Bloody school
holidays! Our plan of living schedule free
has hit a bit of a snag… all because of school holidays… We packed up and hit the road for Cape
Leveque. Not far up the Cape Leveque
Road, the bitumen runs out and you hit the dirt… 100km later we turned off for
an even rougher 40km of dirt into Middle Lagoon. In hindsight the trip wasn’t so bad, just a
few bumps and a few corrugations… However, our problem wasn’t the road in… when
we asked to book a camp site for the night their response was they were fully
booked because of school holidays and so was everywhere else in Cape Leveque,
you idiot… OK, she didn’t actually say we were idiots but her look and tone of
voice said she was thinking it… So, after 150km of rough-ish road we were
looking at turning around and heading all the way back into Broome. Thankfully she had a conscience and seeing
our dilemma, said she could squeeze us in for one night only… PHEW! We then borrowed her satellite phone to ring
around Cape Leveque desperately looking for somewhere to camp our trailer. Turns out Kooljaman was fully booked too… we
could get in three days from now but for one night only… grrr. I tried Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm next and hallelujah! They were fully booked but had four brand
spanking new caravan sites that hadn’t been completely finished so hadn’t been
opened to the public yet… would I like one of those? Hell yes!
Disaster averted… we had somewhere to stay for tonight then the next
three nights… We could now get back to exploring
the sites of Middle Lagoon…
Middle
Lagoon actually consists of a lagoon and a small bay. This is the bay. The primo camping spots are along the dunes
overlooking this bay (no, beggars can’t be choosers so we didn’t get to park
our camper along this ridge…)
The lagoon is just around to the left of the bay… it was a pretty spot however we had read many reviews that absolutely raved about this place. Yes, it was nice but not sure it deserved all the hype… Maybe you need to stay here a few days to fully appreciate it. Not sure how it would go with somewhere around 100 campsites and only 4 toilets and 4 solar showers…
The kids having fun…
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