left Coral Bay early for the longest day of driving. Since both Mike and I have bad backs, we stop about every 90 minutes to stretch and swap drivers which has worked well. Drivers passing by must wonder what we are up to as we do our yoga sun stretches :-). We made a short stop in Carnarvon to book a room in Geraldton for the night (very helpful info staff) and had an early lunch at Chicken Treet (first time trying a chicken shop). Then back on the road. Did not make any further meal stops – just swaps till we got to Geraldton.Despite having booked and paid for our room ahead, when we arrived they told us there no rooms available due to a mix up.
After some shuffling around, we did eventually get settled. But only after we had to move rooms after having poured a glass of wine and unpacking the eskie (that's a cooler mate). That evening we were lucky to catch an interview with Bill Bryson on TV which was timely given we were just finishing his book on tape ‘The Thunderbolt Kid’. As I mentioned previously the books on tape are a great success and something we will definitely repeat for our July trip in the camper van drive from Alice Springs to Darwin.The next day we were at last homeward bound - just one stop in Gingin at the honey farm for more honey, honey ice cream & pollen. En route Mike stopped and captured some of the sights which have been typical on the drive - the windmills and roadside fruit/veggie stands.
We also stopped by the Leaning Trees of Greenough. They are quite fascinating - this is just one of them, there are many. The tree trunks grow horizontally due to the salt winds off the Indian Ocean.
And so we arrived back home with a couple of days to spare in the break to give Mike and Kyle time to catch up on school work and get organized.
As for me, I'm pretty much like the trees of Greenough and continue to take life in a relaxed pose.
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