Hello once again, we are currently in Streaky Bay enjoying the sun and the surf as I type this. We have fallen behind on our blog as we have been having much fun and have made it across the Nullarbor.
All these photo's as the title states is of Cape Le Grande National Park. Matthew Flinders features prominately so I guess he discovered this area. We stayed four nights at Lucky Bay camp site. Lucky bay was named by Flinders after he needed to head inland away from strong winds and seas. We certainly could understand the strong winds bit as we expierenced some nasty winds but mostly in the late evenings. We had no power at the camp site and well and truly used ever bit of saved power we could muster between our waeco fridge battery and the cars battery.
We were all blown away by the NP's beauty the beaches and rocky outlooks were magnificant and rate as one of the top 5 highlights of our trip. There were many little bays that we visited and they all consisted of the whitest sand you have ever seen and light blue clear water.
The picture above was taken from our campsite, what a view. The below pictures are of Lucky bay and we think the most picturesque of them all.
On low tied you were able to drive along the 3 km return trip beach on Lucky bay. It was for 4 wheel drives only but after walking it the day before we noticed how hard the sand was so we thought we would give it a go. The boys enjoyed climbing and jumping down the sand dunes and adding to a huge sand castle built the day before by another camper.
There were many friendly kangaroos especially around anytime they smelt food. They were extremely patient around young children who sometimes over stepped the mark, not our boys. Mind you if you left any food around or rubbish bins within their reach they would help themselves. We are too wise for that as seasoned campers but it was nice to see the roos around and many were mums and joeys which the boys loved to see.
The castle was so tall that the boys had to stand up on a bank to be shown in this shot. Unfortunately the sand castle only lasted a couple of days when the tide washed it away
Amongst all the walking along lovely beaches we also walked up Frenchmans Peak. This was a very steep walk(said to take 2 hours return) mainly on rock which after all our other walks posed no probs for us. It took us 30 minutes to climb with Jake our usual leader and Sue and Benjamin at the tale. It was very windy at the top but the views were fantastic. We spent 30 minutes on top enjoying the 360 degree views. The photo of Sue and I, a rare one was taken by one of the boys who have all become very keen to take photos with the camera.
Seeing the boys are used to getting their picture taken a couple of times a day it is rare to get one with one of them not pulling a funny face. So as a result this one is blog worthy, although I see that Liam may have been warming up for a silly face.
I think this photo may have been from Esperance Twilight Beach, a great sheltered beach which was voted Australia's best beach in 2006. It's still a great beach.
Sue and the boys setting off for a walk, ride along Lucky bay after we set up the camper trailer
The boys and I sitting on the rocks which in the next couple of days we spent a few hours fishing from.
Another view of Lucky bay from the rocks.
Benjamin with his walking stick about to climb Frenchmans Peak
Any lizard got the boys into action they loved them but not enough to touch them. They could watch them for hours. This one was far to big for any handling.
Fishing cape Le Grande, well Liam was the only one to catch fish, I think he caught 3 herring (tommy rufes for us eastern staters) and a garfish which were all filleted and cooked up. As it got light at about 4 a.m each morning I started going fishing at about five. I fished off the beach at Lucky Bay, it did not live up to its name. The first morning I was fishing for sammon when I hooked a fish, watched it jump out of the water a couple of times and excitedly reeled it in. As it came through the shellows it made one last ditch effort to get of the hook and darted left and right quickly, probably saw me, wide eye, when I saw the fish coming closer and closer. It was a pretty big fish somewhere between 50 and 80 cm, yeah I know no one was with me and the water does make them look bigger but it's fair to say I have done a bit of fishing this trip and I know the difference between and big and small fish just by the feel of it on your line.
Anyway you probably know were this story is going with no pictures to accompany it. The fish broke of the line probably from my always trusty reef knot. needless to say I have learn't to tie a new and improved fishing knot and haven't suffered the same humiliation again, Im glad to say.
Enough about me, the next blog will cover our trip to Kalgoorlie- Boulder and crossing the Nullarbor.
We have also been excited to find out that we are able to return to Melbourne into our house on the 20th December. We are then able to celebrate christmas at home and the boys,Liam and Jake are keen to spend the last 2 days of the school term at school. I would never have believed it, but in all seriousness they are missing their mates at school. All the boys have grown up heaps and the only time they or we fight/argue is when one of us is tied. The boys are still doing their daily journals and both Liam and Jake have completed their maths book which is what the school users as well. Benjamin knows his ABC, the sounds of each letter and words that start with each letter, can count up to 20 and backwards from 10. A little bit of school work everyday can achieve a lot, that's not to say that the boys want to do it everyday
Bye for now
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