Before leaving Moora we did our usual van chores of emptying and filling, plus shopping and getting fuel. Fortunately we didn’t have too far to travel as it was still quite rainy. We stopped on the way to the Tuarts Reserve Camping to have a picnic with a view, and realised it was somewhere where we have stopped for lunch before. I didn’t get out to take photos, too windy and cold.

We haven’t been to Tuarts Reserve before. It would be better in warmer weather I think, when the amount of shade would be welcome. The campsite filled up overnight, and someone came in close to us at our spot, I felt sorry for them as we are quite noisy with the water pump, the gas hot water heater, the deisel heater and, to top it off, we are both still coughing a lot.

In the morning we were the last to leave, no surprise there, and drove into Jurien Bay. There is a new bar/cafe on the beach, with a new and rather cute little jetty. We had hot drinks (wait staff always think the chai latte is for me and the coffee for him), plus shared a caramel slice. Then we walked out onto the jetty. The sea is particularly beautiful there.

We came to our campsite at Sandy Cape in the mid afternoon. We were the only ones in our area for small campers, but that changed as the day wore on. Again, our neighbours were the unlucky ones.

The campsite is accessible on a bitumen road and having flushing toilets is a bonus. There is a camp kitchen with BBQs as well, and a camp host keeps things orderly. I’m surprised at the level of vegetation in this area, we are next to a bank of glasses and bushes and there are some trees around the camp as well.

When we walked out to climb the nearby sandune to get a view of the bay and the other side there is even quite a lot of vegetation on the sand dunes. The sunset wasn’t particularly wonderful, but we enjoyed the walk. The beach and water are full of seaweed, so it isn’t pretty as it is in Jurien Bay. But, still, it’s a lovely place to be.