WA Road Trip 2023

Total distance travelled (including side trips):
14,154 kms!

Total cumulative driving hours:
225 (9 x 24 hr days)

Time away:
7 weeks, 5 days

States travelled through:
4 (NSW, VIC, SA and WA)

Favourite place:
So hard to say. This is such an amazing and diverse country it is hard to pick but we all loved the isolation and beauty of WA. Special mention also to the Bunda Cliffs (Great Australian Bight)!

Places we missed:
So many! There is definitely not enough time to travel Australia. We have a long list of places to go back to one day.

Best ‘swim with’ experience:
Whale Sharks (Exmouth)

Best boat ride experience:
Utopia (Coral Bay)

Ultimate highlights:
WA; Bunda Cliffs – Anthony
Turquoise Bay; Bunda Cliffs – Fiona
Rottnest Island; Bunda Cliffs – Josh
Sea Lions; Pinnacles – Ryan
Whale Sharks; Quokkas – Lachlan

Best caravan park overall:
BIG4 Riverfront Renmark; RAC Esperance

Best site:
Kalbarri Red Bluff Tourist Park

Best ensuite/amenities:
RAC Esperance; Broken Hill Outback Resort

Best breakfast:
Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort

Best lunch:
Lobster Shack, Cervantes (WA seafood platter)

Best dinner:
Foreshore Hotel, Ceduna (SA seafood platter)

Best bakery:
Mt Barker; Naranderra (hot cross buns)

Best pie:
Green curry chicken pie (Mt Barker Bakery)

Worst pie:
Big Joes Breakfast Pie (Coral Bay); The Spud (Hyden)

Best coffee:
Gino’s Cafe, Fremantle

Worst coffee:
Windmill Roadhouse, Regans Ford

Best pre-trip purchase:
WA All Parks Holiday Pass

Worst roads:
NSW by a country mile

Most expensive fuel:
$2.70 per litre, Nullarbor Roadhouse

Biggest oversized load:
7m wide (between Streaky Bay and Port Augusta)

Most played games:
Settlers of Catan; Dugong Wars

BIG things:
*Big Windmill – Penong SA
*Big Galah – Kimba SA
*Big Whale – Eucla WA & Nullarbor Roadhouse SA
*Big Kangaroo – Border village SA
*Big Lobster – Dongara WA
*Big Whale Shark – Exmouth WA
*Big Prawn – Exmouth WA
*Big Nugget – Widgiemooltha WA
*Big Hole – Kalgoorlie Super Pit WARead more