Hello,
I am Planing a one month trip to WA. I live in the states and this will be my first time to WA. I arrive in Perth 7 Jan and plan on taking the month working my way north to explore the coast. I am a fairly experienced kitter on both waves and flat. I am looking for advice on what mode of transportation would be best. At this point I am looking into renting some sort of pop top caravan. Would a 4x4 be worth while on this adventure or are most roads decent to the kite spots? It is just myself traveling looking to make friends. Any advice at all on where to find the right vehicle would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers!
Kyle
four wheel drive.
imagine driving for 8 hours and stopping in at the coast 3 times. how much coast do you think you might have missed. you have flown all the way around the world to visit WA, most notable because of its rugged inaccessability... dont stop at the end of the bitumen and turn around... cos thats where it really starts...!!
Hi Kyle , in Jan and Feb there are some great kite spots south of Perth as well .eg Margaret River , Augusta and Esperence so head south as well as North if u have time ..
Re vehicle ... Seems to me that all of the overseas kite travelers are in small 2wd campervans. Most of the "popular" kite spots are accessible with 2wd. So it depends on whether you mainly want to kite or if u want to get off the beaten track and check out out some amazing beaches etc...
Craggers is right there are some fantastic spots to check out with 4wd but I think if you only here for a month and you want to be kiting everyday then a 2wd campervan will do ..
Have a great trip and see you out there !!
Craggers and Monkers,
Thanks much for the advice! I ended up going for the 2wd option I was having trouble finding any 4x4 options this late in the game maybe next time. I do plan on checking out some spots to the south as well. I can't wait to get on the road! Any other spots that you would recommend that are a must see?
Cheers!
Hey Mate,
you'll have an absolute blast kiting here, tons of great spots once you get out the city. Perth is great if you can beat the crowds. Lots of great spots up north towards gero. Lots of great spots down south also.
Give me a shout when you get here and I'll show you some places me and mates have gone, happy to share the thrill.
Dan
It kinda depends on how far North you are going. Your heading into an Aussie summer so expect anything from 86 deg to 110 deg. take lots of water with you.
Wow...thanks for the response guys....I was planning on making it to exmouth is there much more worth seeing further than that? 110 degrees!! Better bring a fan for this campervans. Ha!
Dan thanks for the offer. For sure I will send ya a message when I arrive.
Kyle
There is truckloads to see and do further north but since you've really only got a bit over 3 weeks it probably isnt worth going any further.
Maybe spend 4 or 5 days in Perth getting settled, seeing the touristy stuff (spending a rew hours in freo abd kiting at leighton wouldnt be such a bad day for a tourist) since you've flown from the otherside of the world and then head north stopping for a couple of nights at the better places (dongara etc) and then spend a week in exmouth.
It's a long drive so i think since its your holidays, your better off breaking it up for a night or 2 on the way home as well.
Gero will be windy but, well its gero 
