Pink Lake (Hutt Lagoon Port Gregory)
13 ноября 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 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.
Geraldton
17 ноября 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 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 appreciatedЧитать далее
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We can’t wait to get far away enough to let Bonnie run free on the beach
ПутешественникYes they love it. As long as there’s no distractions we can let them both off.
Cervantes
23 ноября 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 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 cameЧитать далее
ПутешественникFabulous. Everywhere you go now is stunning - I guess the closer you get to Perth, the more there is in the towns?
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I used to call him Kevin, but from now on I will call him “Fossil “
ПутешественникLol, I'm not a fossilised tree, although I feel it some times!
Jurien Bay and Sea lions
24 ноября 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 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 withЧитать далее
ПутешественникYou are both doing a great job with all the photos. It’s been a nice way to follow your journey.
Wongan Hills
28 ноября 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
Wongan Hills was a nice quiet country town. We spent our 3 working days here which worked out well as there wasn’t much else to do.
We appeared to be the only tourists in town! The town isЧитать далее
Albany
2 декабря 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 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 sawЧитать далее
Hopetoun Farmstay
9 декабря 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 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 completelyЧитать далее
Wave Rock
11 декабря 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 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,Читать далее
Rottnest Island
17 декабря 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 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 justЧитать далее
Perth
20 декабря 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 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 wasЧитать далее
Bunbury (and Christmas)
25 декабря 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 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 outЧитать далее
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Wonderful seeing dolphins in their own habitat! Looks like you had a fab Christmas 🎅 x
Margaret River
30 декабря 2023 г., Австралия
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 theЧитать далее
Maranup Ford
31 декабря 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Maranup Ford is a working farm and Homestead on the Blackwood river near Bridgetown in central western WA.
The farm was established and the homestead built in 1889. The gardens run down to theЧитать далее
Narrogin
3 января 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 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 natureЧитать далее
Bruce Rock
7 января 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 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 aboutЧитать далее
Westonia
10 января 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 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 historyЧитать далее
Kalgoorlie
13 января 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 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 miningЧитать далее
ПутешественникThanks Cass, when we saw it as we drove we had to stop and snap it. Around these parts you can see for miles, very different to the hilly country around Sydney
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I was waiting for crocodile Dundee to appear in that bar 😂
ПутешественникYeah, it was pretty much that sort of pub. Had surprisingly good burgers too!
Esperance
21 января 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 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 whiteЧитать далее
Three days across the Nullarbor. Day one
25 января 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 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.Читать далее
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Hopefully the speed limit is >=100k/hour. I would fall asleep driving on that road 😴😱
Eucla - Second day across the Nullabour
26 января 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 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 beachЧитать далее
Bunda Cliffs -Third day across Nullabour
27 января 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌙 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 andЧитать далее
Eyre Peninsula. Venus Bay
28 января 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 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.
Close by was Port Labatt sealЧитать далее
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It’s amazing - the diversity of landscapes you have seen on your travels and the variety of wildlife!!
Port Lincoln
2 февраля 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 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 andЧитать далее
Tumby Bay
5 февраля 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
Tumby Bay was a cute little town on the way to our next stop at Port Gibbon. We were told to stop here to view the street art and we weren’t disappointed. You had to seek out some of the art as itЧитать далее
Port Gibbon
6 февраля 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 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 onЧитать далее
ПутешественникWe watched a show about Bill Bailey in Australia, and he was at the pink lake in the show! He’s working his way up your route, going the other way.
ПутешественникJust looked at the map - you’re really doing some serious mileage!
ПутешественникYes that show started here last week. We watched episode 1.
ПутешественникYes lots of driving but we are only doing about 4 hours every 4 or 6 days.