Sandy Cape Campsite.

June 6. Day 36.

Sandy Cape Campsite. About 12 km north of Jurien Bay.

1000/1500. 280 KM.

An easy day’s drive, so no hurry to get going early.

Back to the highway and a short stop off in Northampton at the hardware store for a few incidentals. Next stop Geraldton, only another 50 km down the highway. And that was only for a fuel top up as the price was right (sort of!).

Made a lunch stop in Port Denison and had a frittata and chai at Poppies, a cafe with a reputation and character that I had visited a couple of times before. Good food and friendly country service. Main reason for deviating off the highway, albeit by only about 10 km, was to stop off at the fish shop down at the fishing boat harbour. They have a good selection of local fish, vacuum packed and frozen and at reasonable prices. Left the highway further south and joined the the coastal road, the Indian Ocean Drive. Took a detour thru Green Head and the Milligan Island campsite. Looks like it is run by the local municipality and could be an option for a future stop off.

Turned off the main road and drove in about 7 km to Sandy Cove. This is managed by the local municipality. $20-/night, toilets, BBQ and a cold shower, primarily for beach swimmers. A resident caretaker came to check fees had been paid. Nice beach just a few metres over a bit of a sand dune.

After setting up the van it started to drizzle a bit and we had a beautiful rainbow.

4G phone coverage here, and I had a WhatsApp video chat with Dave Frost, a good mate, who lives outside of Dusseldorf in Germany. The marvels of technology and the iPhone!

Dinner prep in the van tonight. Capsicum and Mushroom chicken, with veggies and the last bottle of red. How good is that?!

Nice to go to bed with the sound of the ocean.

Sandy Cape Recreation Reserve

About 12 Km north of Jurien Bay.
$20-/night. Adjacent to a nice beach. Toilets, some non potable water and BBQ facilities. Pretty neat.
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