The Old Convent is now budget accommodation. The Catholics bagged the good real estate here. The other denominations are not on the Main Street.
After coffee and breakfast I packed up and got on the road again. I realise now why yesterday was so tough. It must have been mostly uphill because the road to Geraldton descends 700 metres over 50 km. There were a stack of small hills but the overall trend was downhill which made for more enjoyable riding. The wind had moderated too.
Coming into Geraldton I was able to get off the highway and take an alternate road with less traffic through some beachside suburbs. The Indian Ocean is a beautiful turquoise colour here (at least on this sunny day).
On the way to the caravan park I passed some nice historic buildings and then went through the port area. The C’Park is on a peninsula just past the port. I have a large grassed area to myself, I even have my own table and chair set, such luxury after bush camping!
After a shower I hit the laundry. Question - What do you wear when everything needs washing? Fortunately the weather is warm and sunny out of the wind.
Once I had dealt with the laundry it was back to town to the supermarket and to have a look around. Lots of older buildings in amongst the newer. Geraldton has a nice waterfront area although the cool southerly wind was probably keeping people away from the beach.
I didn't notice the church was leaning when I took this picture!
When I got back to the C’Park my nice quiet area had other campers including 2 German girls who were parked very near my tent. I offered to move my tent further away but they said it wasn’t necessary. When I said my snoring might bother them they laughed. I moved my tent just in case!
Later the remaining sites around filled up so it was quite crowded. Hoping for nice quiet bush camp tomorrow.
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