We got off to a bit of a slow start.
We met at the train station at 2:30pm. I met my fellow travellers, Romain from France, Fabian from Belgium, and Stef from Germany. We got on the train and headed for South Perth where the van was. To make a long story short, there was a lot of walking involved, and we all had very heavy packs. We almost lost Fabian. When I saw the van, I started laughing. It's 27 years old, and pink.
When we were ready to go, we took off heading North, and stopped outside Perth to stock up on a few days worth of food and supplies. Afterwards, we just tried to get as far as we could before it was to dark to drive. Nightfall came pretty quickly, and since we barely got any driving done, we only made it to Walyunga National Park.
We were looking for a place to sleep, but the park was closed. The only thing around was a few farms. Well, why don't we just ask them if we can stay in their yard? That's what we did. We slept in the front yard of a cattle farm. There's room for 2 in the van, and 2 in the tent. Since it's Stef's van, she already claims one of the spots. Me and the other 2 played odds and evens to get the other spot. Romain won. The tent was less than 6' at the longest point which made sleeping difficult, and since it's winter, it was also freezing.
Day 2.
In the morning we went for a run, packed up, and continued along the way.
Next stop : Pinnacles.
It was amazing. It was something off of National Geographic. A desert, filled with vertical lime stones sticking out of the sand. We drove around the 4km route which goes through the middle, and took lots of pictures.
We got back in the van, and decided we would stay in Jurien Bay. We drove awhile longer, and got there just before it was pitch black. We asked at a gas station where we could find free camping and were directed just outside of Jurien Bay, but they weren't sure if we could get in. We drove down this dark dirt road for about 30min before we saw lights coming from a camped trailer. We drove in and discovered that it was a campsite that charged for nights. We drove in anyway and set up. No one came for money. On this night, I was lucky. I won the spot in the van.Day 3.
This morning we packed up our stuff once more and hit the road again. We just arrived in Geraldton to stock up on food, and take a little break. Once we are ready to go, we are going to get to close as Monkey Mia as possible before dark.
