Well we left at 602 am from the rest area south of Norseman on the road to Esperance. The sun was rising across the lakes as we drove past the scarred landscape of last years bushfires. A little bit of rain on the way cleared as we reached Esperance.20170407_075225

The helpful owner of John Stewart’s Battery Supplies soon sorted out Dave’s caravan battery with the ever present Branch looking on 😉

We then did a smash and grab shop at Woolies then drove out to Cape Le Grande National Park hoping to secure 3 campsites.

The landscape on the way was unique, and after a quick prayer we arrived at the Rangers Station and were able to secure the last 3 spots at Lucky Bay!

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The campground was awesome and the camp hosts Rod and his wife Glenda were welcoming and very informative.

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We set up and spent the afternoon exploring Lucky Bay. The water was a beautiful turquoise colour and warm! Silky white sand was so fine and soft underfoot. Very inviting for a swim and kayak…..

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We saw  some local wildlife including the overfriendly kangaroos and a poisonous WA snake.

20170407_165450Of course the day was not without incident….Trev’s turn for vehicular hiccups…the drive on the beach revealed that the Prado was not going into 4WD. After changing fuses and resetting the computer and the assistance of “phone a mechanic ” Luke we were still no further along…and no assistance from the troll who was finding it all amusing😅…will have to sort it out in a big town along the way.

We settled in for the night planning to explore the area tomorrow.