Trev and I were up at 0315hrs and went out with the camera to the lookout above Perkins beach hoping to catch a glimpse of some of the meteorite shower. I was also taking some night sky pics to see how they would turn out.

The pics were quite good – we saw 4 meteorites each – so probably 6 in total in the hour we were at the lookout.

Unfortunately, no meteorites captured on film – almost an impossibility as their timing and location was so unpredictable (no surprises there!). We packed up and went back to bed – the next alarm went off at 0630 as we were hoping to start leaving Camp Kennedy by about 0730 as there was some manoeuvring to do to get out…

While we were packing up it was detected that Dave’s bonnet was up – hopefully not a flat battery… but all was OK.

It seemed that Bluetoothgate was still going on with more resets require but at least things were working…Rose was on to Violet her buddy at BMPro again checking re getting the link panel replaced as it was still playing up… Graham at Perth Caravans may be able to assist but Dave also spoke to an Elliot who was also helpful – so maybe the final solution will be a replacement of the link panel at Perth by Gary/Graham/Elliot of Grahams Caravans.

Matt exited first, followed by Dave then Klaus ably guided by Trev and Beryl moved out – we were next, and everyone waited in the main carpark while the mighty Titan brought up the rear…

Everyone got out unscathed and we started out for Windy Harbour planning to stop at Elephant Rocks and Greens Pool for morning tea.

We pulled into the well-designed carpark at Greens Pool – the WA National Parks had done an amazing job with the facilities/ walks etc at this location – very accessible and attractively presented!

Gordie had dressed in his best elephant t-shirt for the occasion…

We walked down to Elephant Rocks lookout first – the rocks looked just like a herd of elephants wading in the shallows – truly incredible sight. The views along the coastline at the lookout were breathtaking.

We then walked down to the beach at Elephants Rocks and took a group shot… The water was warm and we were wishing we had our cossies on for a swim..

Walking back towards Greens Pool, Sharon, Gordie, Trev and I decided to run up to the vans and get changed so we could have a swim in Greens Pool – the day was warm and the water was very inviting…

Sharon enjoyed her first swim of the trip – the water was crystal clear, the sandy bottom was white and silky – and we all enjoyed the time in the sea.

As it was still fairly early we then looked up bakeries on the way and saw that there was what looked like a good option at Walpole where we also planned to get fuel.

As Trev went to let everyone know it was time to leave, he spoke to Rose and Dave who were preoccupied on the phone and they just gave him the nod.

Driving back to the highway Trev noticed the Pearl was not in the convoy and radioed back – no answer form Rose and Dave- Gordon was last and could not see them from behind so he waited at the turnoff… we tried to call them with no avail… everyone was concerned but finally Rose called us saying they had had a flat battery but someone in the carpark had jump started them and they were now on their way.

We all met at Walpole for fuel and morning tea which ended up as lunch as well at the Golden Wattle Arcade Bakery – as Gordie said “the BEST SAUSAGE ROLLS EVER!!” and the pies, zucchini tarts, carrot cake and vanilla slices were not too bad either…

McGyver had been thinking about the mystery of the Wells flat battery and had come to the conclusion that the new ANDERSON plug (not the Anderson plug!!) had been wired to the wrong side of the ignition switch of the cranking battery – meaning that when they are parked for a period of time with the caravan connected, their fridge is draining their cranking battery – solution = disconnect the Anderson plug when stopped.

We drove on through the tall forests that are common in the southwest of WA – the gums lining the road were huge… and then suddenly we came out of the forest and back into the coastal scrubland which prevails in the windswept seaside areas here.

Arriving at Windy Harbor Nature Reserve we located on the office map our sites and drove in to park and set up. The sites were lovely and level with grass and easy to get into unlike our last camp….

However, Gordie had a slight mishap and jackknifed the van cracking a taillight lens on the beloved Titan – he was NOT HAPPY (unusual for Gordie) so Branch held of till a more opportune moment to offer the best solution he could think of…. Unfortunately, just a band aid solution at this point…

Branch also paid a visit to inspect the Wells Anderson connection… but was no real help this time – things seem to have become quite overwhelming for the little blue guy as there has been a lot of issues to address.

The beach at Windy Harbour was wild and there was a large amount of seaweed near the boat ramp which was giving off a rank odour, so we quickly walked around the point and had a look further on.

There were quite a few kangaroos around – though not nearly as many as inhabit Merry Beach!!

Happy hour was held at the Hunter Lotus… things were looking up again… Rose was meditating on the BMPro willing it to continue to operate… and it has been so far!

The campground itself was great and the camp kitchen was right next to our sites so we utilised it to have dinner together…

Tomorrow, we hope to tackle the Coastal Survivors Walk – interesting name! Who knows what a day may bring…..