Today was along drive but like nothing we have ever done before. In an hour this morning we counted 33 vehicles going in both directions and when, because we were bored we repeated the exercise when Rosemarie was driving we counted 16 vehicles. Hopefully you get the idea that these are not the busiest roads on the planet. I could see 50 cars on a trip from our house to the centre of Launceston.
This does of course  make driving very pleasurable.
We stopped for lunch in the town of Ravensthorpe and felt as though we were truly in the outback,there was a great history display there, created in ceramic tiles that made us think about the history,particularly as the town hadn't been founded  until 1878.
The journey to Esperance was through the wheat belt and pasture land and passed quickly. We were ensconced into our hotel room by 3.30 and were pleased with our chalet. Why can't there be a national standard for hotel rooms? In Dunsborough we had everything, toaster, plates, cutlery and glasses. In Pemberton we no plates or cutlery or a toaster but we did have a tea towel and washing up liquid. In Albany we had a toaster but no plates or cutlery and no hand towels. The toaster was so effective we set the smoke alarm off twice this morning, probably much to the annoyance of our neighbours.
In Esperance we have a fully equipped kitchen.
Tonight we decided after walking around Esperance that we would have chips from a fish and chip shop to go with our salad. We made our way to the shop and ordered a large portion of chips, the pleasant girl behind the counter asked how many people we were trying to feed? We replied just the two of us. She suggested we had a medium portion of chips, so we agreed. When our chips arrived there was about two pounds of potatoes in a bag. We were flabbergasted by the size of the portion,we managed to eat about half of what we received, if this is what two people normally order in Australia, then they are heading for an obesity crisis. We decided we had enough chips for four healthy adults and it broke our hearts to put such good chips in the bin.
All in all an interesting day.