6. juli 2023, Australien
I understand the southern and eastern parts of Australia have received a lot of rainfall recently but oh my god, I have never seen so much green in all my life! (And that’s saying something, comingLæs mere
AustralienState of South AustraliaPort AugustaPort Augusta WestCamp Point32°28’27” S 137°45’45” E 5. juli 2023, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Best laid plans 🤷🏻♂️ we had planned to make it all the way to Clare however after a slow rise and a morning coffee catch up with Anthony, we were slow getting on the road and also had aLæs mere
That’s great glad you had a nice time and got to see the big galah. Such Big Ks you would’ve been stonkered. [Mum&Dad]
Looks like he’s enjoying a lot of cuddles and affection from the kids. [Nan.]
AustralienState of South AustraliaEllistonVenus BayPeninsula Hill Tank33°13’59” S 134°40’30” E 4. juli 2023, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
The plan was to head to Poochera but when my cousin Anthony wrote out of the blue to see where we were and to say he was at Venus Bay it was perfect timing.
Either way it was gonna be one of ourLæs mere
AustralienState of South AustraliaNullabor Motel Airport31°26’59” S 130°53’48” E 3. juli 2023, Australien ⋅ 🌙 5 °C
We said our farewells to amazing WA and crossed the border into SA as we began along the bight to Nullarbor Roadhouse.
The trip was just under 4 hours so we took plenty of time at several spotsLæs mere
AustralienState of Western AustraliaDundasHighway Bore31°57’38” S 126°40’36” E 2. juli 2023, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
This was by far the longest leg of the trip that we’ve done 😵💫 but we pushed through ok.
Originally planning a long day anyway - Kalgoorlie to Caiguna - we decided to push a littleLæs mere
AustralienState of Western AustraliaBoulder30°47’21” S 121°30’10” E 1. juli 2023, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Our full day in Kalgoorlie wasn’t super eventful but we had a nice time. We walked the historic Kalgoorlie main street and checked out some of the shops and also made another 2 visits to the superLæs mere
AustralienState of Western AustraliaBoulder30°47’20” S 121°30’11” E 30. juni 2023, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Hyden to Kalgoorlie was a crazy drive. We tried to plan a route that would keep us on sealed roads but inevitably we ended up on some pretty wicked (good & bad) red dirt tracks. In any case the viewsLæs mere
AustralienState of Western AustraliaKondininHyden32°26’37” S 118°53’52” E AustralienState of Western AustraliaMandurahParklandsMarlee Reserve32°29’3” S 115°46’13” E 28. juni 2023, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
After lunch the kids wanted to do the amazing park on the western foreshore so I dropped the fam off there and travelled to the Giant which had the longest walk and was hardest to find - Little Lui. ILæs mere
AustralienState of Western AustraliaMandurahDole Bridge32°31’41” S 115°43’9” E 28. juni 2023, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Town was a lot livelier today and we visited the town centre and visitors centre for a Giants of Mandurah map before heading to see a couple.
Giants of Mandurah are a series of art installations byLæs mere
How beautiful being able to see so much lovely green grass and crops. It sounds like a lovely place Clare, you’ll have to make the effort to get back there. [Mum&Dad]