As usual, I had a stopover in Geraldton. I had tried to book a room at the Ocean Centre Hotel, but was told it was fully booked. Instead I settled for a private room at the Geraldton Backpackers, just next door. This place was interesting: built in 1910 as a guest house. In those days there was no such thing as an en suite. Everyone went along the corridor to the shared bathroom and this is still the case today. I spoke to the manager as I left, because I had seen no actual backpackers. She said there had been none since COVID.
My room had a sea view and I spent a lot of time watching large container ships being turned round by tugs:
I enjoyed the warmth from the setting sun in the late afternoon. It was still cold and breezy outside.
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| View from my room next morning. |
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| View from the communal bathroom. My Prius is parked near the fence. |
When I arrived back in Perth I was glad not to have anything more to do, since C cooked dinner. It was Shakshuka:
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