I’m Sam. Sam I am.

Born and raised in Western Australia. Most of my life has been spent somewhere between the coast and the bush — driving long distances, chasing swell, camping rough, and finding excuses to be near the water.

Reef & Road isn’t about ticking boxes or selling a version of travel that doesn’t exist. It’s about getting out there properly: early starts, salt on your skin, red dust on your gear, and places that don’t need filters or hype to be worth the effort.

Western Australia is massive, unforgiving, and quietly spectacular. You don’t “do” it in a weekend, and you don’t really understand it unless you spend time moving through it — by road, by foot, or by water. This site exists to document that kind of travel: practical, honest, and grounded in real experience.

Most trips start the same way — a loose plan, a vehicle pointed north or south, and a stretch of coastline or dirt track that doesn’t care whether you’re ready or not. Some places deliver immediately. Others make you work for it. Both are worth writing about.

I’m not here to review hotels or rank destinations. If something’s on this site, it’s because I’ve been there, swum there, camped there, or driven a long way to see if it lived up to the map.

If you’re interested in Western Australia beyond the brochure version — the reefs, the back roads, the quiet stretches — you’ll feel at home here.