• Alisha Smellie
  • Alisha Smellie

Big Lap

A year exploring Australia in our Caravan Meer informatie
  • Marble Bar

    7 oktober 2023, Australië ⋅ ☀️ 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 afternoon fossicking and exploring the sights around town. We found some jasper for our collection but sadly not enough water at Chinaman's Pools for a swim, but checked out the views of the town from the Water Tank Lookout.Meer informatie

  • Exploring Marble Bar

    7 oktober 2023, Australië ⋅ ☀️ 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, Australië ⋅ ☀️ 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 experienced driver. The views from the top were spectacular, and was amazing to think we were the highest people in WA at that moment in time!Meer informatie

  • Kalamina Gorge

    9 oktober 2023, Australië ⋅ ☀️ 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, Australië ⋅ ☀️ 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 (we got a bit wet and miss Oli slipped several times which caused a right tantrum). But to end up at Fortescue Falls for a swim was worth the hard effort!Meer informatie

  • Dales Gorge - Fern Pool

    10 oktober 2023, Australië ⋅ ☀️ 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 the waterfall in a fern lined cave! Loved it so much we relaxed, enjoyed a couple of swims before the big Ascend up the ladder stairs to the top of the gorge!Meer informatie

  • Hancock Gorge

    11 oktober 2023, Australië ⋅ ☀️ 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 at Kermit's Pool. This was definitely our favourite Walk of Karajini so far. At 1.5km it wasn't too long, but being grade 5 it was a bit of a challenge. Our super hiker Oli took it in her strude and loved it too!Meer informatie

  • Oxer Lookout

    11 oktober 2023, Australië ⋅ ☀️ 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, Australië ⋅ ☀️ 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 ladders and except the swim she did the whole walk herself! Our little trooper!

    We forgot the floaties and go-pro for this walk, but were lucky enough to see another travelling family (from Barn Hill Station) we had met before just leaving and they lent us one of the boys life jackets that made the swim much easier.

    The sheer height of the cliffs is amazing and the photos don't do it justice. The colours, rock formations and landscape are mind blowingly beautiful.

    Tonight we are camped at the Eco Retreat where we enjoyed a warm, flowing shower and we are ready for a good night's sleep!
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  • Tom Price

    12–14 okt. 2023, Australië ⋅ ☀️ 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, Australië ⋅ 🌬 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 rock formations were incredible and the colours amazing, but 2 cool swims were perfect of a really hot day!Meer informatie

  • Millstream National Park

    14 oktober 2023, Australië ⋅ ☁️ 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 swimming back to the steps through it all!

    Onwards and westward from here!
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  • Burrup Peninsula

    17 oktober 2023, Australië ⋅ ☀️ 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, Australië

    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 and discovering the Red Dog Trail! 🐕Meer informatie

  • Hello Uncle Adam!

    18 oktober 2023, Australië ⋅ 🌙 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 and dropped him to his "work home" in Wickham to maximise our time spent for a long overdue catchup. It has been a year since w3 saw each other in Sydney, and only the 2nd time Olivia has had the chance to give her Uncle big cuddles ♥️Meer informatie

  • Historic Cossack

    19 oktober 2023, Australië ⋅ ☀️ 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 Century life in Northern WA.

    The flies were out in force today, so thank God for the flynets!
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  • Point Samson

    19 oktober 2023, Australië ⋅ ☀️ 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 at work!

    After a quick swim at Honeymoon Cove it was back to Mitch for more discovering.
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  • Wickham

    19 oktober 2023, Australië ⋅ ☀️ 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 the Yacht Club!Meer informatie

  • Onslow

    20 oktober 2023, Australië ⋅ ☀️ 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 mile Creek and enjoying a cold drink through the fly net (great idea to stop there mum 🤣).Meer informatie

  • Old Onslow Town

    21 oktober 2023, Australië ⋅ ☁️ 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 🥵