Stockton Lake - Collie

The lake is such a lovely place we decided to stay longer and tonight will be our 5th night.  Tomorrow night we will be staying at the Collie caravan park so we can top up with water and power and do some washing, etc.

I am very pleased with the power set up on my van.  With two 80 watt solar panels on the roof and a 120amp battery I can camp indefinitely without needing a generator.  The weather has been cloudy for the last four days and at one stage the battery got down to 27% (it cuts out at 20%) so I turned the car engine on and let it idle for about 3/4 hour which bought it up to about 40% which was more than enough for lights, TV etc.   The sun came out for a few hours today and it is now up to about 55%.

Stockton Lake was once a huge open cut coal mine which opened in 1927 and closed in 1950.  Over the years the trees grew and the lake filled and now it is a beautiful spot with lots of birds and wildlife and the locals water ski on the weekends.