Day 70. Sunday breakfast so we cooked up some scrambled eggs and toast. During the night another long bulk carrier train going to the port woke us, sounded like it was about to run over our van! Today we are driving up the nearby beautiful Chapman Valley for a day trip. But first shopping at the Sunday markets at the old Geraldton Railway Station. The Chapman Valley is so green with rolling hills and farms, wide expanses of yellow canola, a lavender farm and eve...

Day 69. Big sleep in today, our van park is quiet, leafy and spacious. Only heard one bulk carrier train shunting to the port overnight. Today we are exploring the pretty town of Geraldton. Starting with a walk and coffee in the attractive city centre strip and a haircut for Paul. Strolled along the very scenic foreshore to Town Beach and Batavia Marina to the WA Museum to see interesting relics from the Dutch trader 'Batavia' wrecked on the offshore Abrolhos Is...

Day 68. Early on the road south today towards port city of Geraldton. Farewell to Ross and Robyn. Picked up some tiger prawns at the Denham fish factory on the way out. The distant views of Shark Bay and Denham Sound brilliant in the early morning light and the carpet of wildflowers so vivid as we travelled further south. Stopped at Overland Roadhouse for morning tea and historic village of Northampton for lunch in the van as a thunderstorm burst overhead. We ha...