A long road to reach the Macedon Ranges

For the last 3 days Aslan and I have been on the road to Margaret River. It's hard to believe this time last week we were in Alice Springs, But the odometer of the car believes it as we have hit 8000km in 3 weeks, not a bad effort. We stopped in at Esperance as they have a Mc Donald’s, and we will come back to Esperance in two weeks’ time on the way back through.

Western Australia is a beast of its own and we have only travelled through the south of it. I don't know if this is a phrase but "temporal lines" referring to climate/soil latitudes are identical to Victoria. Both Aslan and I commented on it. For example, you swear you’re driving through Trentham and Daylesford Victoria as you drive through Bridgetown and 100km east of Margaret River. Other times it feels like you are driving through Bendigo as you go through Jerramungup or Bridgetown looks like Bright beside the river The soil, the temperature the trees are all identical to back home.

We stayed at a mixture of free camps and a caravan park along the way for a shower. Free camping is easy in WA, there is just no one here. You can just drive on a back road, then a track and you are in the middle of nowhere, perfect for a camp spot. Aslan and I even 4WD into a spot moving trees driving over them to get to a spot. (attached).

It was lovely though to reach the Margaret River, I'll report on Margaret River after we have immersed ourselves in it. We are here for 5 days. But from the looks of it, looks like a great tourists town with plenty of eateries and some basic food for the less bougie. It's a pretty town and reminds me of the Macedon Ranges.Read more