Riding across Western Australia on my solo motorcycle camping adventure S2 Episode 11

I bunker down in Esperance to get out of the rain, then check out Lucky Bay apparently the best beach in the world. Then I continue west towards Albany to find a place to camp on the beach.

[@grahamcairn8379]

Your photography skills 👌. Atleast you have a dry bed for the night.

[@freewayproject]

Thanks mate. Yes dry always make the trip more fun, it should be the last or the rain.

[@grahamcairn8379]

@@freewayproject hopefully it will be for you. Keep them coming. Really appreciate your efforts.

[@frankseymour4162]

Thanks for the great videos. A bit of help for the emergency fund so you don't have to sleep in a toilet any time soon. Take care

[@freewayproject]

Thank you Frank, it is greatly appreciated, it will go straight into the fund. I just glad I wasn't a couple inches taller otherwise I wouldn't have been able to lay on the shower floor straight

[@simonmills2375]

I havent watched this yet, I'm saving it for later😃...... Have now, great episode Joe. Thanks very much

[@freewayproject]

I hope it lives up to expectations.

[@jasontaylor8412]

Yes mate I too would have turned around, have you ever had to just camp in the bush with no other option. Great viewing joe. Ride safe.

[@freewayproject]

on the second and 3rd night of this trip as the sun was setting I just pulled over and camped on the side of the road and it was fine. When it is raining the ground is soaked and more rain falling it just not as fun, with the trip begin about having fun, there are times I'll pull the pin find a place (if close by) and start again the next day.

[@hughgardiner2247]

Good to see your posts again ... good thinking 👍

[@freewayproject]

I'm about halfway through this series so still a bit more to come, glad you're enjoying it.

[@jktl1000s]

Hey Joe you’re in my neighbourhood…well almost I’m in Margaret River and ride a a Yamaha Niken and always tour this area…Margs /Albany/Esperance/south west in general.Great trip so far always on the look out for you now that you’re homing in on Margs…Ride /stay safe love the channel and photography at the end .😊you are making me want a RE sooooo bad never ever been on dirt with a bike (I’m 60)but this inspires me…maybe a RE scrambler hmmm

[@freewayproject]

Glad you're enjoying the series, you do live in an amazing area. The Scram of Himalayan are great bikes to start with on the dirt, they have lower end torque which helps but they don't have massive power which can get people into trouble off road. The weight is now down and the balance of the bike is great, so really comfortable to stand which you do a lot off road.

[@jktl1000s]

@@freewayproject Cheers Mate ..Thanks for the heads up..Hymo it is then…enjoy WA.

[@noelbowerman1562]

Outstanding stills ,here's to better luck with the weather. 😊

[@freewayproject]

Thanks mate, this area is normally wet during the winter so was expected, it was the wettest winter in decades though.

[@Peter-jm7zt]

Hi Joe, thanks for another great video. All the best Regards Peter.😊

[@freewayproject]

Glad you're enjoying the series Peter.

[@johnswallow3710]

That shower idea is mint 😂

[@freewayproject]

It's great in a pinch.

[@SuperJohnhughes]

Hi Joe, came across your show by accident, anyhoo, I'm only into my fourth episode and loving it, itchy boots eat your heart out. 😅

[@freewayproject]

It's great to hear that you are enjoying the series John, There are 3 series in Australia (a rough idea, Dirt Alternative, Roam Australia) Then there is the current series Roam New Zealand, so hopefully you'll find a few more episode you mighty like.

[@horsesoldier1]

Thank you for another awesome episode ❤👍so interesting you use electrical tape for emergencies, I carry a roll and zip ties when riding just in case. Smiled the whole way through, your work is wonderful.

[@freewayproject]

Thanks glad you enjoyed this one. I also have a bag of zip ties with me.

[@simonjones2645]

1:56 lucky bay yes ! One of my favourite places to be ! I truly hope WA turns it on for you mate ! ❤❤❤ ! Thankyou again!

[@freewayproject]

It is a stunning place, I imagine on a warm summers day it would be the perfect place to be.

[@simonjones2645]

I've just finished the episode mate, another absolute ripper ! I'm now excited for Pemberton or somewhere close I imagine.. ! Thankyou again!

[@neil2402]

Great scenery on the coast there. Thanks again...

