EnglantiRipley53°2’25” N 1°22’35” W 13. lokakuuta 2023, Englanti ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
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EnglantiRipley53°2’25” N 1°22’35” W 5. marraskuuta 2023, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Here is the plan........
Flying Manchester to Abu Dhabi on Tuesday evening 5 December. 4 nights there then on to Perth 10 December. Christmas and New Year in Western Australia then to Adelaide 10Lue lisää
Matkaaja And I thought my trip was the big adventure but you had to out-do me didn’t you!!! Can’t wait to hear all about it though xx
That sounds fantastic..do you require a Derbyshire Sherpa to help with your luggage?.. [Celia Payne]
Matkaaja I've got one..... Ken 🤣🤣🤣 though I suppose technically he's a Sussex Sherpa!
Yhdistyneet ArabiemiirikunnatAbu Dhabi24°30’5” N 54°22’5” E 6. joulukuuta 2023, Yhdistyneet Arabiemiirikunnat ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Arrived safely at our pit stop in Abu Dhabi. Doha airport was mahoosive and took 20 mins on bus to get from the plane to the terminal. Mind you even the bus is luxury!
Yhdistyneet ArabiemiirikunnatAbū Z̧abyAl Mariah United Group24°29’57” N 54°22’4” E 7. joulukuuta 2023, Yhdistyneet Arabiemiirikunnat ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
Our first proper day in Abu Dhabi and went to Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Amazingly elaborate and very white! Joy had to do an Audrey Hepburn impression and cover her arms, head and legs and spent mostLue lisää
Yhdistyneet ArabiemiirikunnatAbū Z̧abyAl Mariah United Group24°29’57” N 54°22’4” E 8. joulukuuta 2023, Yhdistyneet Arabiemiirikunnat ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Lazy morning relaxing by the pool then went to The Louvre for some culture innit 😀. It's on the waterfront so after looking around we had something to eat in the cafe as the sun was setting. Then,Lue lisää
AustraliaState of Western AustraliaDandaraganJurien BayDobbyn Park30°18’12” S 115°2’23” E
12. joulukuuta 2023, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
After a few days laying by the pool in Abu Dhabi and mooching around we arrived in Perth yesterday. Business class is a different world and Joy even watched Barbie 🤣.
We picked up the hire car andLue lisää
Matkaaja Did you have a bed on the flight and get any sleep? The bay really is turquoise! Wow, time to properly start relaxing and hope not too hot for you xx 😘 xx
Matkaaja Yes we had a bed so managed some sleep, it's all a bit bonkers, the flight from Abu Dhabi to Doha is only 50 minutes long, we got champagne and a snack, didn't get chance to eat it before they took it all away to land😂 It's quite hot but by the evening it's perfect x
AustraliaState of Western AustraliaThe Pinncales30°35’23” S 115°9’35” E
13. joulukuuta 2023, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We took a short drive to Namburg National Park to look at The Pinnacles, which are natural limestone structures, formed approximately 25,000 to 30,000 years ago after the sea receded and left depositsLue lisää
AustraliaState of Western AustraliaGeraldton-GreenoughBeresfordChampion Bay Beach28°46’2” S 114°36’50” E 17. joulukuuta 2023, Australia ⋅ 🌬 24 °C
After a couple more nights at Jurien Bay looking round the local area and relaxing we drove the 200 kms to Geraldton. This is the furthest north we are going and staying in the middle of town by theLue lisää
AustraliaState of Western AustraliaNorthampton ShireGregoryFlagstaff Hill28°11’27” S 114°14’57” E 19. joulukuuta 2023, Australia ⋅ 🌬 37 °C
A couple more days in Geraldton and went to look at the local museum and the memorial to HMAS Sydney. It was sunk by a German raider in November 1941 with the loss of all 645 Australian men on board,Lue lisää
20. joulukuuta 2023, Australia ⋅ 🌬 35 °C
It was very hot today, even the wind was warm! We walked down to the nearest beach, which perhaps wasn't the wisest move.
It was a quiet day relaxing but then saw that there had been a big bush fireLue lisää
Matkaaja Watching the news here every day brings it home just how quickly things can change. Thank goodness you left when you did. Stay safe!! xxx
Matkaaja Hope you have the most amazing time, my mom will love seeing what your up too! I’ll keep her updated xx