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Bec & Kev's Big Lap
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Bec & Kev's Big Lap

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    Drone shotLike everywhere in WA it was very windy

    Pink Lake (Hutt Lagoon Port Gregory)

    13 novembre 2023, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    A mixture of very salty water and algae gives some lakes in WA this pink colour. Mid day when the sun is high gives the deepest pink hues. Stunning.

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    1Geraldton foreshore with a glass ball artwork reflecting light and images
    The dogs loved the freedom of sunset beach3So did we!This is Dongara beach about 20 mins south of Geraldton2We visited Greenough historic village - now uninhabited. Horizontal trees due to the windThe old schoolhouse1Nevee thought I'd be happy to see this sign!2The dogs always enjoy a ride around Bunnings

    Geraldton

    17 novembre 2023, Australie ⋅ 🌬 27 °C

    Geraldton was the first reasonable sized town we have been in for months. If was really windy again, with few things to explore but a nice foreshore and reasonable beaches.

    We really appreciated being able to shop though and stock up. Woolworths, Bunnings, Aldi and Kmart all got a good workout!En savoir plus

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    Cervantes
    Cervantes Bay. Note all the cars on the beachLooking down the beach to the jettyLots of these trees with beautiful orange flowersAnd amazing aray of palms and native floraThe Pinnacles Desert12One theory is that these are fossilized treesLake Thetis. Saltwater lake. Home to ancient stromatolitesStromatolites. The earliest lifeform on earth made up of oyanobacteria. 3,500 years old!1And we followed some dolphins just off the coast with the drone

    Cervantes

    23 novembre 2023, Australie ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    Cervantes is a nice little costal town with beautiful beaches. It’s not far from the Pinnacles Desert and was lovely and quiet during the week …….until Friday when every man, dog and boat came up from Perth (2 hours away) for the weekend!En savoir plus

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    The dogs enjoying another beach outing
    A sleeping sea lion from the drone3 moreI was so focused on the sea lion shaped rock, I didn't notice the actual sea lion to it's rightAnd left!Going out on the boatThey're a bit hard to see but 3 sea lions in the water2And into the water where one came straight up and said hello!It was such a thrill to be up this close to them

    Jurien Bay and Sea lions

    24 novembre 2023, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    Up the road from Cervantes (where we were staying) was Jurien Bay.

    It had more amazing white beaches which we and the dogs got to ourselves for a while.

    It is also renowned for its islands with sea lion colonies. We flew the drone (2.5kms!) out to one island and saw some just hanging out. We also went on a boat tour out to one island and snorkelled amongst them. Having them swimming right up to you was a bucket list experience!En savoir plus

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    A little bit of the wheat
    There were a lot of beautiful wild flowers2Lunch at a very pleasant spot. Emu pointDog Rock!The Christmas pageant was cuteAnd we scored an excellent table to view it at a nice Italian restaurantThe beaches are amazing! This is one of many different ones around AlbanyA stone bridge "Natures Arch"2A platform over the ocean swirling through The GapA decommissioned whaling shipThe platform they dragged the poor whales upAnd the 10 foot long "head saw" 😱Some of the many awesome chainsaw sculpturesWe went on many walks through natureThis was on the way up to massive granite boulders with a viewing platform1It was a bit of a climb!1(Video) But it was worth it1The dogs enjoyed it all as usual, including their favourite shopAnd Bosley is always up for a chat, about dinner 😄

    Albany

    2 décembre 2023, Australie ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

    Next on our odyssey we decided to bomb down to the south coast and visit some of the iconic beach side towns before the school holidays were unleashed! So our next stop was Albany.

    On the way we saw lots of wheat! I mean, about the bottom fifth of the whole state seems to be a wheat field.

    In Albany we got a very diverse array of experiences. We saw amazing coastlines from craggy cliffs to azure beaches. There were some awe inspiring geological features with sea bridges and huge granite boulder formations.

    We also experienced humanity at its most diverse from watching the local Christmas pageant from a rather delightful Italian restaurant, to a forest full of chain saw sculptures, to a historical whaling station which was equal parts interesting and awful.

