Year off around Australia

Arrive here to a good surprise.... With school holidays happening we've been struggling to find available camping sites - you have no chance at popular WA coastal towns at present that's for sure (and if you did you'd be paying the likes of $90 per night!). So we have been going with inland places - and doing day trips to the coast if we feel the need. Roger booked online for here and managed to get 3 nights (what we wanted) $40 per night unpowered (in a National Park the unpowered is normal). Before arrival, Roger was wondering what size site we'll be dealing with, previous National Parks we've stayed at being busy, small and odd shaped sites and tricky for us to set up on. Not the case here! We have a huge, easy drive in/out site and we about have the place to ourselves. On checking the facilities- they are clean and functional (flushing toilets yay). Roger has us set up in no time - mat, awning and side wall in use. We now have our lunch - sandwiches for Roger - meat and salad, and I make a salami, relish, avocado, tomato and cheese toastie with our new gadget. As it's quite warm, we happily relax under our awning - catching a nice breeze, reading. Later in the afternoon we go for a drive to Shannon's Dam - 5 minutes away- thinking we'll have a swim. Once we get there - we find it cool enough to just go for a walk around instead. Come back to camp. Roger 'light's up' the donkey style heater at the amenities block to have his shower. Then we have left over cold pork with a mixed salad and boiled potatoes. Some 'bear claw' chocolate to follow. Roger has made the call that we don't have many dishes tonight so we'll leave them to wash with the breakfast dishes tomorrow. Now relaxing - thinking of getting into bed to read before sleep.
7/01/25 Tuesday. Get up around 6.30am and head off for a walk - I'm keen to try out my All Trails app I've just subscribed to. Haha - I obviously need some practice with it, I walk 8.5km to do the 4.9km trail. Get back to camp, Roger's waiting for me to get ready to go out for a drive. He's doing great - very patient - as I have my breakie and get myself organised. No rush today! We head off around 9am, and return around 3pm. We just relax about camp - we were the only ones here when we got back today - now watching as a few other campers are rolling in for the night. Roger lights up the 'donkey' heater to have his shower. I'm happily reading my book. After his shower, Roger cooks up steak and onions on the nearby camp BBQ and serves this up with mixed boiled vegetables for our tea. We finish off the 'bear claw' chocolates then have some yoghurt and fresh fruit. I do the tidy up and dishes. We're now relaxing in our caravan before bed.
8/01/25 Wednesday. Get up and decide to go for a run - similar track to what I did yesterday morning. Get back to find Roger has lit the donkey heater for me over at the amenities block - so it's ready for me to go and have a hot shower. I make up my porridge and leave it cooking on the stove - under Roger's watchful eyes while I go have my shower. Return and have breakfast, tidy up and get organised to go out for the day - checking out Walpole and surrounds. We leave around 9am, and get back around 4.15pm. Roger goes and gets the donkey heater lit - ready for his shower. I relax in caravan, reading my book. After Roger has his shower he cooks up mince tacos for tea. We follow this with a cuppa and some Taffys rockyroad. I do the dishes - time to update the budget books and write this up. Roger reading in bed. Then sleep time.
9/01/25 Thursday. Roger's out and about 1st this morning around 6am. I get up at 6.30am and decide I'll go for a walk - query Rog if he'd like a walk and he said yes. So off we go on the 5km walk around the campground. When we get back I have my breakfast and get organised for us to leave. Roger has everything to do with outside packed and on our way out we stop and use the dump point provided here and get rid of our rubbish too.
We're underway by 9am.Read more