25 February 2009
We left Esperance and headed toward Albany along the coast road. The countryside is mostly under pasture with sections of forest and remaining scrub. Kim stopped and took a photo of an old car sitting on a damn wall.
It was a hard day with a fair bit of wind and the continual threat of rain. Around 4.00 pm we gave it away and stopped about a 110 klms short of Albany at a roadside stop on the Pallinup River.
The river was low on our side of the road but quite majestic on the other side. It started raining soon after we arrived and poured most of the night. We were lucky to be dry and warm in our camper. We both slept well and enjoyed the change from caravan parks. Its strange how we always enjoy staying at the roadside stops better than caravan parks and seem to sleep better as well.
Day 25
26 February 2009
We decide to head for Albany to stay a few days and get Kim's motorcycle serviced. It was a hard trip for Kim with strong wind and was very cold . However, we arrived early at a caravan park and soon set out to look around Albany. We were really lucky to find a Triumph dealer (Great Southern Motorcycles) who was prepared to service the motorbike the following day and we spent much of our time looking at their selection of motorcycles. We will be staying 3 nights in Albany which should give Kim a chance to recover and see a few sites while the motorcycle is serviced.
Before we set off from Pallinup, we ran out of gas. Not a big deal as we have a spare cylinder. These days, back home, you take your empty cylinder in and swap it for a new one. Apparently in W.A. though, no-one has the small sort we have so you have to find someone who can fill it. Hopefully it won't be a problem, but it worries me a little.
Nice photos!
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