    BTW: the tracking went a bit wonky for a week or two but it's back now    En savoir plus

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    Our camp siteDriving up to the farmThe local pub1Starvation BayCave point (drone shot)Hakea plant. Prolific in the Fitzgerald National ParkLoads of BanksiaSpring gum nuts snd flowers13 mile beach. Very crowded!!Fitzgerald National ParkA family of emus in the wheat field

    Hopetoun Farmstay

    9 décembre 2023, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

    We stayed 10mins inland from the pretty little costal town of Hopetoun on the edge of the Fitzgerald National park on a wheat farm.

    5 ‘off grid’ campsites were available, and ours was completely secluded in amongst the bush with a short walk to a river. It was very quiet, beautiful and relaxing.

    We explored the coast and stunning beaches and bays and enjoyed the National Park with wonderful scenery and diverse flora.

    The Royal Hakea plant grows prolifically throughout the park.    En savoir plus

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    We went up on top of it tooThey used it to collect the town's waterThe Hippos Yawn (Kev for scale)Mulkas cave with ancient hand prints and rock artAnother big rock feature we climbed with great viewsIt got a bit hot for the dogsA salt spa pool - very buoyant!The toy soldier museumAnd a lace museum which had intricate handmade pieces that were centuries oldWe saw many wild flowers as it was the season for it1On the way out at Corrigan we stopped at the dog cemeteryWhich had an Interesting story to it3

    Wave Rock

    11 décembre 2023, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

    Wave Rock is an iconic destination in central WA.

    It is quite a spectacular rock formation which was formed over millions of years. Essentially, the land was at the level of the top lip of the wave, underground the rock got eaten away more by the water than the drier surface layers. Then the dirt got washed away exposing the wave shape.

    As well as the Wave Rock, there were a bunch of other interesting and quirky things to do like exploring other rocky features, floating in a salt pool, and seeing a museum of old lace and toy soldiers!    En savoir plus

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    Quokka 💕
    1Many stunning bays snd beachesA little 'saddle sore' but great funQuokkas are nocturnal but we saw lots during the day under treesGot to have the photo with the QuokkaNot really sure what they were doing!!A few salt pink lakes on the islandThe lighthouse. It was a hot hard bike ride up there!

    Rottnest Island

    17 décembre 2023, Australie ⋅ 🌬 21 °C

    We spent one of our Perth days cycling around Rottnest Island with our friends Stephan and Kate. The dogs were in kennels for the day. We loved the island and the Quokkas. They were everywhere just living their best life untroubled by humans or predators. The island is stunning and not a car in sight. We enjoyed the cycling but didn’t realise it was quite so hilly!En savoir plus

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    Explored the Christmas lights of Perth
    City centreFreemantleCity meets the Swan RiverWe managed to stay alongside the swan River about 15 min drive from the city. Lovely walksPelicans and lots of bird life along the riverSteve and Sharon. Previous work collegues at the SANAnd their families for a lovely BBQ dinner1Had to check out Little Creatures brewery in Freemantle.

    Perth

    20 décembre 2023, Australie ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C

    Perth was more of a practical stop before we headed down to Bunbury for Christmas. We did manage a bit of exploring of the city, Fremantle and surrounds and also caught up with friends which was lovely but also had to get the car service and finish the Christmas shopping. Nice city and easy to get around.En savoir plus

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    Some of our Christmas lights
    Lucy and Charlie and Beth (Charlie's partner) flew over - there was an excited reunion with the dogsSanta found us all the way over in WA and Bosley is waiting patiently for his presentThe dogs got into the Christmas spirit1The dogs were excited about their presentsBeth worked some culinary magic glazing the ham in the WeberA great meal with great companyIncluding Kate and Stephan, some friends we made on our travelsOff on the dolphin cruise of Bunbury bay.There were probably 20 dolphins around the boat1Took the kids to Wonerup beach. Of course we had to drive on it WA styleAnother amazing, almost empty beachLunch at Busselton then a walk along the longest pier in southern hemisphereLunch at Woody Nook winery in Margaret RiverWoordanji Boodjar. A 6m high sculpture representing the Noonjar people, the first people of Bunbury

    Bunbury (and Christmas)

    25 décembre 2023, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

    Chrtistmas in Bunbury was awesome!

    We had family and friends join us, and Rebecca performed miracles to cook up and serve her usual full Christmas dinner despite doing it all in a Webber bbq and out of a caravan! All the family loves how special she makes Christmas, but this was especially memorable.

