• Alisha Smellie
  • Alisha Smellie

Big Lap

A year exploring Australia in our Caravan Leggi altro
  • Marble Stone Beach

    21 ottobre 2023, Indian Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 36 °C

    Marble Stone Beach was a fantastic find, just near the mouth of the Ashburton River. Starting a long way away in the Hamersley Ranges, stones make their way down the Ashburton River, tumbled along in the red sand over time, spat out to sea and then washed ashore. It's a rock lovers dream, so Oli and Mummy were happy with their finds. The 4x4 track to get here is fun, then there's a thigh high creek to cross, a super hot sand dune to climb over, but the cool water and beach all to ourselves was totally worth the effort!Leggi altro

  • Bullara Station

    22 ottobre 2023, Australia ⋅ 🌬 37 °C

    This was one of the Station Stays we were really looking forward to after seeing so many wonderful reviews in videos and online. Scones and iced coffee in the shed, the sculptures, bottle tree and the best donkey outdoor shower. What an unbelievable station experience, if it wasn't so hot and windy we would have loved to have stayed longer!Leggi altro

  • South Lefroy

    23 ottobre 2023, Indian Ocean ⋅ 🌬 28 °C

    Those turquoise blue waters were calling us. And they didn't dissapoint! We spent the afternoon on the beach, swimming, reading and relaxing. Having the chance to snorkel right off the beach on the Coral reef was amazing. So much to see, fish, sharks and coral a plenty. Olis first snorkel! Beach front camping at its finest.

    Life can't get much better than this!
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  • Exploring Exmouth

    24 ottobre 2023, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C

    Exmouth has been a welcome stop to do the necessary chores, see the sights and stock up before hitting the Ningaloo Coastline. We have had fun discovering big prawns, more pebble beach swims, enjoying local ales at a few breweries and finding lots of cool fluffies at the 'i'Leggi altro

  • Shothole Canyon

    25 ottobre 2023, Australia

    The road meanders over dry creek beds and offers a scenic drive through the canyon, offering stunning views of three different colourful rock layers - Trealla, Tulki and Mandu limestone - which make up the sheer canyon walls.

    The canyon's name is derived from the shot holes left by explosive charges fixed to set up miniature earthquakes, for seismographic studies during oil searches in the 1950s.
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  • Searching for Turtles

    26 ottobre 2023, Australia ⋅ 🌬 27 °C

    This mornings search for turtles didn't quite go as planned. With a new snorkel for Olivia we were given the hot tip of lots of turtles at Wobiri Beach. There were turtles a plenty 🐢 breading, swimming and evidence of the previous night's egg laying. Olivia on the other hand had her own agenda in mind and had the biggest tantrum in a long time 😤😡🤨 turtles won this round. The beaches and scenery were the only beautiful things.Leggi altro

  • Vlamingh Head Lighthouse

    26 ottobre 2023, Australia ⋅ 🌬 29 °C

    This 100-plus year-old lighthouse has a fascinating history of the North West Cape. From the edge of the lookout you get a great view over the site of a World War II radar station and anti-aircraft positions. One of the most amazing sights are the original WWII sandbags that look like rocks!

    The show stopper from the Vlamingh Lighthouse is the spectacular panoramic views of the Indian Ocean and Ningaloo Reef.
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  • Ningaloo Aquarium & Discovery Centre

    27 ottobre 2023, Australia ⋅ 🌬 30 °C

    What an amazing Visitor Centre Attraction. Combining the history and development of Exmouth and the importance of Exmouth as a US Navy base, a cyclone room where you get to experience the devastation of Cyclone Vance, meeting some of the amazing marine life that make their home on Australia’s 2nd longest reef system and discover ingwho lives in the arid landscape of the Cape Range National Park.Leggi altro

  • Osprey Bay

    28 ott–1 nov 2023, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C

    We understand why this is the most popular spot on the Ningaloo Coast. Even with the howling wind, it's spectacular! The turquoise waters, coral reefs and sea life just a stones throw away, beautiful sunsets and with luck being right next door to two travelling we have met on our travels!

    Olivia has loved playing with new and old friends and enjoyed Savannah's 4th Birthday party cake by the beach.
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  • Yardi Creek

    29 ottobre 2023, Australia ⋅ 🌬 31 °C

    An morning exploring the beautiful Yardi Creek, the southern point on the Cape Range NP before you off road further south. A short walk took us up the cliffs down the creek where we spotted 1 endangered Black Footed Rock Wallaby, an Osprey and trees of fruit bats.Leggi altro

  • Sandy Bay

    29 ottobre 2023, Australia ⋅ 🌬 30 °C

    With a windy afternoon and finding lots of tracks closed, we decided to visit Sandy Bay to watch the kite surfers and have a dip. With freezing water, it was only Oli who swam, but we enjoyed a wander, discovering the limestone rock ledges and fossilised coral.Leggi altro

  • Lakeside Snorkelling

    31 ottobre 2023, Indian Ocean ⋅ 🌬 27 °C

    Lakeside was a magical afternoon snorkelling spot after a morning at the Oyster Stacks. WA has lived up to its "Windy Always" status but the blue of the water is so alluring. It was a bit of a walk out, but that made the reef, coral, fish and snorkelling experience even better. Some of the best we have seen so far! Plus the sand was strewn with beautiful stones so Oli loved searching while Mummy went for her 2nd snorke.Leggi altro

  • Coral Viewing

    2 novembre 2023, Australia

    From straight out the front at Coral Bay we joined a 2 Hour Coral Bay Glass Bottom Boat and Snorkling tour. We weaved out over the finding reef where we got to snorkel with the group and mum and Oli viewed the Coral and fish from the boat through the glass bottom. It was a good way for Oli to experience what is underwater.Leggi altro

  • Shark Sanctuary

    2 novembre 2023, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

    From November to March the young reef sharks gather in the shallow waters at the Shark Sanctuary just around from Bill's Beach. It's a shallow, protected area where they stay, growing before the venture out into the greater fringing reef. It was very cool to see them up close in their natural habitat.Leggi altro

  • Mum's Manta Ray Tour

    3 novembre 2023, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

    We stayed an extra night in Coral Bay so mum could tick off a bucket list item and swim with a Manta Ray. It was the most perfect day for a trip out onto the reef. Starting with an hour drift snorkel across some beautiful coral reefs, seeing heaps of beautiful fish!

    But the best part was getting three swims with a Manta Ray. The beautiful big 4m female Ray was happy to swim around and let us watch her gracefully gliding through the water. What a fabulous experience!
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