We packed up and drove into Guilderton - a beautiful little sea-side village. We pottered around and looked at the view (which was pretty spiffy really) and checked out their lovely local parks - complete with pelican sculpture.
We drove on to Lancelin - a little fishing village further up the coast. We went out to the pier and had a look at the fishing fleet (lobster boats) and watched as a group tried to get their boat out of the water and onto their trailer. The 4wd was down in the water and the waves were crashing in. A huge wave washed the boat up over the winch and it looked like it was going to go into the back of the 4wd. Then the 4wd was under water to above the mudguards. It didn't have a snorkel and was gurgling - but they finally did manage to pull the boat onto the trailer and drive up the beach. I wouldn't want to buy that vehicle 2nd hand!
We drove out and in what we thought was the right direction - but 10km or so later turned round and came back. The road was brand new and huge - but ended in a dead end! Bizarre! Once we were on the right track, we continued on. We stopped at a service station in the middle of nowhere and picked up some lunch (it was a really busy place - the food wasn't bad either - they even baked their own bread there). We pulled up at a roadside stop to eat and I found a beautiful Little Eagle which had just been killed by the road. Mum was a bit horrified when I pulled some of its feathers out to take home (well they were beautiful!). I mollified her by putting them in a snap-lock bag.
We drove on after lunch and Paddy asked if he could have a drive. He did really well given that he doesn't even have his licence!
We started searching for a place to stop for the night once we came through Dongera. Unfortunately we didn't have much luck - no decent roadside stops at all. Mum decided we should cut across towards the beach and see if we could find a place there. We followed a little dirt track - with Mum and I in the lead. We told the fellas to wait whilst we went ahead for a look. Unfortunately it turned into a very rough 4wd track. It took me a little while (and putting Fred into 4wd) to back the trailer and get up the very steep hill. Eventually we found the Greenough River Mouth Caravan Park and booked in for a couple of nights. We are only 9 km from Geraldton and will pick up Nicola from the airport there tomorrow morning.
After we had set up, I went down to the beach and photographed the sun setting over the sea - the west coast photo I have driven almost 6000 km to get!
Mum's Pearl of Wisdom
"Oh look, that sign says cooked, live lobsters - that sounds nice and fresh"
Poor lobsters... to be cooked and still alive! And yes, I suppose they would be freshest if they were still alive after being cooked!
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