    We also went on a boat tour where we saw more dolphins in one place than ever before. And explored the local towns like Busselton and more amazing and picturesque beaches.    En savoir plus

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    Beautiful drives to wineries in Margaret River
    Lovely lunch at Hamelin bay wineryLoads of wineries in the area specialing in reds particularly Shiraz. YumHamelin beach was stunning with big black rays swimming close in to shoreStunning beaches but busy with locals and tourists during school holidaysRays close to shore. Some people touched them. Not sure that was a good idea for many reasons1Augusta the most southerly town on the SW coast. Very windy, a joy for kite surfers (despite sharks)Evening drinks overlooking Augutsa where the Blackwood river flows in to the seaAugusta

    Margaret River

    30 décembre 2023, Australie

    Unfortunately we didn’t get to spend as much time in Margaret River as we wanted as it was really busy due to school holiday.

    We explored some areas of the northern section of the area with the kids over Christmas so now we ventured into the town itself and explored the southern part of the coast.

    The town of Margaret River was lovely and the costal areas stunning.    En savoir plus

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    Nice big grassy sites.
    Narrogin war memorialBeautiful mosaicA walk around town saw some intersting art works by local artistsMosaic cockatoo and kookaburraLovely walks in the nature reserve.A type of Hakea bush native to WABeautiful native flora left over from spring

    Narrogin

    3 janvier 2024, Australie ⋅ 🌬 21 °C

    Narrogin was a quiet little town in the central wheatbelt area of WA. It was still quiet post Christmas and most of the town was shut and deserted! We didn’t stay long. Our site was next to a nature reserve with a variety of walks to explore which was just as well as there was little else to do 😁En savoir plus

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    Lots of space in the caravan parkNo worries about parking in the main road eitherA mosaic wall in the town each one representing a local family or businessBeautiful wild flowers. BanksiasYellow Kangeroo paw1A time capsule in the remembrance garden in a sea mine!Hiking around amazing rock formationsAnd up to the top. Wheat fields in all directionsAnd stray wheat got everywhereWe stopped at an old well1Australia's smallest bank (Kev for scale)1There were amazing sunsetsThe caravan park had an excellent pool built into it which we enjoyed almost all to ourselves.13When we got back Bo as usual brought us a present, this time it was an entire bed!

    Bruce Rock

    7 janvier 2024, Australie ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

    Bruce Rock was another quiet country town on the our way east across WA.

    We certainly had things to ourselves. The caravan park was beautiful, but basically empty, and the same could be said about the town :-)

     But we found some cool things to do. There were many amazing natural wonders, like a granite rock we drove out to which is the 3rd biggest monolith in Australia (Uluru being the 1st). We also saw some beautiful wildflowers, as well as a lot of wheat!

    We saw Australia's smallest bank and had nice drinks and meals at the town pub. The caravan park also had a great public pool which was one of the neatest pools we'd ever seen. We went there for a swim, water sliding and even mini-golf!    En savoir plus

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    Welcome to Westonia sign with models of original shops
    Some of the historical shop facadesLots of model historical shops/businesses with interesting comentariesThe town was incredibly clean and tidy. The locals are very proud of their townAmazing red flowering gumsBeautiful bark colours on these treesReplica of the original tavern. Kev in the museum with the dummy barmanReplica of the old grocery store in the museumAgain surrounded ny amazing rock formationsSmall quirky caravan parks1It got a bit hot at times!All the "lakes" in the area were full of salt, not water23The massive gold mine which pretty much keeps the town going

    Westonia

    10 janvier 2024, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C

    Westonia was a funny, quirky and very hot outback country town.

    While we were there the temp hovered around 40 degrees in the day which meant it was hard to do much!

