Two days before the EOFY 2016 we took a circuitous* route to WAs northern climes, planning a family caravanning get-together in Carnarvon for a week from July the first.
Our travels only took the long way round because of a problem with the caravan—-grey nomads in their retirement adore caravans for the constancy of problems they bring—–what else would would one do with their days? Old blokes always revert to yarns involving caravan problems when they gather in the parks at five o’clock and more especially when you encounter a dilemma putting the awning away.
(It’s not unusual to get the advice of up to 6 nomad neighbours in any given 5 minute complication)
With three sites ordered at the top-shelf Wintersun caravan park we decided to arrive early to secure the sites for Ian and Ally, Jason and Bec and all the kids. On the Friday night (July 1) —-following guarantees it never rains in Carnarvon—- it bucketed down all night, along with the fiercest of winds. It did however fine up a little for everyone’s eventual arrival on the Saturday.
Lunch in Geraldton overlooking the boat harbour, a day before Carnarvon.
Arrival at the Wintersodden caravan park where it never rains
The guarantee ‘it never rains in the Gascoyne’ was as good as a Wayne Swan budget returning to surplus. But for the week we managed to dodge the showers and check out the limited tourist options a couple of times over. It was a memorable family time together before the young’uns headed south via Dongara on the beachfront and got hit by an almighty storm.
Rocky Pool off the Gascoyne Junction road was a firm favourite on a sunny day
I am writing this parked at the Nanutarra roadhouse caravan park where we are overnighting on our journey from Carnarvon to Karratha seeking daytime temps of 28 in deference to Carnarvon’s 22 and showers over the weekend. Sunday we even plan to visit the yacht clipboard for fish and chips.
* the long way round involved returning to the service guys in Mandurah to remedy the unfinished warranty work on the caravan before driving back to Perth and thence to the Indian Ocean Highway to Geraldton and all points north.
(Agh! But what would we have to discuss with other nomads if warranty work and a $330 service had been completed satisfactorily?)
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