Kimberley Day 3 - Manning Falls & Gibb River Road
9 giugno, Australia
☀️ 28 °C
6.30 start walk into Manning Falls, which started with 30m swim across the river to the track. 6km walk total in/out of gorge. Rocky scrabble down and back out.
Afternoon drive to Galvans Gorge.Leggi altro
Kimberley day 4 - onto El Questro
10 giugno, Australia
☁️ 25 °C
Australian bustard on roadside - bush turkey ie good eating reportedly
Stopped at Ellenbrae station for coffee and scones, jam & cream.
Many a river crossing, then stopped at lookout over the CockburnLeggi altro
Kimberley - day 5 Emma Gorge
11 giugno, Australia
☁️ 25 °C
Slower start (6.45am) to drive to Emma Gorge. 3.2km return walk up the gorge (rock scrabbling most of the way) to a beautiful waterfall and swimming hole. Not rock art here, but a thermal sprung intoLeggi altro
ViaggiatoreFinally caught up with your GRR adventure. What fun! We heading west today after our Arnhem Land adventure.
ViaggiatoreIt’s taking me back to fabulous memories - it’s just stunning and swimming in those gorges and waterholes is brilliant 🥰
Kimberley - day 6 to Kunnanara and Lake Argyle
12–19 giu, Australia
☀️ 32 °C
Into Zebedee springs at 7am & came across an olive python in the process of swallowing a rock wallaby. Springs shut at 7.30 for next 2 to 7 days while it finishes swallowing & digesting. We had a veryLeggi altro
ViaggiatoreWe’ll be at lake argyle tomorrow afternoon. Missed you by that much!
ViaggiatoreDid you do the sunset cruise on the lake where you jump in in the middle and have a drinkie in the water! It was awesome. Emma Gorge was one of my favourite places 😍 Scones at Ellenbrae 😋😋😋
Kimberley day 7 - Lake Argyle
13 giugno, Australia
⛅ 25 °C
24 degrees overnight, no breeze so very little sleep
Checked out the dam face and hydroelectric outflow before seeing the Durac homestead & history.
Enjoyed the Sunset cruise & swim - saw rockLeggi altro
ViaggiatoreThe sunset cruise was so much fun. Bubbles, a noodle and water around 26 deg. Bliss
ViaggiatoreThe Durac story is amazing. Driving cattle for 2 1/2 years just to get there!
Kimberley day 8 - onto the Bungle Bungles
14–16 giu, Australia
☀️ 27 °C
Long travel day from Lake Argyle to Bungle Bungles or Purnululu NP. The spring Creek road was 53km of serious 4WD road with 20 waterway crossings - not all with water.
Saw Jake again at the visitorLeggi altro
Kimberley day 9 - Purnululu
16 giugno, Australia
⛅ 30 °C
4.15 am start to drive 1 hr and watch sunrise over the bungles
Walked into picaninny lookout and Cathedral Gorge in the morning then
Echidna chasm and Osmand ranges lookout in the afternoon.
ViaggiatoreThat’s an early start 😬 we did echidna in morning and cathedral gorge in afternoon. Very hot. Finished with sunset at lookout with phone reception around 5pm. Much more civilised.
Kimberley day 10 - china wall & fitzroy crossing
17 giugno, Australia
⛅ 20 °C
2 hours 45 min for 60k's to get back on the sealed road from Bungle Bungles
Marys Pool for lunch, through Halls Creek (police on patrol at the service station) and onto Fitzroy Crossing for theLeggi altro
Kimberley Day 11 - Back to Broome
17 giugno, Australia
🌙 26 °C
Fitzroy River walk and talk with Winsome about river & desert people/country.
The bus clutch kept letting go, and we limped along at 60-70 km back to Broome- bus no. 3 meet us 1.5 hrs out & followedLeggi altro
Around Broome
17–20 giu, Australia
☀️ 27 °C
Explored the town via bus and feet - pearl shell divers (Broome built on buttons) , and pearl industry. Breakfast at Zookeepers each morning, catching up with 2 couples from the kimberley trip (MartinLeggi altro
Perth
20–23 giu, Australia
☁️ 17 °C
21st lunch at East Perth, and walked along the river to Optus stadium. Watched zip wiring from the bridge.
Kings park Lightshow that night 👍
22nd drove via Fremantle, Cottesloe, Scarborough BeachLeggi altro
Perth to Busselton
23 giugno, Australia
☀️ 20 °C
Checked out the refineries at Kwinana, coffee at Rockie, the Thrombolites at Lake Clarence, before checking into Sandy bay caravan park at Busselton overnight
To Gracetown
24–30 giu, Australia
☀️ 18 °C
Walked the Busselton jetty (1.8km), dropped into the local brewery, and walked the main street.
Walked around Cape Naturaliste before driving to 'Incognito' near Grace Town for the next 6 nights.
Walk Cape to Cape to Gracetown
25 giugno, Australia
🌬 19 °C
Good day, walked from house to Gracetown via Cape to Cape track in the morning (2.5 hours return)
Weather still holding ......
Cape Leeuwin
26 giugno, Australia
🌧 15 °C
Morning coffee in Margaret River, then onto Cape Leeuwin adventures. Windy squalls on & off all day that made life interesting....
Good food, wine & chocolate
27 giugno, Australia
🌬 14 °C
Busselton lunch at 'Goose', then onto Vasse Felix winery & Gabriel chocolatiere (from bean to bar)
What you have to do in Margaret River region
Cape to Cape (northwards) and Mammoth Cave
28 giugno, Australia
⛅ 16 °C
Another morning walk on the Cape to Cape (northwards this time) then Mammoth Cave later.
Margaret River Brewhouse - holiday T shirts purchased, stout & cider sampled. Given a tick of approval 😁
Coffee, food & more wine & beer!
29 giugno, Australia
☁️ 16 °C
White elephant cafe at Gnarabup for lunch and more wild waves to watch.
Jennie walked the shops @Margaret River with Lisa & Fiona, while Leigh, Keith & Steve were at the Margarate River Brewery -Leggi altro
Moving on - East across the Nullabour
30 giu – 4 lug, Australia
🌬 15 °C
Day 1 Merridin overnight - long drive through the wheatbelt. Lots of cows, sheep, grain (likely wheat) & canola.
Also a dog cemetry with 4ft dog statue outside Corrigin. 495km
Day 2 Woorlba stationLeggi altro
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Streaky Bay got my vote for best vanilla square ever at the bakery 😋 and then Charleville - never had better! Streaky Bay is beautiful 😍
Streaky Bay to Adelaide
4 luglio, Australia
☁️ 14 °C
Huge day. 8am start to Wudinna, Port Augusta for lunch at Pichi Richi railway station, port Wakefield & onto Semaphore by 4.45pm. 702km
Adelaide rest
5–8 lug, Australia
☁️ 13 °C
Arrives 4.45pm saturday, rest & a heap of washing!
Sunday spent with Fisher family, then dinner at Pirate life with Charlotte & Sam.
Monday a catch up with Maeve & Aurora (with friend Teddy).
Naracoorte
7–8 lug, Australia
☀️ 15 °C
From Adelaide via M1 (eventually with a short side diversion - unintended! 😬). Lunch and wander around Murray Bridge before onto Naracoorte NP (only ones there). Very chilly o'night. Explored theLeggi altro
Casterton
8 luglio, Australia
⛅ 4 °C
Casterton pub for a meal (only place open!) on our last night on the road. Frosty & foggy morning. Slow trip towards Geelong and found the Wannon NP with the falls at Wannon and Nigretta via someLeggi altro
