80 Mile Beach Campstay.

June 2. Day 31.

80 Mile Beach Campstay.

0900/1400. 375 KM.

A leisurely drive down the North West Coastal Highway, listening to the conclusion of Neale Daniher’s autobiography “When All Is Said And Done”, an excellent read. I find audio books to be a great way to pass the time on long drives, especially when driving on my own.

I had rung ahead to the 80 Mile Beach Caravan Park. Just as well. Initially the receptionist said they were full, but she found what she said was the last site. Augured well. On arrival I set up camp and then I wandered over the sand dune to have a swim. Wrong call, the tide was out and it was in excess of half a kilometre to the waters edge! Have to wait for high tide.

Sunset was stunning. Big red orb heading for the horizon, but there were several reflections in the damp sand too. Rather unique.

80 Mile Beach Caravan Park (4 star)

Access is via a 10 Km stretch of dirt road.

A large and busy CP. Good facilities.
$40-/night, unpowered site. Powered sites available.
Need to book ahead.
Telstra mobile: 3 bars, 3 G. Poorish bandwidth - a lot of users in the CP no doubt.Read more