Marble Bar
7. Oktober 2023 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C
It holds the record as the hottest town in Australia, and it's pretty hot today 🌡 but loving the dry heat (not humid), makes it feel like being in a Wagga summer!
We had a wonderful afternoonWeiterlesen
Exploring Marble Bar
7. Oktober 2023 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 37 °C
We drove out to the Secret WW2 Airbase at Corunna Downs (Olivia actually had a car sleep 😴), checked out the Jasper "bar" across the Coongan River and visited the Comet Mine Museum.
Mt. Meharry - Top of WA
8. Oktober 2023 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Today was an adventure afternoon for Dad, with a tough 4x4 track up Western Australia's highest mountain - Mount Meharry. It was a tough, steep track with step ups, it was only for the experiencedWeiterlesen
Kalamina Gorge
9. Oktober 2023 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
After arriving at Dales Gorge Campground, we decided to drive out to Kalamina for a short walk and swim. We had the whole gorge to ourselves and it was very pretty.
Dales Gorge Walk
10. Oktober 2023 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
We had the whole day to tackle the Dale's Gorge Walk. Starting with a spectacular but hot gorge rim walk, followed by a rocky descent into the gorge and a stroll through paperbark lined creek beds (weWeiterlesen
Dales Gorge - Fortescue Falls
10. Oktober 2023 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Fortescue Falls was the perfect place for a cool swim after a hot hike. There was still plenty of water flowing and it was fun to swim over to the waterfall. The rock steps made the perfect place forWeiterlesen
Dales Gorge - Fern Pool
10. Oktober 2023 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
WOW! One of the most beautiful swimming spots in a gorge to date. A short 5 min walk upstream from Fortescue Falls brings you to this beauty! The bonus was you got to climb up and sit behind theWeiterlesen
Hancock Gorge
11. Oktober 2023 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
After dropping Mabel off at the Karajini Eco Retreat, we headed off into the NP to do the Hancock Gorge Walk, combining ladders, rock scrambles, water walking, the Spiderman Walk and ending atWeiterlesen
Oxer Lookout
11. Oktober 2023 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C
Where four gorges converge at the Junction. Cool lookout, beautiful cliff faces and deep chasms. Spectacular scenery once again at Karajini!
Joffre Falls
11. Oktober 2023 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C
Our 2nd walk of the day, a 1.3km return grade 4/5 walk and then a 400m return swim in beautiful refreshing water. Again, Olivia was amazing despite a rest, she hiked, scrambled and climbed the laddersWeiterlesen
Tom Price
12.–14. Okt. 2023 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
A few days in Tom Price for washing, cleaning and getting our Rio Tinto Road Access Pass. There was big mine machinery to see, locals to say hello to and another big mountain to drive up.
Hamersley Gorge
14. Oktober 2023 in Australien ⋅ 🌬 34 °C
One of the most accessible gorges in Karajini, this was the perfect end to this area of Aus. Hamersley Gorge & the Spa Pool were gorgeous and well worth the grade 5 scramble to get here. The rockWeiterlesen
Millstream National Park
14. Oktober 2023 in Australien ⋅ ☁️ 39 °C
Our last day in the East Pilbara Region, a very hot Millstream (40+ degrees), but a welcome afternoon swim at Deep Reach Pool. Lots of big catfish in the reeds - Olivia certainly didn't like swimmingWeiterlesen
Rolling into K. Town
15. Oktober 2023 in Australien ⋅ 🌬 37 °C
Today we rolled past the many ore trains into Karratha. It's hotter here on the coast, so we dropped into the local brewery for a cool, refreshing ale and a bowl of chips.
Exploring & Lookouts
16. Oktober 2023 in Australien ⋅ 🌬 35 °C
A lookout is always on our list, so we checked out a few to get our bearings after a morning of fixes, shopping and the mundane bits of travelling life.
Burrup Peninsula
17. Oktober 2023 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
A visit to Ngajarli to view the rock engravings, Withnell Bay followed by Hearson's Cove for a swim and a 4x4 Adventure. A packed day discovering the Burrup Peninsula around Karratha.
Dampier
17. Oktober 2023 in Australien
Its an adventure to discover the old stomping ground of Olivia's Uncle Adam, Aunty Marissa and Cousin Aleya. Dampier was a delight for lunch, the most amazing playground overlooking the water andWeiterlesen
Hello Uncle Adam!
18. Oktober 2023 in Australien ⋅ 🌙 29 °C
We have been planning our trip to Karratha around the arrival of Adam into Karratha for the beginning of his month on at work. Given timing was difficult we picked U. Adam up from the airport andWeiterlesen
Historic Cossack
19. Oktober 2023 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C
Once the North West's first pastoral, gold rush and pearling port, today Cossack is a living ghost town. It was a great spot to see a beautilly restored town to give us an insight into 19th CenturyWeiterlesen
Our Beautiful Olivia
19. Oktober 2023 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 37 °C
The little girl that butter wouldn't melt.
Point Samson
19. Oktober 2023 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
We headed further around for a spot of lunch at the Tavern with the most spectacular views! The best thing was we were lucky enough to catch an ore ship coming in so we could see Uncle Adam hard atWeiterlesen
Wickham
19. Oktober 2023 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C
We'll always think of Wickham as Uncle Adam's Work Home, but we stopped to see the only other things in town! Great you be able to get up close to the ore piles and machinery along the road to theWeiterlesen
Roebourne
19. Oktober 2023 in Australien ⋅ 🌬 39 °C
Mt Welcome Lookout with Mardunthunera Man.
Onslow
20. Oktober 2023 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 37 °C
Our next town on our journey south (West actually) brings us to Onslow, known for its massive salt production and apparently the Paparazzi Dog's! We will remember the crazy swarm of flies at 4 mileWeiterlesen
Old Onslow Town
21. Oktober 2023 in Australien ⋅ ☁️ 38 °C
We ventured out to Old Onslow to discover where the town originated. There are few remnants remaining but was great to get to explore from the car as it was a very hot 49 degrees 🥵