Gracetown Caravan Park

The French Quarter

A little over two weeks ago when we came into Margret River we went to the beach at Gracetown to kill some time. On the said beach we ran into for the first time Peirre, Peirre, Cecile and Julian. This was our first ever meeting, and it was them who sugested we stay at Gracetown Caravan park, and well the rest is history. But that isn't nearly enough so let me expand a bit. In the Gracetown caravan park there is a section of it that we are now calling the Frech Quarter, as it is nothing but French. There is Pierre, Pierre,(For a short time there was also a 3rd Pierre, but he left after only 2 days) Cecile, Julian, Natelie, Mark, and 2 others that I cannot recall at the moment. Well one night I was playing caps (a game in which you flick a bottle cap at your opponents bottle cap on top of their beer bottle. Everytime you hit their's they take a drink. Aparently I am very good at it, as at the end of the night I had to finish my beer on my own, they were all out.) with the French when in the midst of usual conversation they made a comment regarding the large number of French in the campground. They said that they are hearby renaming this section of the campground as "De French Quarta", and it stuck. I have to admit that I have spent a large amount of time in the French Quarter, especially in the evening, mostly just chatting and stuff, having a good time. I have been teaching them how to speak English (upon their request) in return they have been teaching me how to drink cheap wine. An acurate pay scale as my English isn't exactly the best in the world. I have got to know the French very well over the last few weeks, and it feels good to have friends to come back to in the evenings, especially when Chris goes to bed so early in the evening. We quite often go snorkling at Gracetown along the rock edge, or just sit and watch the sunset with beer in hand joking and chatting. 2 nights before I left Margret River we sat had a little goodbye party in which we sat around and drank playing caps. Thay said that if I ever came to France again I would be welcome at any of their homes, and it sounds like I have the whole of France covered as each one of them lives in a different part of it. But I think I will be returning to Europe soon as I have so many friends there.