Happy Campers

(2 months to Christmas Eve with the Chips, very excited)

We are crunching gears, stalling at the lights, attempting to change gear without the clutch, yes, today we have picked up our campervan to head south and yes she's a manual. On spending the last 2 odd weeks in

an auto and prior to that not really driving for around 3 months, this morning we have been carrying on like Moreen from driving school. God remember Moreen she was a card hey. Our new wheels / HQ is a Toyota

hi-ace LWB and she is a beaut. Shes has many litres and seems to have plenty of poke!

Lovin' Dave's impromptu DIY sessions. He just loves getting the old leatherman out to tweak something. I think he is missing his health and safety spot checks he did back in Asia (and to be fair there was a lot to spot!)

The Toyota was cruising and we reached Dunsborough within Geographe Bay which runs up to the point where the Cape Naturaliste lighthouse is positioned. We also stopped off at Bunker and Meelup bays. Hard going for a Monday morning. All looking not too shabby, white sands and turquoise sea - you no doubt get the picture of the west coast by now.

Stopped for our first van brew-up at Bunker Bay. Within minutes there was a queue forming outside the van the main request being white with two sugars.

From Meelip Bay we watched 2 humpback whales playing around further out from the bay, migrating south for the summer. Apparently 1200 or so of these giants have passed through already this season. Tried to
get some photos but they just didn't give the scene we witnessed justice.

It's taken three months but Dave's feet have finally started to turn brown. A lifetime first.