After a pleasant night in the bush, half way between Albany and Esperance, we sought more serenity on the beach in Cape Le Grand NP. And we found it big time! Lucky Bay was named by Matthew Flinders when he sheltered in this tiny bay in January 1802. We wonder why he ever left? Words like “idyllic” spring to mind as we gaze across the calm waters of the bay, past the whale playing just off the beach, to the whitest sand we have ever seen.
Much of the coast around Esperance is like this. There are over 100 islands off this strip of Southern Ocean coastline. Enormous granite outcrops provide the back drop to a perfect, warm, late winter day.
Sounds fantastic. And it was…. Until the clown camped across from us turned his generator on! Most National Parks ban generators, but here they are permitted from 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm. It went on at 5:00 precisely. It had better go off at 9:00 precisely, or we’ll see how well Mr Honda’s generator runs with sand in the air intake!! By the way, they are Victorians!
We just don’t get it. The noisy little beasts cost up to $3000. Our solar panels and internal van battery cost much less than half that and have no running costs. All modern vans can charge their batteries from the car while you are driving. Our record to date for camping off mains power is 5 days and, in that time, using our inverter, we were able to watch videos for several hours every night and have our CD player on for 4 - 5 hrs.
Ban the generator! If they had a T-shirt we’d buy it! (To match the Grumpy Old Man one.)
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