Day 15 (25 May) – Kalgoorlie (VERY VERY Windy and 19o in Kalgoorlie)
Quiet morning – we went to the Information Centre and had our last 2 holes of the Nullarbor Links signed off (C Y O’connor and Golden Mile) for the Kalgoorlie Golf Course. We also had the completion certificates printed – so the Nullarbor Links has been completed for the second time.
We went out to the Kalgoorlie Golf Course where we played 18 holes with Shane from Sydney. Shane was a relieving manager at the Ampol terminal so I had a lot in common as I’d worked for a couple of years at the Mobil Yarraville terminal at the base of the Westgate Bridge in Melbourne.
We had dinner at The Claw again. Another good meal. The Maitre d’ was so pleased with us he wanted to give us a free dessert. I had to get back to watch the Demons beating the Swans replay but Lyn managed to get a chocolate take away dessert which made him happy.
Day 16 (26 May) – Kalgoorlie to Espeance (A little bit of rain and 17o heading to Esperance where it was raining slightly as we arrived.)
We travelled back down the same way we’d come from Norseman and stopped in Norseman where I had to post the key tag from Kalgoorlie back as I’d forgotten to hand it in as we left.
An uneventful drive down to Esperance and, as we were early, we went to the Pink Marble full size replica Stonehenge around 20Km East of Esperance. A fascinating site and well worth a look.
Then on to the RAC Esperance Holiday Park where the welcome SMS we received had our site number and gate code so we didn’t have to check in – a really positive process.
After setting up we went to the Information Centre, got some advice and then travelled around the Great Ocean Route along the coast and back past the Pink Lake. Very stormy seas and we found out that Adelaide had closed a number of their piers and jetties due to the rough conditions. We stopped at the Pier Hotel for dinner and then back to the motorhome for the night.
Day 17 (27 May) – Esperance (Variable day misty rain in the morning, sunny at times then cloudy in the afternoon and 17o in Esperance)
A moring for laundry and administration – I was doing more work on my parent’s estates and paying bills.
A walk to the local jetty where we stopped for a light lunch then back to the motorhome to finish the washing and had a long chat with some neighbours who had an Avida Longreach – the same model as Lisa and Steve that went up in flames a couple of years ago.
We booked in to the Seasons Hotel on the foreshore for dinner.
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