Sat Phone Hire

Thanks for spotting that Melissa. Given you know the Kimberley, is it necessary to get something like a sat phone?

I was going to drop you a note anyway today, after I spent a good hour or so indulging in your website. Nicely done, and great to read. You obviously have some great fun.

I was reading today that alot of WA is quite restrictive for bush camping, especially on beaches - no camp fires, and no digging holes for dunnies. Again, given you know the place well, how true is this, or is it only limited to certain areas?

Hopefully bump into you next year...

PS. Surprised it took a die hard like you 4 1/2 months to introduce Matty to camping. We had Theo, our little one, in Koolpin Gorge at 6 weeks!! I think he enjoyed it (LOL) :-)

Hi Rob,

No I don't think it's necessary to have a sat phone in the Kimberley unless you are really planning on getting to some very out of way places and/or travelling outside mid-year holiday period. We aren't planning on taking one with us next year.

As for bush camping in WA I don't think it's restrictive at all, certainly no more so than anywhere else. There are plenty of bush/beach camps close to Perth and around the SW region, and heaps as your head north or east where the population is more sparce and far between. Trick is to find them. If you're heading over this way sometime feel free to email me your planned route and I will help you out with any good bush campsites I know of along the way.

Must admit Matty was older than we'd expected him to be on his first camping trip. When I became pregnant all our freinds laughed and said "that'll be the end of your camping/touring for awhile" which of course was like a red rag to a bull. We were determined to prove them wrong ASAP. Trouble was Matty was born with a medical condition affecting his bowel/tummy and had emergency surgery within hours, then a stint in the neonatal intensive care unit at PMH (the childrens hospital in Perth). Finally, he was allowed back to our local hospital, then home, then he had to go back to hospital, then home to scream for another 6 weeks whilst more test were done etc etc. Once they got to the bottom of the problem it was an easy fix but by then he was about 8 weeks old and Greg & I were so rattled it took us until he was 4.5 mths old before we were game to even think about camping and venturing too far from home. Reckon that kid can't throw a curve ball eh! But he's fine now and absolutely loves camping :-)))

We're planning to leave for the Kimberley next year when the next one is only 2.5 mths old, working on the assumption that we've had our "problem" child and the next one will be plain sailing, LOL. Hope I haven't just jinxed myself!

:o) MelissaPetrol 4.5L GU Patrol &
Camprite TL8 offroad camper
http://members.westnet.com.au/flatdog

Hi Melissa

Given Matty was ill, hope my comments weren't too insensitive. I seem to have new questions every day about the trip we're planning.

You say sat phone not necessary etc. We're up the west coast during March, then from Broome to Darwin in April. Most remote we're planning is Mitchell Plateau. Does that qualify as out of the way at wrong time of year?

Any views on whether fitting a snorkel would make sense? And camping site suggestions would be terrific. My home e-mail is robin@thehiltons.co.uk if you'd prefer to take discussion off line

Thanks

Why don't you move to Brissy ...... I'd be your mate for sure ;-}Rosco

Yeah, or Perth. I'll be your freind too!

:o) MelissaPetrol 4.5L GU Patrol &
Camprite TL8 offroad camper
http://members.westnet.com.au/flatdog

Nyah nyah .... He's mine cos I saw him first....Rosco

Ahem...or Darwin - very friendly people.

And Ross - I believe I was first cos he was replying to my post... ;-)

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