    The town embraced its history with a fabulous museum and replica historical building facades. It was very well done.
    It had a good Tavern too!    En savoir plus

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    The super pit!2The small holes on the face of the open cut are old underground mines1Wonky but funny. Look at Bosley! 😂Some spare parts, including trucks tyres: $42,000 each!A huge digger under repairThe next shift crew is ready!The driving cab of one of the huge trucksA huge diggerAnd the controls for it2The storms around the region were intense and localisedWe went to some beautiful, and quirky, old pubs2The amazing water pipeline all the way from Perth 566 kms away!Those mountains on the horizon, are just piles of waste dirtA typical hut for a miner in the gold rushAnother long day

    Kalgoorlie

    13 janvier 2024, Australie ⋅ 🌬 39 °C

    Kalgoorlie was awesome! Big trucks, big diggers, big holes, big pipelines! (You may have gathered already that Rebecca isn't writing this description 😊 )

    Kalgoorlie is an iconic old gold mining town. It has gone from thousands of prospectors descending on it in a gold rush, to one of the largest gold mines, and holes, in the world.

    The result is not exactly picturesque, but it is quite fascinating. Some random points of interest:

    - There were many beautiful old pubs and other buildings
    - There were many goldmines dug over the years, some of them are in the town and fenced off so people don't fall in
    - An Australian billionaire (Alan Bond) was the impetus to combining all the mine rights into a single entity and digging a huge open pit mine instead
    - Many early miners simply died of thirst as they were from places like Ireland and they had no concept of a place with no water
    - Water was brought in on camel train, now it is pumped in through a 566 km pipeline from Perth!
    - The main street is so wide to allow a camel train to do a U turn
    - Out of 6 huge truck loads, 5 are just waste rock, and the one with gold ore has a total of a golf ball sized amount of gold

    On our second last day there were some big storms which caused a power outage, which turned out to be quite severe. We spent a very hot night (28 deg) and next morning the entire town had no power, mobile or internet. And hence no shops, petrol, or even Google maps! And it was going to be 42 deg!

    Thankfully we were leaving that day, and filled up with fuel the day before. So we got out and to Esperance OK, but it turned out to be a multi-day fiasco for Kalgoorlie, worst in 30 years apparently.    En savoir plus

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    1Lucky Bay voted "#1 best beach in the world "1(Video) Lucky Bay from the airAmazing white sands and blue water1There were many beautiful beaches all along the coastBreathtaking scenerySo many beaches. Each one was stunning2Peak season and still we had beaches to ourselves.The dogs loved the beaches too1The jetty in townWe went to the gallery of an artisan who works with recycled glass5At the breweryFull scale, not fallen down, replica of Stone Henge1

    Esperance

    21 janvier 2024, Australie ⋅ 🌬 28 °C

    Esperance was another town on the south coast of WA (like Albany) and it was our last stop before heading to SA.

    The distinctive feature of Esperance was it's amazingly beautiful beaches. With white sand and super-clear, azure water, they were quite incredible. In fact one survey has given one of them (Lucky Bay) the title of best beach in the world. On top of that you can drive on most beaches which takes a bit of getting used to, but it is super convenient too.

    We also checked out other cool features of Esperance like the local brewery, and a full sized replica of Stone Henge made of granite blocks!    En savoir plus

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    Only 1572 klms to go!
    Long drive? Not a problem 🤪1Happy to be out of the car for a while.Lovely camp for the night. Unfortunately no camp fires permitted1Fab sunset. All natural coloursLong dirt tracks for the dog walks. Beware of dingos!(Video) Long straight endless road.Checked out a sink hole limestone cave. Many of these on the plain.Drone footage of the cave

    Three days across the Nullarbor. Day one

    25 janvier 2024, Australie ⋅ 🌬 21 °C

    We planned three days to do the Nullarbor crossing (Eyre highway) at Norseman WA and drove through the day past the Balladonia roadhouse and picked a camping spot in the bush down a dirt track. Totally quiet and isolated. Great stop for the first nightEn savoir plus

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    Wet and muddy drive from the highway down to Eucla beach
    Nice snd quiet but wet. They had 35 mm rain 2 days beforeThe serenity!Magical sunsetsA long way from anywhere!A whale at the roadhouse.....of course.The old telegraph station. How anyone lived here in isolation i will never understand!Supplies to the historical township came by boat. Hence the old jetty2(Vidoe) of the old jetty

    Eucla - Second day across the Nullabour

    26 janvier 2024, Australie ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

    We left the bush camp and headed along the highway, a few hours later to arrive at the historical township of Eucla.

    It’s about 20 mins down a dirt track off the main highway to the old beach settlement. No one lives here now (how anyone ever lived here I’ll never understand) but in the late 1800s there was a telegraph station and a small township.