[@freewayproject]

it is stunning, I bet those beaches like Lucky Bay are epic on a hot summer day.

[@goldwing3982]

Great ride and pics Joe. Thanks again.....

[@freewayproject]

Thanks mate, happy you are enjoying some of the others.

[@RoadDogSteve]

Wake up dry, warm and ready to head out.... Good recharge stops..... Enjoying the scenery..... thanks

[@freewayproject]

Glad you enjoyed it. Yes I don't mind roughing it but sometimes it worth resting recharging, I'm all about having fun not about suffering for no reason.

[@benjohnson7170]

Choice as landscapes and bush,and then that big pile of woodchips (trees)..... Hope the sun comes out soon matey.

[@freewayproject]

Thanks mate, it should be mostly sun for the rest of the trip as I will be heading north and it is the dry season up there.

[@Tina293-72]

Thanks for some more great footage and stories Joe. Lovely beaches along that coastline, just stunning! Stay dry in that 🙂onesie!

[@freewayproject]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. Yes the coastline is stunning.

[@sanatandharma4435]

Many thanks again for your great videos. You are an inspiration!

[@freewayproject]

Thanks, glad you are still enjoying the series.

[@brianwright6923]

Another great video Joe, only a suggestion but try going to a men’s shed to do your oil change they’re in just about every town and I think they would be only to happy to help you out

[@freewayproject]

Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the suggestion I'll look into it as it sounds like a great idea.

[@martythompson6509]

Great series. Honestly, it's the best footage, static shots and commentary of any of the adventure channels I regularly watch. I'm also a photographer, so truly appreciate those stills. Putting an offer out to you for on your way back. I'm near Wagga Wagga NSW. I have a full motorcycle workshop at home including a proper tyre machine and balancer. You're more than welcome to the spare room in the house and use of the workshop, tools and equipment. 👍

[@freewayproject]

Thanks Marty, glad you are enjoying the series. And greatly appreciate the offer, I think I'll go over the top (north) on the way back this time, but will probably be coming back through your area on the next trip so may take you up on the offer then. Thanks for all the support.

[@Adon.Y]

Same goes for Bridgetown WA, I have a decently set up workshop here at home if you need somewhere dry to work/service 🤙

[@scintilladesign4187]

Stunning beaches, almost as good as Devon!

[@freewayproject]

that it was, I can only image how good it would be on a hot summers day with not a cloud in the sky.

[@Peter760]

That there epitomises adventure travelling. You never know what your gonna get and then there are more surprises along the way. Great vid thanks.

[@freewayproject]

yes Peter exactly and it is what makes it so interesting and an actual adventure, otherwise if it was all planed out it would be a tour not an adventure.

[@realhowlerproductions]

Beautiful part of the world and one of my favorite areas of Australia. Love the ensuite accommodation. 👍👍

[@freewayproject]

Yes it is a stunning region, haha yes it got the job done.

[@realhowlerproductions]

Also great to see honest down to earth content not loaded up with wanky BS ....Goodonya Joe@@freewayproject

[@horsesoldier1]

Waiting for the next episode :)

[@freewayproject]

Thank you again, it is greatly appreciated.

[@marksteele4364]

The best laid plans of mice and men...but love following your adventure.....Beautiful part of Oz....nice.

[@freewayproject]

thanks mate, glad you're enjoying the series. I think I found the camp site at lunch time so not too disappointed to not make it out to it. There will be many more to come 😁

[@TwoTubesADV]

Wow, isn't Esperance beautiful 👌 Great episode mate 👍

[@freewayproject]

It is stunning, it would be a great place on a warm summer day, cool little town and the beaches like Lucky Bay are incredible.

[@robynroosendaal8802]

Stunning photography and lovely commentary 😊

[@freewayproject]

Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed the episode.

[@johnpiegzik1947]

Hi Joe. Well another great video. Even not always days go to plan but that’s ok all part of travelling. I still love every second on my bike. Cheers John from Gold Coast

[@freewayproject]

Thanks John, yes thing sometime don't go to plan and that's why I try not to plan too much and what makes it an adventure 😁

[@darrencarmichael-yd2vx]

Probably my fave episode so far joe , probably not really yours tho 😅 . Picked up my royal enfield today . Spring is coming and cape la grande is looking good 👍. Ride safe mate 👍

[@freewayproject]

Glad you enjoyed it Darren, oh there all good, it all part of the adventure.. Yes that area of Cap La Grande is stunning, and you can take that dirt road I was on further south to a heap more beaches, it ends up at a town I think and apparently there is a great spot to get lunch.

