Off to a couple of days with Ben
December 18, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Yesterday Dan and I finished the Grammar Christmas Camp and stayed at the Underwood's last night. This afternoon we caught the 2.50 flight to Melbourne to stay a couple of nights with Ben at Clayton
36 degrees so Netflix day
December 19, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Very hot today with a late thunderstorm so we just chilled indoors at Ben's
Off to Perth
December 20, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
We took a Taxi to Tullamarine to meet up with Steve who flew in from Flinders. We had lunch at PJ O'Brien's then flew to Perth, Western Australia. We stayed at a motel at Belmont after picking up hireRead more
Freo to Mandurah to Hamelin Bay
December 21, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Breakfast at Macca's then to Jacqui's to pick up the rest of the travellers. Mick, Kate and Ruby are joining us making a travelling troupe of 7.
We stick to the lesser but more scenic routes down theRead more
Augusta, Pemberton to Denmark WA
December 22, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
We to Augusta to Cape Leeuin and check out the lighthouse and the place where 2 oceans meet. The most south western corner of Australia. Then we make our way to Denmark via Pemberton. At Pemberton weRead more
Greens Pool
December 23, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
In the morning before we leave for Albany I get on a push bike and ride around Denmark while Dan, Kate and Mick paddle up the river in kayaks.
On the way to Albany today we visit Greens Pool which isRead more
All gather at Albany
December 23, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Today most of us meet at Albany in our caravan park. Di, Smithy and Dallas drive down in one of Jac's cars. Mum and Dad come down in theirs. Jac, George, Zoe and Millie came in theirs.
Not far fromRead more
Christmas Eve
December 24, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Today we all go shopping for our own plus Christmas food. Joe, Jim and Lauren join us today. They've been doing their own road trip. Dan was especially excited to see them as he hadn't seen them sinceRead more
Merry Christmas!!
December 25, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Christmas Day arrives. Kate is Santa with Mille as Santa's helper. We doa Secret Santa type of thing for present giving.
Auntie Sue, cousin Deanna and her partner join us for lunch. Dee and Glenn,Read more
Boxing Day exploring Albany
December 26, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Getting into tourist mode we visit Albany town. Dan is interested in seeing the old gaol museum so we do that, we also go on board the Amity. The Amity is on grass in a park, not afloat.
In theRead more
Dive and tenpin bowling
December 27, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Today is an early start as Jimmy has booked a dive charter for he and Lauren and Steve and I. The dive team are a great bunch of blokes. We go out into the bay where there is HMAS Perth that wasRead more
Anzac Hill and our turn to cook
December 28, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Today's tourist destination is Anzac Hill. The award winning National Anzac Centre is one of Australia’s most important cultural pilgrimages. Located within Albany’s heritage listed Princess RoyalRead more
Whale world and The Gap and Bridge
December 29, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
On the itinerary today is Whale world at Frenchman's Bay.
"Albany's Historic Whaling Station is the only experience of its kind in the world.
Explore an intact whale processing factory and whaleRead more
Family fun
December 29, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Our last day here today. We all decided it was a perfect place to stay. We all had a good time and enjoyed each other's company. Temperature was about 25 degrees so very comfortable for most of us. ARead more
Back to Freo
December 30, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Back on the road. We all make our way back up to Fremantle and hang out with Jacqui's family.
Our car load go back through the wheatbelt to revisit places Steve and I had gone 25 years ago. Mt Barker,Read more
New Years Eve
December 31, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
In the morning Steve and I explore Freo. We have a nice lunch in a lovely restaurant. In the afternoon Steve, Dad and I visit Dot and Leo who live in Freo. They used to live on the Island and wereRead more
New Years Day
January 1, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Steve and I visited Anne-Marie and Dom, people I knew when I lived in Subiaco 25 years ago. We have kept in touch ever since and they visited us last year.
8 people go to Big Bash cricket tonight,Read more
Drive around, Steve and Dan home
January 2, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C
36 degrees today
Steve, Dan, Joe and I drove around Perth for a look and show the kids the city. We have lunch at Hilary's Marina then drive through Subiaco and check out the vacant block that used toRead more
Hot one
January 2, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
We had a family tea at Roucco's before taking Steve and Dan to plane. I had a lovely tuna salad
Joe heads off too.
January 3, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Lay day, walk around Freo on my own. I'm feeling it's time for some alone time.
Joe drives off int he morning to continue his great Aussie Adventure. He's heading to Esperance
Tea at Samson Street,Read more
Fremantle Prison
January 4, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Fremantle Prison, sometimes referred to as Fremantle Gaol or Fremantle Jail, is a former Australian prison and World Heritage Site in Fremantle, Western Australia. The six-hectare (15-acre) siteRead more
3 sisters day in Freo
January 4, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Today Mick and girls leave to go home.
That left the 3 sisters to walk around Freo shops and the Fremantle Gaol. Di reckons this is the first time the 3 sisters have hang out alone since we went toRead more
Happy birthday to 2 girls
January 5, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Today is Jacqui's birthday. Tonight we have her birthday tea at a South Fremantle pub they often go to.
It is also Anne Marie's. I join Anne Marie at the movies and we watch Star Wars together. IRead more
Dive day off Rottnest Island
January 6, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
I decide I want to dive off Rottnest Island so a few days ago I went to a dive shop and booked a charter.
I am teamed up with Buddy Chrissie. We don't have a guide so we fumble our way around the diveRead more
Day with the girls
January 7, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Lazy morning, Jac, Ruby and Millie and I walk around Fremantle markets. There is a Falls Festival going on at the footy ground right in Freo.
We've heard a lot about Duck Duck Bruce. We go and haveRead more

































































































































































































