The clouds had cleared during the night and when we ventured out to the loo the sky was putting on an incredible show for us. Like last time I was here in November the stars were shining with a crystal clarity. It was spectacular to see. Never have I seen the night sky in such awesome quality as here at Lucky Bay Campground. The fact that it was pitch black here with no artificial light interfering definitely helps. When we opened the camper door we were faced wi...

After brekky we went to explore the Orleans Bay area. We drove the short distance to Little Wharton Beach. It was a gorgeous windswept little bay full of dramatic and rugged natural beauty. There were rocky outcrops, white sand and crashing waves forming in the crystal clear turquoise waters that were pounding the rocks. We had the place completely to ourselves which was brilliant and we scrambled over the rocks and walked on the crunchy snow like sand as we made...

It was a lot cooler this morning and perfect for walking. It was about a 60 kilometre drive to Cape Le Grand National Park. I went to climb Frenchman Peak first. It was a 3 kilometre walk and scramble to the top. It is a massive granite outcrop that you can see for miles (or should I say kilometres) around. The walk starts on a footpath and then you get to a sign which instructs you to follow the markers to the top. It is then a scramble and climb up the rock to ...