Steve had his last official day on the tools on Wednesday 25th Jan, and it was my last official day in the office too. We had a good long weekend at Burns Beach Caravan Park, before we headed off, to be on the road full-time.
We had already decided to visit the South West first (but not until the kids had gone back to school!), but before we set off, we had decided that we should get the car and caravan weighed, to make sure we were safe on the road.
We booked 4 nights at Yanchep National Park and arranged for a local weighing company to meet us nearby. This did not go to plan.
We found out that we were about 300kg over weight in the caravan.
So while we were at the National Park campground, we went through what we had in the caravan and decided if we definitely needed it onboard or whether it was something that could go into our storage unit.
Over the next few days, Steve did a great job of whittling down his toolbox and getting rid of things that we would not use. I went through the inside of the caravan to try and lessen the load inside.
We may have got rid of around 100kg of “stuff” - some of which went to the storage unit, some to the op shop no the rest went in the bin.
Steve also contacted a company that could upgrade our caravan so that we could get an extra 190kg, over the weight we were already allowed - he booked this in for a few weeks time.
Henry White Oval at Yanchep National Park is lovely - it’s an off-grid campground within the National Park - 10 minutes walk from the historic Yanchep Inn. The facilities are clean and the locals (kangaroos and magpies) are very friendly.
Once we packed up and left Yanchep, we started the journey south, stying at Pinjarra Free Camp on the Friday night, then Waroona Free Camp on the Saturday night. Sunday and Monday night were at a free camp on Bunbury Foreshore.
Big thanks to the Shires that provide free camping facilities - they are appreciated and bring visitors to spend money!!!
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