Year off around Australia

We come straight to here from last night's camping at Stokes Inlet. Have to say it wasn't straightforward to find our way here - as good old google maps had us approaching this place from the wrong end of Keenan Road (google maps thinks the road goes all the way through - but it doesn't). We eventually got it sorted - thankfully, there was enough room where the road came to an end for us to turn around with the caravan. The track to this property ends up being quite narrow and sandy - so happy when we know we're where we should be, by the instructions Roger was provided with. Without seeing or meeting our hosts we select a spot in the paddock to park up and settle our caravan. Apparently the hosts will come by at some stage to collect our payment - being $60, $20 per night for 3 nights. (Note : only charged us $50 for our 3 nights). Once the caravan is settled and unhitched, we drive into Esperance to start off at the Visitor Centre.
We return around 5.30pm and Roger starts getting tea prepared and cooking - I'm in charge of drinks. Tea tonight is a small roast beef (half price special as it reached its best by date) and roast vegetables - Roger cooking in our BabyQ, with some boiled vegetables and 'instant' (add boiled water) gravy. We both have yoghurt and banana for our dessert. Roger has his shower, we're leaving the dishes for the morning as there's not many. Relaxing before bed. I get a lovely phone call from birthday girl Raelene, she's staying in Warrnambool tonight, along with Troy, they've got a funeral (Rael's Dad's foster Mum) in Melbourne to attend tomorrow. Rael's informs me she had a nasty fall recently - out walking, luckily with Jackie so in capable hands with the aftermath! Thankfully nothing broken, was winded and bruised. Now recovering slowly but surely.
21/01/25 Tuesday. Roger is up at 6am so I do the same. We have our breakfast and tidy up, get dishes done! Roger organises a packed lunch - we can make up sandwiches wherever we decide to have lunch. We head off for our drive to see Lucky Bay and surrounds at 8.15am.
We get back to fuel up in Esperance around 3.30pm. Then we go get a few grocery items at IGA before returning to our camp here. Now happy to relax and have a cuppa - both of us. Then afternoon drinks and nibbles sitting outside our van. Tea tonight, Roger cooks up chops on our BBQ and I chop up some salad to go with them - along with a bought potato salad. Too full to bother with dessert. The breeze (that was about - lovely) disappears, and it's now a muggy evening/night. Glad we've got our fan we can use. Roger has his shower, I'm writing this up - looks like we'll leave the dishes for morning again (not many). Will go to bed to have a read before sleep time. No second thoughts I do like the dishes done (saves me worrying about attracting ants). Then back to reading plan!
PS We've started eating the New Norcia Nutcake today - with our afternoon cuppa - it is delicious - don't think it's going to last long lol.
22/01/25 Wednesday. We get up around 6.15 am - Roger is doing a cooked breakfast for us this morning - he cooks up the bacon, eggs and mushrooms on our BBQ, while I prepare the toast with relish, avocado, sliced tomato. When ready, we put altogether and top with marinated goats cheese. Great breakie! Now tidy up and get ready to go into Esperance. We're going to go for a walk along the foreshore and the Jetty. We leave around 8am.
Come back from our day's outing at around 3pm. We sit outside our van and enjoy a drink. I'm waiting for our hot water to heat up so I can have a shower and get out of my bathers. Which I do - I get dressed into comfy trackies and Tshirt to relax for the rest of the day. I organise some cheese and biccies etc for nibbles with drinks. Roger prepares tea - a chicken casserole he does on the stove top. We read until it's cooked - then enjoy this tea, followed by yoghurt and banana for both of us. Roger has his shower, I do the dishes. Now our usual relax routine before bedtime.
23/01/2025 Thursday. We get up nice and early, around 6am, as we've got a tour to catch this morning. We need to be at Esperance's Taylor St Jetty by 8.45am. We're doing the Woody Island Eco Tour. Have our breakfast, get the van ready to move/leave and have our bags packed with gear we're taking on our tour. Leave here at 7.45am.Read more