Wednesday, 10 September 2014 – Middle Lagoon

This morning we started up the Cape Leveque Road, which has a reputation of being pretty rough but found it no worse than other dirt roads we’ve been on this trip.  Apart from the usual corrugations and sandy patches (sometimes both together which is worse) the road was nothing out of the ordinary. However, there are quite a few cars littered along the road to tell a different story.

We dropped into Beagle Bay for mornos and to view the old mission church before continuing on to Middle Lagoon.  The church, modelled on a rural German church, was built by German priests and brothers in 1918 after being put under house arrest during WWI.

The side road into Middle Lagoon slowed us down a bit with heavier sandy stretches and roller coaster dips and humps. The roller coaster section earned this road the rare ‘heavy duty sports bra; rating. By lunchtime we had set up camp at the beautiful Middle Lagoon and in the afternoon took a dip in the lagoon.

Sacred Heart Mission Church At Beagle Bay



Pearl Shell Altar Inside The Church



Heavy Duty Fuel Bowsers At Beagle Bay

Sunset At Middle Lagoon

That evening we had a cold chicken and salad dinner accompanied by red wine served at room temperature – about 28 degrees.