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LanceS


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Does anyone know of cheaper motels between Coolgardie and Perth,...or around the Albany Walpole region and around Esperance.  These locations are all within my flexible line of fire on this 4-5 week solo trip from Adelaide, Kalgoorlie, Perth, Albany and Esperance that I'll finally be heading off to in a couple of days time.

 I'm travelling in a dual cab Hi-lux with canopy so I have no problem 'camping' in the back of that, in caravan parks, if necessary but the occasional motel bed and hot shower wouldn't go astray either.

 I don't want to be paying out a huge 3 figure sum of good spending money when all I'd need is a kip for the night and a shower in the morning.

   Any thoughts or ideas would certainly be greatly appreciated.

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Lance.



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Aldi have got a king single swag for $100 next Saturday. A swag & pull out awning is about the cheapest nights sleep. Might be a bit cool for another month or so. Cheers Pete

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I actually found three cheap but VERY basic 'bed in a box' type accommodation across the Nullarbor last week, where what seems to be old transportables or building site offices have been converted. Best one was in Ceduna and included a basic en suite, fridge and TV for $60. Eucla had the basic 'bed in a box' for $50 and Balladonia had a VERY BASIC bed in a box, also $50 and the only reason I stayed the night there was that I didnt want to do another 200 k's to Norseman at night when I had already counted 300 dead kangaroos on the side of the road since Eucla. I'm now heading for my fourth night staying in a Kalgoorlie caravan park cabin and this has to be the best value of the lot. A very clean converted site office with 3/4 bed, modern shower and loo, a/c, 32" TV, fridge/freezer, desk, cupboard, jug, tea and coffee etc for $66 a night. I'm going out to Karonie today for the first time since 1964 so that will be the culmination of this whole trip. Everywhere after Karonie will be a bonus to this 4 week trip. Photos will follow soon. Cheers Lance

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Hi Lance, I've just recently come back from the east with a mixture of Caravan parks and freecamps. I did notice that Munglinup, west of Esperance has a good freecamp opposite the service station. It has a toilet block with showers which you pay for at the service station. It looked ok & is not right on the highway. I'll be staying there next time. Also, nice ppl running it and not out to make a rip-off.
Also, a great place to stay is Parry's Beach, just west of Denmark. There's heaps of info on here about it if you enter it on "search". It's roughly about $20 pn, right by a nice beach and has a good shower block and fireplaces. Hopefully you'd get there before school hols as you can't book it ahead. (No cabins there though.)

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Thanks fir that

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Last reply went before I'd barely started it. Thanks for that info, which will come in very handy after I leave Perth in a week or so and keep heading South. Albany region, the timber country anf then across to Esperance are all still to come before I start heading back to Adelaide. Cheers Lance

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Sids camp just south of Northcliffe. shower, toilet, camp kitchen, and your swag.

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Lance, re cheap cabins etc, for Esperance try the Bushlands Caravan Park (near the Pink Lake), have cheap cabin with ensuite shower toilet etc, also kitchen/fridge etc, etc.    See in Camps 7 book if you have one.  



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Parry's Beach between Denmark & Walpole is a nice spot.

http://www.rainbowcoast.com.au/areas/denmark/parrybeach.htm



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