Fitzgerald River National Park (FRNP) is a one of the larger parks in WA at nearly a million acres but is mostly inaccessible wilderness. We saw a minute part of the mountainous coast that offered a 50K walking trail divided into 4 segments that were easy to reach. We had to drive over 3 hours around the top of the park to reach the west side. During our stay we camped near two other couples and during our hike we…
What a surprise we had in store for us when we reached the coastline of the Southern Ocean! It’s dotted with National Parks that have delighted us in different ways. We started at a seaside town called Esperance which is over 400 miles from Perth and at population 14,000 it’s the largest town for a long way. We were really impressed with the new esplanade so we figured that pride of ownership in the community might extend to the restaurants…
We are planning to be off the grid for a few days as we head east along the coast to a couple national parks that won’t supply us power let alone internet. So I’m taking the op to send a little update. We took the ferry to Rottnest Island where we spent a fantastic day biking the perimeter (about 25 miles) on a perfect weather day. The crystal clear water and beaches are the big draw for visitors but…
It’s day 6 of our WA visit. We’ve had terrific weather with mild, sunny days and chilly nights…think 72F/48F. Who can’t handle that? Our motor home is practically new and an upgrade from the one we had last year but the layout isn’t as practical for us, so we are a little disappointed with this aspect. The first 2+ days we spent provisioning in Perth. We kept returning to the same shopping centre since it had a Bunnings (like Home…