Travel in WA under the Covid-19 restrictions

We are starting to feel like fugitives, running, running running - just one step ahead of the law.  In order to try to grapple with the virus spreading, it is very likely that the state government in WA is going to try to keep people at home and to restrict people travelling needlessly.  But for people like us, away from our domicile, the motor home is our home.  Like snails with their home on the back, we are more or less isolating ourselves. Certainly socially isolating as we are the only touching each other and the dog :-)  We do shopping but that is all.

Now that restaurants, cafes, wineries and most importantly for us, bridge clubs, all closing their doors, our dream of wining and dining around the fabulous Margaret River region we experienced all those years ago is not available, we don't want to be stuck down here where winter is almost as bad as back home.  We want to be locked into the northern part of this huge state where at least we will be warm.  So, we will leave Esperance today and head north along the inland back roads.  This will be safer for us contamination wise and hopefully we will not be stopped as it is off the main tourist track.

Statue of a whale in Esperance.

One of the many beautiful beaches along the great ocean drive.

Another beach.

Panorama view of the same beach.

Our minor disaster was a broken door lock on the motor home.  For a couple of days we had to clamber over the front two cab seats in order to get in and out.  We manged to get it fixed in Esperance to my great delight and relief