Lucky Bay is situated near the magnificent Lucky Bay beach in Cape Le Grand National Park. A spot here is so sought after you have to book it six months in advance. There is pristine white sand, turquoise blue water, rocky peninsulas mixed with a surprising array of flowering bushes for this time of year and even a couple of resident kangaroos very happy to pose for photographs.

Lucky Bay Campground is positively luxurious by National Park standards. It has clean FLUSHING toilets. It has showers warmed by solar heated water. It has some (non-potable) water on tap. It even has an exhausted internet access point. It has several very well-marked walks taking you from one beautiful beach to another slightly more spectacular one.

It’s very beautiful. It is also incredibly windy and the water is freezing. But it’s lovely to see the family again.

Our time in Lucky Bay included the typical elements of a 21st century Australian Camping Christmas: waking to the sound of the beach, birds and people percolating their coffee; a trip to the beach, cricket, nonsensical conversations, various board games and barbecued meats, a sprinkle of sexist country music, the four Ps: pancakes, panettone, pate, and pavlova; too much sugar and way too much alcohol.

It's capped of by a magnificent plane ride over Esperance and Lucky Bay. It takes in the town, Cape Le Grand and the colourful salt lakes in the area.