    Supplies were shipped in hence the old jetty. It really is ‘isolated and in the middle of nowhere’ in a very harsh environment. We felt quite vulnerable walking along the massive deserted beach    En savoir plus

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    1(Video) Amazing being able to set up on the edge of the Bunda cliffs
    On the edge!2The Bunda cliffs ...... unrealStunning sunsets over the cliffsCaravanning on the egde. Several people camped amazingly close to the cliff edge1And it got a bit cold at night, or at least Bo thought so!Bye bye WA.......hello SA.The old Nullabour roadhouseNullabor means "treeless plain".....and it was!So many signs like these. Didnt see much wildlife though.Penong windmil museum with the largest renovated windmil in Oz

    Bunda Cliffs -Third day across Nullabour

    27 janvier 2024, Australie ⋅ 🌙 19 °C

    The Nallabour National park incorporating the Bunda cliffs is amazing.

    We were overwhelmed and so lucky to be able to camp on the cliff with such an awesome view.

    We crossed the WA SA border and stopped initially at the Nullabour roadhouse to refuel then carried on just managing to find a dirt track leading to a free camping area on the cliffs.

    After spending a peaceful night here (we didn’t want to leave) we carried along the highway to Penong and the windmill museum before our next stop on the Eyre Penninsula in SA.    En savoir plus

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    The town centre 😁Venus bay. View of the jetty from the headland walk. Fishing is the major industryThere were pelicans everywherePort Labatt conservation park and large Sealion colony. A balony allowed you to view from aboveLook closely on the left to see the big guy sunning himselfHard to see but there are 4 sea lions huddled togetherExtremely windy on the balcony 😁The Tub. Limestone caveWalking down the cliff steps to the perilous rock ledge to see the caveTalia cave sculptured by the oceanAmazing rock ledges and scary southern ocean1Tahlia cave

    Eyre Peninsula. Venus Bay

    28 janvier 2024, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    Our first stop on the Eyre Peninsula was Venus bay. A tiny town consisting of a shop/tavern and a small caravan park in a beautiful bay with a stunning cliff top walk.

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    We had a great spot by the edge (red circle)
    It had great beachesWith sea lions swimming through!And Rebecca! 😂1With the dogs set up on the beachNearby towns had oyster farming (Bosley loved to get his feet wet whenever we were at a beach)1And emus on the street!Many wild flowersIt got a bit chilly at night but the dogs were well looked after as usualMakybe Diva came from this region (a particularly successful race horse)They had good cafes including this rather excellent French oneAnd pubs1And a particularly good lunch at Boston Bay wineryWe went on a boat tour. This is 12 year old Bradley, first mate and legend! Even served the beer!We saw fish farmsThere were quite a few fish farms off the coast1They seemed a bit crowded for the poor fish1We also went past a sea lion colonyThe company also did cave diving with great white sharks!Some pretty speccy sunrises ...... and sunsets

    Port Lincoln

    2 février 2024, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    Port Lincoln was at the southern tip of the Eyre Peninsula (the very right hand end of the Great Australian Bight). It was a bit of a surprise package.

    We had heard it was known for fishing and oysters, and it was certainly good for fresh sea food. But it was also brimming with beautiful scenery, wildlife, and even some very nice fench cafe's and wineries!En savoir plus

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    Serenity campsite all to ourselves
    We would have been closer to the beach if it hadnt been so windy!Beautiful Port Gibbon beach. Very long and very isolatedDogs were able to be leash freeLong walks along the beach.Beach shrubSo many shark eggs! If theres as many sharks out there as eggs on the beach im not swimming!2South Australian leafy sea dragon. Unfortunately found dead on the beachMore amazing sunsets.(Video) So lovely to watch the dogs running and playing freely3Bosley back on the lead after eating a smorgasbord of dead smelly sealife in seaweed!!!

    Port Gibbon

    6 février 2024, Australie ⋅ 🌬 20 °C

    We loved our 4 days off grid, beach camping at Port Gibbon. A great place to spend our workdays with fabulous views and walks and the whole beach to explore. We had a small campsite to ourselves on the edge of the beach. It was really quiet with the long mostly isolated beach to ourselves.En savoir plus

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