We'd booked into Orleans Bay Caravan Park at Duke of Orleans Bay for tomorrow but thought we’d take a chance and see if we could get in today. Our peace and quiet had been shattered at Lucky Bay and the realisation set in that it was always going to be tricky during school holidays in such a popular area such as this. We’d always tried to holiday outside of school holidays for this very reason but we’d just have to suck it up as we are now...

It was quiet overnight and it was also cool so we had no trouble sleeping. I managed to ignore the sun coming through the window as it wasn't strong. We were in Esperance just after 9.00am and filled the bus with gas (39.8c/litre) and walked the shops. It was suggested by one of the girls in the tourist bureau that we camp at Lucky Bay in Cape Le Grand National Park, so that’s exactly what we did. It’s about 65km east of Esperance and is one of ...