We knew the weather was going to stay bad, but with less than four weeks till we get home, we thought we better hit the road.

As a rule, when you see a Severe Weather Warning, you would generally avoid camping. Nah, not us. We pushed on through the rain and wind down the freeway for a few hours to Dunsborough where I demanded a coffee stop and refused to set up camp in the dreadful stormy weather. Then on to Yallingup, just 8km down the road. Fergus, Harry and I all thought that this sort of weather should cause us to stop in at one of the many 4 star resorts in the region. However, this must have got lost in translation, as John found us a spot (there were many available) at the 4 star Yallingup Holiday Park – for campers! Yay!

Looking on the bright side, this gave us the opportunity to use another piece of equipment. We put up all the canvas sides to the trailer! That’s just what you want on a Severe Weather Warning night – a good piece of canvas.

Together with the previously mentioned warning, there was also a Marine Weather Warning from Bunbury to Cape Leeuwin, with bad stuff going on out there on the water. This means a big swell, but the crazy wind means no surf. It was pretty tough to be at such a supremo surfing location and have nothing to surf. You could only describe the water as “a mess” .

That’s the genuine colour of the sky. It produced a lot of rain!

Nonetheless, Yallingup is an absolutely beautiful place. The homes are nestled around the beach and for a couple of million, you could have yourself a nice shack.