We were still feeling the after effects of our wine tour combined with post-surfing aches and pains as we packed up our Margaret River campsite. We said goodbye to our wine tour friends, and made our way north towards Fremantle and our last two nights in Heidi. We made a couple of quick stops on … Continue reading Fremantle, Perth and saying beidi
Western Australia
Wine, wine, wine, surf, sleep – Pemberton, Hamlin Bay and Margaret River
Our night in Pemberton brought more rain and we found ourselves longing for the unbearable heat of the Northern Territory again. Fortunately, after a morning of drizzle, the weather broke and we started to see some patches of blue sky in amongst the cloud as we left the campsite. This was lucky for Caro, as … Continue reading Wine, wine, wine, surf, sleep – Pemberton, Hamlin Bay and Margaret River
Walking amongst giants in the land of cheese and honey
From Albany, we made our way to Denmark and pitched up at Ocean Beach Caravan Park before addressing the very pressing issue of laundry. We were camped about 500m from all of the facilities and we clocked a fair few steps just going back and forth to re-hang all of our clothes on the line … Continue reading Walking amongst giants in the land of cheese and honey
6 National Parks in 3 days (Part 2)
Our journey to Albany took us winding through the wheatbelt and was therefore accompanied by many road trains hauling grain and James continuing to dominate at spot the combine. By opting for a slightly longer route we also took in Stirling Range and Porongurup National Parks. This turned out to be an excellent decision as … Continue reading 6 National Parks in 3 days (Part 2)
6 National Parks in 3 days (Part 1)
The sun was shining when we woke up in Esperance, perfectly suited to our plans to visit Cape Le Grand National Park and its exquisite beaches. Caro ran over a bird in Heidi on the way there and felt terrible for the next few hours, especially with James reminding her at regular intervals. The route … Continue reading 6 National Parks in 3 days (Part 1)
This post is largely a celebration of James’s cracking facial hair – Cervantes to Esperance
We were due to finish our Australian road trip in Perth and, as we had a few days to spare, we decided to skirt around the city and head down to the south coast and cover the south western corner as best we could. After a couple of fairly short days of driving it was … Continue reading This post is largely a celebration of James’s cracking facial hair – Cervantes to Esperance
Alpacas, jellyfish and coffeegate – Greenough to Cervantes
Our very enthusiastic friend Deb, from the Visitor Centre in Gero, had given us a comprehensive list of activities to do on our journey south, along with free places to camp. After the impressive Northampton we were eager to see another historic village and pulled in to the National Trust owned village of Greenough. It … Continue reading Alpacas, jellyfish and coffeegate – Greenough to Cervantes
Three WA Must Dos: Lake Hutt, Northampton and Geraldton
Our Lonely Planet (which has been excellent throughout) didn’t offer much by way of stopping points on the way south to Geraldton but we'd picked up some leaflets on our journey and there were a couple of places that sounded interesting. We are definitely glad that we made these stops. The first was Lake Hutt … Continue reading Three WA Must Dos: Lake Hutt, Northampton and Geraldton
Finally eating fish and chips and a quick peek through Nature’s Window – Kalbarri & Kalbarri National Park
We were grateful to turn off the highway and head for the coast and Kalbarri, it had been a long and thoroughly uninteresting drive for Caro. It was slightly more interesting for James as the route brought us through the wheat growing areas, so he spent most of the time gazing out of the window … Continue reading Finally eating fish and chips and a quick peek through Nature’s Window – Kalbarri & Kalbarri National Park
Too much shearing and an excellent space museum, Carnarvon to Shark Bay
Heading from Coral Bay south to Carnarvon was the another fairly lengthy drive, but we arrived at lunch and managed to catch the visitors centre just before it closed. It turns out that Carnarvon also has a season and, unsurprisingly, we had missed it, so you’ll find that it was a bit of a mixed … Continue reading Too much shearing and an excellent space museum, Carnarvon to Shark Bay
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