We were only going to spend one night at Horrocks, but we rather fell in love. We had rather hoped we would have a view of the sea, but apparently those spots were booked in advance. It didn’t really matter. We booked a second day anyway.

On arrival we were quite hungry and went to the General Store, which is really more of a cafe and had fish tacos and hot drinks. In the afternoon we took a bit of a walk along a path by the sea, and thought that we would do a beach walk in the morning.

In the morning we found out why there were large sandbags against the shoreline, the normal tide comes right up to the edge, meaning there isn’t a beach until low tide.

We went for a bit longer walk along the path to enjoy the sunset. It was partly cloudy, which made for quite a beautiful view from a lookout point, strategically placed to make the most of it. Well done Horrocks!

We bought a frozen meal for our tea, taking advantage of the camper’s kitchen next door which has many appliances, including a microwave. It was a single meal and we added extra veggies.

I had done one load of washing after we arrived and did another on the second day. We have managed to half fill our washing bag again already.

Saying goodbye to Horrocks made us feel sad. We have worked out how far it is from Perth, just in case we want to pop up there some other time. It’s a combination on pleasant aspect, many nice homes, both old and new, and it doesn’t seem to attract many tourists, just people passing through, like us.

I have wanted to go to Ellendale Pool for a couple of years now. It’s not far from Geraldton on the Grenough river. The landscape is reminescent of Coalseam National Park. On the way we stopped in at Northampton for shopping and to visit a cafe. The drive itself was much longer than it should have been because of a road closure at Walkaway. Still, we were able to visit a vast wind farm on the way.

We have just moved from our original spot this morning as most caravans and vans have left and we had more of a choice. Our rear wheels are up on ramps to make us fairly level. Happy.

Our plan is to stay here tonight, then go to Mingenew for the water and dump points, then back to Yandanooka Hall in hopes of seeing some stars. There is light rain forecast for tomorrow and we don’t know if the skies will be clear enough, but it’s a good spot, level, with flushing toilets. We have flushing toilets here as well, plus bins, picnic tables and shelters, and some established walk. We went on one of the walks yesterday evening.