Swan Valley WA

A long and frustratingly slow trip south from Geraldton back to Perth. The main Brand Highway was closed south of Cataby due to a serious crash sending us on a picturesque detour through WA’s Wheatbelt Region - all well and good until we encountered oncoming road trains and an oversized load also detouring along the narrow country lanes.

Back on the highway we were again slowed by long stretches of roadworks with contraflow arrangements in place.

We stopped on route at the Windmill Roadhouse, Regans Ford, for possibly the two worst coffees and ‘hot’ chips of the trip so far. Such is roadtrippin’.

Our base tonight is the BIG 4 Perth Midland Tourist Park in the pretty Swan Valley. The wineries were tempting but we had other essential business to attend to - the boys all needed haircuts before they blended in with the East Perth locals!

With suave new looks we dined at a random Thai restaurant complete with our own little cabana before retiring early for some much needed sleep.Read more