[@RamblingRuters]

I had to Google what the seasons are in Aus. 😂 I didn’t know the spring is much different then ours in States, learn something new everyday, thanks for the education

[@freewayproject]

@@RamblingRuters yer we are opposite to you guys, our winter is your summer, your spring is our fall.

[@person.X.]

I had exactly the same experience a couple of years ago on that exact same route into Albany. Pouring rain and saturated ground so any idea of camping went out the window and I had to find a motel in Albany too. It actually gets fairly wet and cold in the south of WA in winter particularly around Albany to Margaret River.

[@freewayproject]

Yes, I had heard it gets wet there during winter too, I was trying to leave about six weeks earlier, but it just kept getting delayed so I ended up getting wet a bit in the south. But it still was beautiful.

[@3goldfinger]

Yeah, all part of the game, when the sun comes out again, all forgotten.

[@freewayproject]

haha, very well put, exactly

[@matthewkenny4135]

Love it Joe! Based in Colorado USA your making this western Australian very home sick!

[@freewayproject]

thanks Matthew, glad you're enjoying it. I'm heading north alone the coast next so there'll be a lot more from the big beautiful state.

[@matthewkenny4135]

Let me know if you need an address for a coffee stop in bunbury. I’ll let my folks know you’ll be stopping by

[@simoncarter9341]

Another great video so thanks Joe, by the way I pick up a 2018 Himalayan next week, all inspired by your videos, don’t think I’ll get the same epic adventures in the UK but I’ll give it my best !!!

[@freewayproject]

Thanks, glad you are still enjoying them. I am sure there are a lot of adventures to be had there, have fun on your new bike.

[@warrickpenfold3665]

Good job Joe. I kinda like how you are doing your adventurers on a budget. We are all on a budget with some degree of variance. Consider doing a video of costs/things to avoid/free camping versus cheap hotels/food/pub meals etc . Thanks again enjoying your work

[@freewayproject]

thanks mate. If I waited to have enough I might never go, so I'll keep going until I run out then head back. I'll try and do something once I am finished this trip. I am not greats on keeping records and stats like distance, money etc.... I mean I have not idea how many days I have been going 😂, but I am sure I can make some calculations at the end.

[@walterdavey4196]

Granite / white sand combo 👌

[@freewayproject]

it's a clean look

[@chrissein632]

amazing as always

[@freewayproject]

Thanks.

[@larrykaminski3269]

Hell, Joe, after my back surgery I am trying to learn to walk again. Enjoy your adventures and I'll keep up from rehab ..stay safe and hopefully find sun and dry weather soon.

[@chrissein632]

hope you'll get better soon. I am sure Joe's videos will help Really the best motorcycle adventure video channel out there

[@freewayproject]

Sending good vibes your way Larry, I'm sure you'll get on top of it.

[@grantsimpson628]

Great vid mate.... easy watching.👍🍻

[@freewayproject]

Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it, There are a few previous episode that show how I got to here, if you're ever bored and want something to watch..

[@craiggould7920]

Hi Joe ! Same helmet same problem last trip i went on! M6 or 10mm bolt does the trick ….still in my helmet 😂

[@freewayproject]

Thanks for the size mate. It was fun when it let go and the visor got ripped back and tried to take my head off 😂

[@craiggould7920]

I know the feeling😂

[@seandutoit9537]

Thanks Joe, stunning as always. Unles i missed it how is the Himalayan doing, how many kays done-you must be racking up miles and are you doing your own oil changes. The chain &sprockets must also take a beating in this wet and mud. Enjoy my man

[@freewayproject]

Thanks Sean, glad you're still enjoying them, next episode will answer one of your questions about the oil, I swapped out chain and sprockets in Adelaide. I am a bit ahead of the current episode (as it takes me a while to edit each one) and the bike is still doing great and at 40,000km.

[@JohnnyWSmokeyJnrsMum]

Joe mate, I think that's the closest I've seen you pissed off, except for the SA wind. I can only imagine what that campsite looks like if its anything like lucky bay. Shit happens for a reason apparently

[@freewayproject]

haha, I think I was just tired... again. Yes sometimes it works other times it doesn't all part of it.

