Roving Reeves: We're on the Road

We took off on our trip on Thursday 5th March. Tash was still sick with the flu and Stephen was coming down with it so after a quick side trip to Wagin to see the Big Ram we stopped at the caravan park in Katanning. It was pretty rough I must say, it'll be interesting to see whether we come across much worse, so quite an exciting stop for our first night.

After a nights rest we headed off to Hyden. Well that was a surprise, what a gorgeous caravan park at Wave Rock, beautifully laid out, quiet, pretty and a great campers kitchen area. It also came with a good playground and a very neatly kept pool area. The boys loved it.

The location of this park is awesome, we were only step away from Wave Rock and we made the most of it by climbing the rock a couple of times and going for a trek to see Hippos Yawn. Caleb even overcame his fear of heights (his words not mine ;-)) by climbing Wave Rock. So cute!

Staying here three nights gave us time to recover from our sicknesses and get some energy back. We left Hyden on our way to Hopetoun, via Ravensthorpe. Hopetoun is a beautiful town, they're set up really well for the community with sports ovals, parks, etc and all on the beach.

We pitched camp at Fitzgerald River National Park at the Four Mile Beach campground, really well set out, clean as can be and a short walk to the most beautiful beaches. The boys loved the rocks here and played 'lava run' with the water coming through the rocks for ages. It was beautiful.

After two nights at the foot of Mount Barren (something out of Jurassic Park I'm sure) we made our way to Esperance. We weren't sure where we were going to go but ended up stopping at Esperance Seafront Caravan Park, it has terrible write ups on trip advisor so we weren't very sure but its been a good stay. Its very tired and the ablutions are really ready for an update - the playground even has equipment I played on when I was a kid (I know, that old!!!) Luckily for us we use our own shower and although the boys would love some more kiddy infrastructure they'd rather go to the stunning beaches around about.

We had a big day Saturday checking out Cape Le Grande National Park, first looked at Cape Le Grande beach which was huge and hard, no need for a 4wd on the beach here, but a bit of a windy location so off we went to Hellfire Bay. This is the bay Stephen always says is his favourite and although its been years since he's seen it, we all soon agreed - number one on the list for all of us. Rocks to play on, squeaky fine sand, crystal clear sheltered water and there was even surf around the corner if you felt so inclined. The boys didn't want to leave but by 3pm we decided we'd go and have a little look at Lucky Bay, as thats the one every one raves about.

When you come over that hill and see Lucky Bay before you it takes your breathe away, the turquoise water is the most amazing colour you could ever hope to see. And what a huge bay. It was hard enough to go for a drive on, which a lot of people had done. The Lucky Bean Cafe was all set up and offering coffees, fun drinks and ice creams - very exciting!

We must have come at a bad time as the seaweed took over most of the beach so it wasn't pleasant on the sand but the view around the bay was beautiful.

So how is the new lifestyle going? We're finding places for everything in the van and how they work best, we're learning of the little quirks of this new home and what to do each time we need to use 12v power, 240v power, water pressure, cold water, hot water, toilet.... the list goes on. Its just different and we're very spoilt with this van having so many options. Its interesting.

I'm quite amazed at how much we can fit in the fridge and cupboards, its just remembering where we put things that's killing us. lol

OK enough of the waffle, here's some photos

We're on the road