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Cape Arid Trip 1999

Day 5 - Thursday 18th
Esperance to Hopetown (400k)

Start odo 147637 trip 674.7. Fueled up 110.5l, $92.35 at 83.5c/l. Late 9:30 start in Esperance due to Andrea being sick. Did the very scenic tourist loop west of Esperance. Very poor weather - rain etc, but excellent views anyway. Went via main road, then track to Stokes inlet. Spent some time at the campsites there, whilst Rhys and Glen wet a line. They caught some tiny Bream, which they released. These campsites were very nice, shady, facilities and right on the waters edge. Back on the main highway, we headed west, and turned off to Munglenup beach road. We checked out the campsites, just a stones through from the beach, and then checked out some 4wd side tracks which were quite interesting, and had a good lookout and a couple of good camping spots. We then hugged the coast along Springdale road (gravell road) then went down to Mason bay, and followed 12 mile beach to hopetown. We grabbed lunch at the local Hopetown shop. We headed North out of Hopetown on Main road, then left into John Forrest Road, then into Fitzgerald river national park, and checked it out for campsites along the Culham inlet. Although the campsites were very scenic, and shady, it was too windy and hence we decided to not stay there. Rhys and Glen decided to hve a fish though, and ended up catching some small Bream (which they threw back). I had to duck inland to   Ravensthorp for a job (sorting out soe computer problem) I got back into Hopetown at about 7:30 and made radio contact with RUss, who told me that he had booked a cabin at the Hopetown caravan park for us. You beauty! No setting up tent in the dark!! Finish at 8:00 pm Hopetowm caravan park After job for 2.5 hrs in Ravensthorp. Finish Odo 148037.

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