Monthly Archives: May 2017

Graeme and I took the two dogs on an early morning walk in Centennial Park. This is a huge park in the middle of Sydney with a mixture of formal gardens and some more natural areas. Breakfast was at one … Continue reading →

  We packed and headed out for a good coffee and early lunch at Point Fraser overlooking the Swan River and South Perth (and side view of Perth City). We arrived in plenty of time for our Qantas flight to … Continue reading →

A nice lazy start to the day. Dropped car off then trained into central city to catch the ferry to South Perth (lunch) to visit the zoo. Highlights were the Australian wildlife – Quokka, koala, dingo, echidna, wombat, numbat and … Continue reading →

We were on the road at 7am with the first stop for a picnic breakfast at Galena Bridge Rest Area on the Murchison River. This is the river that created the gorges we saw in the Kalbarri National Park on … Continue reading →

We woke to see three emus not far from our cabin. There were about 8 emus in total wondering around the holiday park. We dropped the 4WD off and then packed our original car. We got away at 10 am … Continue reading →

I heard the dingoes calling overnight. The frogs were saw in the bathroom yesterday were still there in the morning. We love this place. We were up just after sunrise for a walk before breakfast into the Joffre Gorge. We … Continue reading →

Well we have now endured a group of selfish Aussies…. I guess every society has them but fortunately they don’t ruin our enjoyment of life too often. The room two doors down had a party until after 2 am. I … Continue reading →

The car company was just across the road from our accommodation – amazing for such a spread out new town. Best news is the 4WD is auto with cruise control. Just as well as I’ll be the sole driver as … Continue reading →

We got back to Coral Bay at 8.30 am. We should have really stayed here but when booking ahead you do so with the information and research that you have. Still we are sharing the driving and it doesn’t seem … Continue reading →

5 am alarm…. Tessa drove very carefully the 150 km to Coral Bay. We left in the dark and sunrise is a bad time for animals on the road – kangaroo, emu, cow and sheep. There is a lot of … Continue reading →

We arrive at the tourist office around 9.30 am to check out the sites to see on the North West Cape – a more relaxed start today. Our first stop was at the Vlamingh Head Lighthouse which was built in … Continue reading →

Carnarvon is the fruit and vege bowl of WA; not that it looks green. We saw the fruit trees and land ready for planting. I guess waiting for the rains. We were on the road around 8.30 am heading for … Continue reading →

Our first stop was back at Eagle Bluff to see if more rays or sharks there but only spotted a possible shark. Next stop was Shell Beach were the salinity of the water is 50% greater than the sea due … Continue reading →