Feb 17 – Feb 22rd A few days at Mandurah, in an apartment, then camping

I booked 3 nights at the Quest Apartments in Mandurah on Wotif.com. I had decided that if Darren was going to swan around having a holiday from a holiday, then I would blow some of our savings on 3 nights in a hotel. Then I was going to go and stay at a caravan park and camp for a couple of nights there, sleeping in the back of the car ( I couldn’t be bothered with a tent).

I was rather sad to wave Megan goodbye, but it was fun to be off on an adventure alone, just me and the ambulance. Rebecca was going to come and visit me down there, so I wasn’t going to be alone all of the time.
I arrived, the room opened out onto lush gardens, the pool was a stone’s throw away, and was empty, large and sparkling. There was cable television with a variety of film channels, and a large bathroom with 5 pristine white towels all to myself. MMMMMMMM!

Needless to say, the time flew by. One evening I went for a long walk to see the sun set on the coast – but managed to get there after the event, and realised I was facing North not West anyway. Mandurah has a large harbour and the sun set and sky were spectacular behind all the masts, it reminded me of Cowes and Bembridge in the Isle of Wight.

Rebecca came to visit, and we had a lovely lunch looking at all the boats, wondering what everyone at work was doing. Afterwards we went for a swim in the pool and then sat in the spa – bliss!

On the Saturday I checked out and went to the beach for the day. The trouble with this coast is that it gets v.v. windy, so I managed to put up my little beach tent (UV Protection 50), but after a while the wind got more and more, and I was the only thing that was preventing it blowing away entirely. So had to dismantle it again, trying to look as though I had meant to have it up only for an hour or so, and that the wind had also been in my plan.

I then went to Mandurah campsite, which was pristine. I had put one of the mattresses in the back of the truck, which was empty as everything had been put in Megan’s garage before Darren went away. I had my box of clothes, picnic set, electric lamp, computer. I was set! I booked a powered site for a couple of nights and to my delight was told they had masses of videos I could borrow for free, so I was happy as. The pool was great too, and I spent a blissful couple of days there, really not doing much at all.