And in the beginning

We’ve finally made it! After such a drawn-out leaving process of finally leaving Perth and then again finally leaving Denmark & then Albany – we have made it to a campsite. We have slept in the camper trailer, we have had a campfire, we have cooked on the camp oven, we have unpacked, used and loved the Drifta Kitchen – so many firsts.

We’ve been at Cape Riche, about 100km east of Albany for a couple of nights, and it is a great spot. The landscape is beautiful low coastal heath, with some wildflowers still about, and the water is turquoise and the beaches squeaky.


Its also been blowing a gale most of the time we’ve been here, so we haven’t yet been fishing. That is one first that will have to wait. Instead Elsie got her feet dirty showing us her v.impressive 4wd mud and rocky trail prowess when we went to check out some nearby sandy sea cliffs.


We’ve had an interesting time so far with our extensive range of camping gear. First it was the expensive car fridge which is currently not working, then it was the water-tank under the trailer that seems to be blocked, and then it was the gas stove that needs a different hose to attach to the gas bottles we’ve got.

A tip for future travellers… instead of spending the 6 months before you leave painting the toilet and building a fence, maybe it would be a good idea to invest some time in checking that everything works before you head off!

Apart from that it has all been bloody great. I don’t think it has really sunk in for either of us that this is what we are going to be doing for the next 10 months. It still feels like we’ve gone off camping for a long weekend. On the odd occasion when it DOES sink in we grin at each other like idiots!