurra for a week to relax as all this touring is hard work and sometimes you just need time off to relax and re-energise.

From Kununurra we are heading to Zebra Rock in the Northern Territory.  Not sure when the next exciting update will be so until then all keep safe and if you are still part of the working class keep on working, pay lots of taxes so Kaye and myself can keep this lifestyle.  Until next time………….

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”.