Middle Lagoon

We left Broome this morning about

8.00am for Cape Leveque. We had decided to stay at a place called Middle Lagoon - Nature's Hideaway. Unusual drive firstly on bitumen for 40k's then dirt / rock / clay / sand for the next 90k's. Back on to bitumen temporarily and then a 30k's journey from the main road to our camp on a very sandy track. When we arrived late morning, we chose a campsite on the ridge overlooking one of the beaches and taking advantage of the fantastic view. The kids had a swim in front of our campsite and enjoyed a play for the rest of the afternoon. It was very relaxing and we also got to unwind and do some reading. We also managed to walk around the campground and checked out the actual lagoon beach which was a beautiful horseshoe. The sunset was spectacular with a very vivid orange sky. Curried sausages for dinner with rice. It was idyllic and seemed to good to be true - which it was. Around 3.00am the wind picked up and tried to blow us back to Victoria. It bent the heavy duty sand pegs and we had the tent tied off to the trailer to prevent it blowing away. By morning we couldn't believe how much sand had managed to get into the tent and our beds even though it was sealed up tight. The wind was still howling so we ate our breakfast cereal sitting in the car because we couldn't keep the bowls on the table. It was a good day to not be at our camp on the ridge.