Day 72 - Holy Shit

So I apologise for the title of today’s blog, but we have found another amazing place! Just when we thought that we might not see too many more awesome places on this trip we come across this gem!

Ok so we left Port Hedland, we were both quite happy with our stay at PH, we had a good couple of days and I was able to finally relax after a couple of months of working fairly consistently at different places.

We hit the road north, it was actually quite a boring drive, and there is not much to see on the road towards Broome it is flat & fairly barren. But quite green, we were surprised how green things are up here. Annie was bored too which made the trip even longer. There was lots of book reading, singing, funny noise making, snacks, drinks…basically anything I could think of to keep her occupied.  I was exhausted by the time we arrived!

Just as we approached the turn off there was a car & caravan approaching the other way also turning off, there was another van behind us too…..Luckily we turned in first!

So we turned off the main road and headed on a corrugated dirt road towards a place called Eighty Mile Beach, we had heard about a caravan park here that was ok. That is the only thing here…

After about 8km of dirt road we drove through a wooden gate & over a slight rise only to be greeted by the bluest sea that I have ever seen! We continued into the park & pulled in to the parking bay where you check in….we were able to look down onto one of the busiest little caravan parks I have seen, but it was a really good setup, today they even had a mini market & live music between 12 & 2. It was fantastic! Annie was the centre of attention, many people came up to her & talked with her, I said to Ness we should have a stall & charge $2 for a cuddle for people that are missing their grandchildren! We could pay for her education!!!

Ness went to the office & we were told we had the last powered site! How lucky is that, glad we beat those other 2 vans in!

So we set up the van, went to the market, listened to the music, we then went for a drive on the beach in the Land Rover…. It just loves playing in the sand! Came back, Annie had a bath in her tub, more people came over to see her, Ness went up to collect our $12 meals that you can order when you arrive & we had a drink and the best plate of Lasagna salad & chips that $12 can buy!

I recommend you all drop what you are doing, get in the car and make your way to Eighty Mile Beach in WA…. It is on our favourite places list! It is like a mini village here, there is over 200 caravan sites and a bunch of cabins…it is hive of activity on the edge of the ocean.  It is also quad bike city….everyone brings up their quad bikes and they go fishing on the beach.  Saw the cutest couple today…pushing 70+ in their matching flannel shirts riding(one behind the other)on their quad up to the kiosk to collect their $12 meal to take back to their van!!

Got the Olympics on….Why would a black runner wear a black lycra suit? Looks like they are running naked!!!

Comments from Bloggies

Norm from England told us that truckies used to sit on a foam cushion & pee away! I guess on cold nights it would kill 2 birds with one stone! Have a pee & warm up the cobblers! And Norm we won’t upset the balance….we send iron ore, but we buy back steel! We are too stupid & dumb to support our own steel making industries!!!! Keep it in the country!!!

Granny is encouraging Annie….. She does not need encouraging! She will be all of your grandchildren rolled into one!

Rob gave me advice on the Gay question, thanks Rob…. But it was funny that one of the guys kept making a big thing about his wife & grandchildren…… Ness picked up on it, and the van they were in was tiny…. Too tiny for single beds!.... It was like he was telling us what he wanted us to think???? I should of  just asked him!

Tereasa gave me the opposite advice! Don’t ask, T I know it’s none of my business but I just wanted to know….simple! It would not have made a difference to me one way or another, I just wanted to.  

Ewwwww Ness showed me the SHEWEE thing, what is that all about? Online….no I don’t have one!! Who thinks of these things!

Annie’s Blog

We left the Head place today, I didn’t really want to leave. It was a nice place and I had lots of things to play with. So Mum & Dad packed the car & the box on wheels and we started driving again BORING!!! I decided I would crack it, and it worked, Dad pulled over into a parking bay & Mum got me out & took me into the box on wheels, she fed me, let me crawl around while she made Dad’s samwiches. Then she changed my nappy & gave me a biscuit….. I’m going to crack it more often!

We got back in the car & put our seatbelts on…..My Dad says you always have to have a seatbelt on! And we drove off….. after a while I got bored again so I decided to try again!  But it didn’t work! Mum & Dad decided that I was fed, I was dry & I was comfy! So they just kept on driving!!! I’ll have to come up with a plan B!

Oh but the new place we went to is really cool, there are lots more people to talk to me, it is right next to the big Bath & Dad even drove the car onto the sand near the big Bath!!!!

And before dinner tonight Mum filled up my bucket with water and I had my very own swimming pool, it was great we had it out the front of the Box on wheels and I was shouting at people as they went past!!! Cool hey!

I wish I could stay here forever but Dad says that these big things come here called Siclones??? And they can blow houses away! Imagine what it would do to the box on wheels

Tomorrow I wanted to go swim in the big bath near the sand…… But Dad said there are crocodiles in the water!...... What the!!!!

Talk with ya later

AnnieInAVan…….XXXX

Comments

[Heather]

James
Black runners in black lycra look fantastic to me!
as for asking the questions, I suggest you only ask if Ness isnt around, over the years I have been faced with the aftermath of questions I wish Brad had never asked and its not pretty! for example the famous question about Megan Gale he asked you when he thought I was asleep.

loved the moon stairway photo - bloody awesome

[Heather]

James
Black runners in black lycra look fantastic to me!
as for asking the questions, I suggest you only ask if Ness isnt around, over the years I have been faced with the aftermath of questions I wish Brad had never asked and its not pretty! for example the famous question about Megan Gale he asked you when he thought I was asleep.

loved the moon stairway photo - bloody awesome

[Arama]

Hey team
Great to catch up on the past few days and so glad your now enjoying the Olympics! Apparently there is a new country called Aus Zealand and it's 9th on the medal table! Made up by an Australian paper who obviously has an issue with New Zealand being ahead of Australia on the table. It's very interesting to see the athletes having a go at the media for the negative reporting - it's about time someone did!
James, I'd ask the question. I have a theory that if your gettiing on alright then you may as well ask - if they have a sense of humour they will laugh either way. I have only been offended when it's a pissed bloke in a bar wanting to 'change' me! Never have understood that line!
Annie - keep up the good work on finding new and exciting ways of getting your parents to do what you want them to do. I'm sure over the coming years you will perfect this art and have everyone at your beck and call.
Ness, love the pics and your input. What happened to the bag of nuts?
Love to all xxxxxx