Planet Ruby Starrs

6633 kilometres... 4121.5 miles... Its been a fabulous trip... amazing places, dark skies, fabulous wildlife, some catching up with old friends, new friends made...lots of stories to tell and memories to mull over. I won't miss the constant refrain 'theres another sand dune in the van' as Dr Fred once again sweeps the floor of the van...  Or the sand in the bed ... but its all worth it for the sunshine - long white beaches - dark red earth - and pure blues skies...  I have loved the different colours and and landscapes we have encountered.. as always our trip takes in a lot of rock but this has been incredibly varied and on a completely different scale to what we see in the UK. The echidnas continued to be elusive but we had some wonderful moments observing the local native wildlife... only picture I got of echidna ... stuffed in visitors centre! Its been uplifting to have the stunning light and warmth from day one.. even when we stepped ...

Yesterday we stayed at Jurien Bay campsite again... the rules were different but I won't bore you with the detail...  It was our last day with the castlemaine kid, so we thought we had better make the most of it. Leaving the trundle at the camp site and using the cruise mobile we headed off to the Mount Lesueur National park for a walk. The weather was perfect.. equating to a lovely summers day back in the UK... prepping us for next week- and it was a pleasant walk up the mesa known as Mount Lesueur.  Halfway up we disturbed a wallaby who was probably having a nap and he popped his head up for a good look at us interlopers.. he is in this picture bt even I can't find him... The climb to the flat plateau wasn't a difficult walk, sandy clear paths and once through the dense, quite - if you are me- high shrubs, the view from the lookout on the top was superb - A vast undulating area of bush leading into some wheat fields right across to the sea. ...

Its been a quiet few days we left Esperance to retrace our steps west and then south to what will be our most southern point.  We stopped for a couple of nights in Bremer Bay in a camping with power so we were able to power everything up....  except the gas which ran out as we were starting to cook tea. One of the downsides of vanlife...   The great thing about these campsites is they all have camp kitchens so it's not all doom and gloom and we were still able to cook tea although we won't be having that morning cuppa in bed. Bremner Bay is essentially a small second home Resort but there is a nice headland with some nice cliffs and rocks and surprise surprise...  some really nice white sandy beaches but it was the weekend and it was busy.   Although the temperatures are a lot cooler its still very hot without any shade. Dr Fred investigated yet more rocks and I went for a little walk but the heat is quite exhausting... there was a nice be...