Thierings on Tour

Everyone had a good sleep and we got straight into travel mode after a quick brekkie. We packed up and set off relatively early today, however by the time we got fuel and grabbed a coffee the kids asked for the lunchbox, only to realise that we had left it at the camp kitchen. So back we went to the campground and lucky we did, because alongside the lunchbox there was a whole pile of other important  belongings that had been left in the kitchen! 

Today was a big driving day and the road wasn’t the best as it was windy and a bit bumpy, so required a lot of concentration from Chris. Scarly kept busy with her new turtle toy, whilst the girls did a bit of reading. It feels like we haven’t done as many huge driving days as at the start of the trip, but there are definitely a few more coming.

The landscape around us has changed completely again and it was wheat fields everywhere. I didn’t even realise Australia produced so much of it. As we rolled into Ravensthorpe for a stop, it was cool to see the big Silos.

Ravensthorpe itself looked very sleepy and only had one cafe open today, which didn’t leave much choice for lunch as it had been emptied by 11.30am. We grabbed the last sausage roll there and I got busy making chicken wraps, trying to stretch what was left into enough for everyone.
We quickly stretched the legs, had a little look around and after Jazzy had rescued a ladybug (named Amber) were back off on our merry way.

When we arrived in Esperance the weather wasn’t all that incredible with some pretty gloomy storm clouds around, but that didn’t stop the girls from jumping in the pool and enjoying a long swim and some games with their friends the Douglass boys. Apparently the pool was even heated but as it was drizzling when they jumped in, I was happy to watch on from the sidelines.

Kms travelled – 388