[@JohnnyWSmokeyJnrsMum]

@@freewayproject all good. Do ya need/want any background tracks for ya vids?

[@irishrover63]

I didn't see one single beach from Ireland on that list and there are many just as nice as lucky beach. Those roads are so long and straight I don't know if I would stay awake. Good thinking on the shower unit, although I've never slept in a shower tray.

[@freewayproject]

Yes, the reason I said apparently as I bet there are some amazing beaches in a lot of places (like Ireland) that they have never seen. It would be awesome to stumble onto ones that aren't know and there's no one there. Yes it one of the things you have to be on top of when riding these straight road here, keeping alert. Well that was my first shower tray too 😂

[@mikelowry1053]

Great ride mate, glad you are enjoying WA. You'll love the rest of the south coast. Pity you missed the side trip out to Hope Town, good pies and the loop through Fitzgerald National Park is amazing

[@freewayproject]

Thanks mate, yer I know I am missing so many epic spots, it just means I'll have to come back and hit all these other spots the next time through.

[@mikelowry1053]

@@freewayproject absolutely mate, safe travels!

[@bruiser6479]

Another excellent episode. Hopefully the south coast didn’t rain constantly when you were here. Great to see places being shown That I know reasonably well. That Himalayan continues to donyou proud.

[@freewayproject]

Thanks mate, glad you are still enjoying the episodes. Yes luckily is wasn't consistence rain just dumps of rain which allows me to still explore. I was expecting it to be rain in the region as it is winter, I tried to leave earlier so I would get to the area earlier but wasn't possible. There is always next time as there is still so much to explore.

[@bruiser6479]

@@freewayproject I’m really enjoying your videos. If you do come back to the south of WA again, the best time is late March through to early June.

[@freewayproject]

@@bruiser6479 I was trying to get through there by May but kept getting delayed so it ended up being late June. Hopefully I can get everything together sooner next time

[@bruiser6479]

@@freewayproject I’ve lived on the WA south coast for a long time. You can be lucky and get some great weather in June. But as you’ve seen, we get some pretty ordinary weather as well. With bike trips you don’t always get to go at the ideal time. If you’re still in WA you should be having some great weather up north. Lake Argyle is definitely worth a look if you are still on your way to the Kimberley . The Duncan Road from Halls Creek up towards Kununurra is worth doing. Having said that, there is just so much to see in WA, you can’t cram it all in on a relatively short trip. Safe travels. I look forward to each episode.

[@bruiser6479]

@@freewayproject Life just gets in the way at times. I think you would enjoy doing the Telegraph Track from Balladonia towards Norseman. In fact there are lots of good dirt rides in WA. If you have the time you could mooch around the southern third of WA in April/May, then head up north in June/July/August. As you are also a surfer you could check out the breaks up the west coast as well. I was in Kalbarri in the late eighties when a huge swell was hitting the place. There was an amazing reef break at (I think?) was Red Bluff. Very long, very clean, and very big. It was like watching something out of a Hawaiiansurf documentary.

[@Alex750L]

Thanks!

[@Alex750L]

Great way to stay dry cheap, the shower bed looked sweet.🛀🛌👍

[@freewayproject]

Thanks Alex, glad you enjoyed it, yes it worked great, I was a little nervous I would accidentally bump the shower tap and drench myself, but managed not to.

[@freewayproject]

Thank you Alex, it is greatly appreciated and will help fun the next trip.

[@heinschwartz7941]

Good decision making 😎

[@freewayproject]

yep, I'm out here to have fun not to suffer for no reason.

[@robertwhiteley]

As always editing is superb and the video brings you into the adventure. But why are there no images of bikes on their side like on my trips (not that I want to see that for you).

[@freewayproject]

haha I think in the second episode of the first series the bike is on it's side, but traveling alone I am probably more cautious than most, definitely more cautious than if I was riding with someone else. I sure by the end of the trip it will lay down and have rest somewhere.

[@aaronryan002]

Way to use the space you can find to not break the budget.

