My lovely Busselton hosts (out of Eagle Bay) Malcolm and Evelyn, plus Laurie and Sonia and her dad 

Terry Bolland keeps on having a protective eye on me and my trip, and organized getting me out of my beach camp at Eagle Bay today. I was not really suffering anything there, but two weather days off in strong winds and heavy rain squalls make a civilized person somehow thinking “what am I doing here…” (in my tent, close to civilisation, but without a shower and enough battery power to finish my updates and to have frequent phone calls).

So Terry called his kayaking friend Laurie, who was a bit busy that afternoon, but Laurie organized himself his lovely neighbor Malcolm to pick me from my stormy beach camp at around 2.30pm. I ended up staying with Malcolm and Evelyn in their beautiful house. Thanks to all taking so good care of me!

After all chores like a proper shower, washing and cleaning my gear and most website updates were done, we had a great dinner together! I ate double portions of all the delicious food to fatten up a bit more for the next tough leg in big swells! :-)) Thanks to Sonia cooking, and Evelyn doing the desert!

Text message from Freya:

I’m having a weather day off today, and probably tomorrow as well. No good going around Cape Naturaliste and to head south in BIG unprotected swell and winds! Maybe it will be good enough on Saturday, but Sunday looks even better. We’ll see. Busy updating my website, emailing and catching up with my private needs…