Day 25 - time for home
4 января, Англия ⋅ ☁️ -1 °C
Sadly our last day, so we made sure we did a last wall around Carine Park, say some red tailed cockatoos and our kookaburra again. Had a quick coffee at Trigg beach with Hen and El, then they took usЧитать далее
Day 24 - back to Perth
3 января, Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Set off at 7.00 and had a brief stop to refuel. All fine with drop off, although slightly over our mileage allowance. Road trip details - 911 miles/1465 km travelled, £100 on fuel and £140 onЧитать далее
Day 23 - Duns etc
2 января, Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Set off early to get to Canal rocks, weather not ideal, but what a spectacular place. Too cold for a swim, so headed back to Dunsborough and had a pint and some lunch then discovered the gorgeousЧитать далее
Day 22 - Busselton & sunsets
1 января, Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
20 minute drive into Busselton. Had a little wander then settled on the beach for a swim and some chilling. Back to the Goose for some lovely IPA, pizza and prawns, then back via Capel where we metЧитать далее
Day 21 - Peppy Grove
31 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Had a walk from the campsite, to Granny's pool, then headed to Cosy corner beach for an hour. A bit of beach time then up to Margaret River for lunch at 'Normal van cafe'. Hotting up now 🥵. OntoЧитать далее
Day 20 - Valley of the giants
31 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Left the site early to get to the walk early. Relatively quiet, so good timing. Once we were on the walkway and moving upwards, Mark was beginning to worry his panic behaviour would set in, but weЧитать далее
Day 19 - Denmark
29 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Got up quite late at our vineyard campground and headed into Denmark. Needed to sort tonight's stay and our new friend Neil had offered us to stay at his, but then the Ocean beach campsite got inЧитать далее
Day 18 - down south
28 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Woke up early and had a coffee at the van that had parked up next to us. Hit the road south, which was really different, eventually becoming a forest road. We saw a big lizard, ostriches, emus, andЧитать далее
Day 17 - Camper trip starts
27 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Spent the morning at the open air pool in Scarborough, then said our goodbyes to El, Wynn and Gaz. Hen and El gave us a lift to Indie campers, then we set off south on our next adventure. Parked upЧитать далее
Day 16 - the wildlife park
26 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Went for our early morning walk around the park and finally got the kookaburra photo. Off to the Wildlife park, which was great with the koalas and kangaroos etc, but a little sad at theirЧитать далее
Day 15 - xmas on the beach ⛱️
25 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
After opening the secret santa, we got all packed up and headed to head to the coast. 1st spot was too windy, so went to a spot nearer to Scarby beach, but off the sand, on the grass. Atmosphere wasЧитать далее
Day 14 - Christmas eve
24 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Off for an early shop for our secret Santa pressies. Walked to the Precinct (7km) to get our steps in. En route via another park, we saw a protected area for the Rainbow beeeater birds that nest inЧитать далее
Day 13 - Birthday & Meelup
23 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
After our fab Airbnb we travelled to a place near Dunsborough - Meelup Farm - for breakfast. T'was a flyfest with lots of animals around and the Poached eggs were lovely . Onto the local gorgeousЧитать далее
Day 12 - Wine tour
22 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Spent some time in the garden and were visited by the Superb fairy wren, Australia's most popular bird. Got picked up by our hosts - wine for dudes - and onto the first of several vineyards, all veryЧитать далее
Day 11 - Hamelin & Sting rays
21 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Popped into Margs for the Bakery, pastries and croissants etc, very nice. Half hour drive to Hamelin via cave country. Gorgeous beach, shelter and pool for Wynn, then swimming and sunbathing. WalkedЧитать далее
Day 10 - Margaret river
20 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Up early to finish packing for our 3-day mini tour. Set off at 8.00am, bit of a delay getting through Perth, but then it was lovely clear roads. Stopped just before Bunbury, then onto gorgeousЧитать далее
Day 9 - the Wynn gang arrive
19 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Well, they actually arrived yesterday. All went for a walk down the park, all lovely and then the tiredness caught up with Wynn and he had a proper boohoo. Decided to venture north up the new trainЧитать далее
Day 8 - Kings Park
18 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
After a walk in the park Mark had a video call with Susan from Gather my crew, then we set off for Perth again. Ended up going on a long and steep walk up to the Park. Fantastic views over the cityЧитать далее
Day 7 - Freo & Cottesloe
17 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Did a Carine Park walk spotting some black swans this time! Mark had a coffee with Eddie Bartnik, then we got the train to Freo, via Perth. Had more of a wander today and stumbled upon the FederalЧитать далее
Day 6 - into the City
16 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Popped into lovely Leederville where Mark had a coffee with 'Befriend' founder Nick. On into town, where we had a beer in the cultural square, then headed to Elizabeth Quay. After a wander, we foundЧитать далее
Day 5 - Freo
15 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Walked the park and saw an Ibis and a Kookaburra, plus a Baseball game about to start. Visited the shops in Carine and tried to get our Transperth travelcard, but they are sold out. Hen and El took usЧитать далее
Day 4 - Rottnest
14 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Up at 6.00 to drive to Hillarys Harbour for the 7.30 ferry ⛴️ . Hired some bikes and took the 45 minute ride across to the Island. Popped to the Bakery for some breakfast and encountered our firstЧитать далее
Day 3 - settling in
13 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Maybe part of the jetlag, but despite an early night (8.30pm), we were both awake by the early hours. Went for a walk with Ellie to the local green space (Carine), which was really lovely. Spacious,Читать далее
Day 2 - the long haul
12 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
Slight panic with tube delays, but didn't affect us and we got to Heathrow on time (30 minutes). Checked into Lounge, but not so good as breakfast was tasteless and couldn't pour our own drinks. OntoЧитать далее
Day 1 - on route to Heathrow
11 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Housesitters lift, then managed to get an earlier train. Into Covent garden for a pint at the Nags head where the celebrity spotting started. Linda from Loose women/Birds of a feather. On way toЧитать далее





































































































































































































