[@freewayproject]

Yes made it work, and a lot better than camping in a foot of water 😂 Thanks for watching

[@robertmauter6493]

Hello Joe, well another awesome video, thanks for sharing, help me to understand something, what exactly was that thing in the beginning of your video that you were staying in, I’m a plumber here in the states but was that a private little bungalow mainly consisting of just a bathroom? I would assume being really just a bathroom that it would be treated like a regular hotel room that they would have to really disinfect that, just curious if that was a room in a room guess u would say, anyway thought I’d ask, enjoy channel as always. Thanks much Rob, in U.S.

[@freewayproject]

Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it. Yes it was like new, I have stayed in hotels that were no where near as clean as this was. It was just the the shower toilet and sink about 6ft by 6ft (maybe a little smaller). They have them for people who have campers/caravans/tents that do not have a bathroom.

[@robertmauter6493]

@@freewayproject so a room within a bathroom, cool concept I suppose, shelter and shitter under one roof, I’m game, take care and safe travels

[@MotoPassport]

Bummer bout all the rain nothing we can do about it thou makes the sunny days ahead all that sweeter. What moving map animation software are you using?

[@freewayproject]

Yes the rainy days are all part of it. Do you mean the map I am using in the video, if so I animate them myself, when I start making documentaries there were not apps so I learnt how to animate and it's just he way I have always done it.

[@MotoPassport]

@@freewayproject Awesome stuff learning and making your own maps they are simple and brilliant and def add to your vids. I just use google maps so mine are pretty crude hence the question. Well another great vid and I love you ride a non mainstream bike your little Enfield is a cracker!

[@ATEmedia]

Hey mate how do you find that helmet? I tried one on in store and I found it to be a bit uncomfortable, what is it like with wind noise? In A Series of Unfortunate Events my Himalayan has been written off and my wrist was broken in the accident so now I'm looking at a different bike and replacent gear. I'm actually looking at getting a bigger Tourer now along the lines of a CFMoto 800mt explore. Keep up the great work loving your videos

[@freewayproject]

Helmet are like girlfriends they come in all different shapes and sizes and everybody's head is different, I tried on heaps but this one fit my head well, doesn't move and not pressure points after riding in it all day. So if you found it a bit uncomfortable in the shop trying it on don't get it as it will just get worse riding all day in it. Sorry to hear you had an accident that does suck. Oh the fun of choosing a new bike, there is so much out there. And again depending on the type of riding you're doing that should dictate the type of bike, you just have to get past the manufacturers marketing and branding and match the bikes capability with what you want out of the bike.

[@richardwalker4518]

You'll be wishing you bought some flared jeans Joe;-)

[@freewayproject]

What are flared jeans, do you mean like the 70's vibe? I'm open to anything that would help, just not sure I could pull off the 70's look 😂

[@richardwalker4518]

@@freewayproject Yeah, 70s fashion, a.k.a. bell bottom jeans in some places. Only joking of course, but that 70s Motel made think of them, imagine a burnt orange Holden Torana pulling up and a bunch of people in flared jeans stepping out;-). You wouldn't wear them nowadays and they'd probably just get stuck in your bike chain. Its a great tour of Australia you're giving us here, hope to see your subscriptions take off so you can keep doing it!

[@freewayproject]

@@richardwalker4518 haha I get you know, yer a Sandman in a bright yellow or green would have been perfect in front of that motel. It been a lot of fun to make and I'l keep going until I run out of money.

[@coobye]

Let me guess Joe, you have to pay to get into Lucky Bay?. I really get tired of having to pay to camp or get into National Parks that we the tax payers own. Anyhow, another top video mate.

[@freewayproject]

Yes, I think $6 or $8 an honesty system on that one. I had an America ask why if we have National Parks in Australia why don't have a national Parks Pass which is an interesting question

[@RamblingRuters]

That was me 😂 Yea, its odd

[@barra650]

Thanks!

[@barra650]

Whatever you do , Don't mention the rain .Cheers mate

[@freewayproject]

haha, I should be through the worst of it, kind of expected it in this area, the weeks before were not expected so the continues rain is a bit of a bummer. But heading north towards the dry season so it should be good once I clear Margaret River.

[@freewayproject]

Thank you, it is greatly appreciated. I will fuel more adventures.

[@barra650]

And thanks to you for the enjoyment from watching your vids .@@freewayproject

[@larrykaminski3269]

Thanks!

[@freewayproject]

Thank you Larry as always, should be some interesting stuff coming up and a lot dryer as I am heading north and it is the Dry Season up there.