Hi Everyone
We arrived in a town called Carnarvon on the west coast 2 months ago. We pulled into the Carnarvon Caravan Park for a night and on the off chance asked if there was any work available in the area. We managed to get jobs pruning grape vines for a mad old croatian couple and finally finished the job a few days ago. Carnarvon isn't a particularly amazing place but the people we have met have made the experience. There are more long term residents at the caravan park than pit stoppers which makes it like a little community where you get to know everyone. There are many "Grey Nomads" who come up from the south to escape from the winter, and also loads of backpackers working like us - surprisingly the combination works pretty well! We have been adopted by lots of old ladies who make us relish and mend our trousers, and also have a great group of mates who we drink with and hang out with in the evenings.
The end is now nigh though as everyone is finishing work and preparing to move on. The next stop will be Coral Bay and Exmouth although with the school holidays starting on Monday we are told that it gets pretty expensive and all the caravan parks, national parks and free camps fill up so there is nowhere to camp! It looks as if we have picked the worst time to move and will probably be digging bush toilets and sleeping on the side of the highway! We will let you know how it all goes as soon as we have internet access again. Having trouble uploading more photos, will try again soon. Love to everyone, H & P xxx
