You know, I was born in Perth, and have never been to Esperance - I hear many good things though! Can I ask, approximately how much did your trip cost? Do you own the caravan or rent it? I would LOVE to do a roadtrip around WA, DH would love to roadtrip to Melbourne - I'd love to pick your brains Trish!
I'm happy to share my blog with my BB friends, but just shoot me a PM me for the link . I'll PM you Ash, Keike and Doodlebug (that's the nickname I give DS2 LOL!) though seeing as you all asked
Keike - It's amazing how many people from Perth haven't been to Esperance! I guess it's a very long way to travel so you couldn't just go there for the weekend! It's hard to put a price on the trip because we are fortunate that DH has a company vehicle and we didn't have to pay for fuel (woohoo!). It was pretty expensive to tow a 17 foot caravan with a Land Cruiser, sometimes we were going through 25 litres per 100km - eek!. A car on diesel would have done a lot better. Accomodation prices varied from caravan park to caravan park. It probably averaged about $30-$35 per night (this includes the kids). There are plenty of free camping places though and some really cheap national parks (some we only paid $7 a night for!). We used the Camps Australia Wide 5 book which lists most campsites (and rest areas you can camp at) around Australia that are free or cost under $22 per night. It was fantastic to have! We already owned a caravan, just an old Jayco with a pop-top roof. Feel free to pick my brains any time!
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