{"id":11377,"date":"2018-04-08T16:51:54","date_gmt":"2018-04-08T06:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primarythinking.net\/wordpress\/?p=3768"},"modified":"2026-04-13T07:59:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T23:59:35","slug":"day-63-madura-to-esperance-735km","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/?p=11377","title":{"rendered":"Day 63 &#8211; Madura to Esperance &#8211; 735km"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-b8bc33afd7d3e0c6941baac88a4ae746\">Esperance has Vodaphone phone coverage for laptop or phone use, and we arrived around 14.30 &#8211; just in time for the West Coast Eagles v Geelong footy game from Perth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-9d71a6c3cc5c29f102854022f339696f\">Checked into the motel &#8211; what a view &#8211; right opposite the ocean &#8211; fantastic location. Off to look for some food and long necks for the night<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-63-Madura-to-Esperance-028.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"11761\" src=\"https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-63-Madura-to-Esperance-028.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-63-Madura-to-Esperance-028.jpg 800w, https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-63-Madura-to-Esperance-028-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-63-Madura-to-Esperance-028-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-63-Madura-to-Esperance-028-465x349.jpg 465w, https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-63-Madura-to-Esperance-028-667x500.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Day 63 &#8211; Madura to Esperance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-63-Madura-to-Esperance-015.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"11748\" src=\"https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-63-Madura-to-Esperance-015.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-63-Madura-to-Esperance-015.jpg 600w, https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-63-Madura-to-Esperance-015-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-63-Madura-to-Esperance-015-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-63-Madura-to-Esperance-015-413x550.jpg 413w, https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-63-Madura-to-Esperance-015-375x500.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Day 63 &#8211; Madura to Esperance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-63-Madura-to-Esperance-023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"11756\" src=\"https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-63-Madura-to-Esperance-023.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-63-Madura-to-Esperance-023.jpg 800w, https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-63-Madura-to-Esperance-023-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-63-Madura-to-Esperance-023-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-63-Madura-to-Esperance-023-465x349.jpg 465w, https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-63-Madura-to-Esperance-023-667x500.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Day 63 &#8211; 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