Heavy rain occurred during our last night in the park but we managed to pack up and leave by 7:20am for the drive to Exmouth. The panel beater wanted the car by 9:00 and promised to have it ready between 1:00 and 2:00pm.
Our first stop in Exmouth was at the visitor centre to fill up the water tanks. We knew that Coral Bay is on artesian water which is hot and salty, not the kind of thing you want to run through the caravan plumbing. Desalinated drinking water is available for drinking, but very expensive for general use.
After filling up the tanks in the rain we parked the caravan outside the local shopping centre and unhitched. John took the car in whilst I tackled the mountain of washing in the launderette. Rainy days in Exmouth must be washing day for campers as the place became quite crowded after a while. Next chore was grocery shopping to stock up for the next week or so, Coral Bay is a tiny place. Then John and I tackled the rather grubby interior of the van and had it all spick and span in no time. By this stage the rain was starting to clear and we treated ourselves to lunch in a cafe.
The car was ready at 1:00 so John went and picked it up [Exmouth is a very small place so easy walking distance] and we were soon on the way for the relatively short drive to Coral Bay arriving at about 3:45. Here the weather was warm and sunny. We set up the van and enjoyed the novelty of a powered site; no more watching how the batteries are faring and hoping there is enough sun on the solar panel to top them up! We enjoyed a quick catch up on the phone with Nicole, David and a very taciturn Nathan.
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| Look, we have a rear window! |
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