Thurs 2 May – Esperance to Thomas River, Cape Arid NP

Weather cloudy, with rain patches.  Forecast occasional rain and possible storms.  (Great camping weather.)



Oops - we left this muddy mess in the motel carpark in Esperance.

Headed towards Le Grand National Park and checked out the area and campsites.  Lucky Bay was delightful, but camping was crowded and quite regimented in small ‘plots’.  We now realise it’s the last week of the WA school holidays.  (Having just been through the last week of the SA school holidays last week!)  That explained the crowded bit.



Cape Le Grand NP - Lucky Bay - glorious

Rock formations were intriguing - Cape Le Grand NP

Headed further East towards Mt Arid National Park.  After a lot of skirting around checking out alternatives, we ended up at Thomas River.  $5 per night per person (seniors rate).  Our camp spot is large but not really ‘bush camping’ which we’d prefer, however a stones throw to magnificent beach.  It was very late afternoon by the time we decided on Thomas River, and we’d been through an afternoon of on/off rain and threatening skies.  We decided to risk it and set up.  With sunset so early (dark by 5.30 pm) we only just made it, but the rain held off.  With no fire tonight and pitch black, we had dinner of left over potato salad and cheese sandwiches in the tent.

By part way through ‘dinner’ the rain hit, so a game of scrabble before calling it a night.  It would have been all of 8 pm.