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- Day 57
- Sunday, August 27, 2023
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 5 m
AustraliaMonkey Mia25°47’37” S 113°43’12” E
Monkey Mia
August 27, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
We skipped Monkey Mia and Shark Bay on the way North so booked in for 4 nights on our way back down South. It was an amzing place and we were lucky with perfect weather for our whole time there. WeRead more
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- Day 58
- Monday, August 28, 2023
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
Indian Ocean25°44’7” S 113°43’18” E
Monkey Mia Marine Life Cruise
August 28, 2023, Indian Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
While we saw a lot of marine life from the shore and kayaks, this cruise took things to a whole new level. We started with dolphins playing in the wake of the catamaran, went past an osprey nest andRead more
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- Day 59
- Tuesday, August 29, 2023
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 25 m
- AustraliaShark Bay25°58’50” S 113°33’34” E
Denham Aquarium
August 29, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
On our last day in Monkey Mia we visited Denham for supplies and then the nearby Aquarium. Gerald the sea snake got up close and personal to Lewys and we learnt more about the local marine life. LewysRead more
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- Day 61
- Thursday, August 31, 2023
- 🌬 33 °C
- Altitude: 282 m
- AustraliaCallaghan Park28°32’41” S 115°30’42” E
Northampton and Mullewa
August 31, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 33 °C
We left Monkey Mia after a wonderful few days and then had a tyre blow out on the road out to the main highway. We changed the tyre and continued on to our next stay at Northampton, booking in forRead more
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- Day 62
- Friday, September 1, 2023
- 🌬 28 °C
- Altitude: 407 m
- AustraliaWalganna27°24’11” S 117°27’46” E
Mount Magnet and Walga Rock
September 1, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 28 °C
After a noisy night of road trains passing at Mount Magnet Caravan Park we drove out to Walga Rock to see the amazing gallery of Aboriginal art painted under its overhanging edge. The Rock itself isRead more
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- Day 63
- Saturday, September 2, 2023
- 🌬 25 °C
- Altitude: 523 m
- AustraliaPhillip Lefroy Park27°59’16” S 119°17’48” E
Sandstone and Jessica's birthday
September 2, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
We had a great stay at Sandstone, we met a lady in the camp kitchen who made jewellery from rocks and gems she found in the north west and bought Jessica a special pendent and necklace for herRead more
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- Day 64
- Sunday, September 3, 2023
- 🌬 19 °C
- Altitude: 432 m
- AustraliaRedcastle Government Well28°59’20” S 121°55’53” E
Prospecting with Hugh at Redcastle
September 3, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
After Jessica's birthday breakfast we drove to Leonora to meet up with Hugh and Sue before following Hugh out to his prospecting camp at Redcastle. We jumped straight on the detectors but didn't findRead more
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- Day 65
- Monday, September 4, 2023
- 🌬 20 °C
- Altitude: 339 m
- AustraliaBoulder30°47’21” S 121°30’13” E
Kalgoorlie
September 4, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
After a couple of great days with Hugh we dropped back past Sue in Leonora and then drove through to Kalgoorlie to have a couple of days with Josh, Meaghan, Van and Norah. We went to have a look atRead more
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- Day 70
- Saturday, September 9, 2023
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- AustraliaSouth Beach32°4’24” S 115°45’12” E
Relaxing in Fremantle
September 9, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
After a couple of months driving and camping we were ready for a couple of weeks of rest and relaxation in South Fremantle. We enjoyed morning coffees, walks to the beach, the Fremantle Markets and aRead more
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- Day 72
- Monday, September 11, 2023
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
- AustraliaCoodanup Foreshore32°33’46” S 115°44’43” E
The Giants of Mandurah
September 11, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
While we were staying in Fremantle we made a day trip to visit the Giants of Mandurah. We visited the first four on one day then visited the fifth a few days later in Subiaco and finally the sixthRead more
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- Day 77
- Saturday, September 16, 2023
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: 4 m
- AustraliaSouth Bunbury33°20’35” S 115°38’8” E
Bunbury
September 16, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We headed down to Bunbury to catch up with Annwen, Ashley, Nathan and Hugh. We did Bunbury parkrun and Kelly and I had a night out with Annwen and Hugh, successfully completing an escape room and thenRead more
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- Day 81
- Wednesday, September 20, 2023
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 401 m
- AustraliaKalgoorlie Golf Club30°43’40” S 121°27’45” E
Kalgoorlie (again)
September 20, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
First stop on the way home was in Kalgoorlie with Josh, Meaghan, Van and Norah. Josh cooked beef ribs for us and we spent the night in their caravan.
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- Day 82
- Thursday, September 21, 2023
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 136 m
- AustraliaDundas32°21’33” S 124°47’16” E
Nullarbor (again)
September 21, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
I wasn't really looking forward to driving across the Nullabor again, but it was surprisingly interesting and enjoyable. We stayed overnight at Baxter's rest stop and then the Nullabor Roadhouse. WeRead more
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- Day 84
- Saturday, September 23, 2023
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- AustraliaLittle Islands32°44’45” S 134°14’32” E
Streaky Bay
September 23, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Streaky Bay was a delight, a great caravan park, stunning scenery and refreshing swims. A stunning introduction to the Eyre Peninsula. It can get windy though, resulting in us scrambling to get theRead more
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- Day 86
- Monday, September 25, 2023
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 1 m
- AustraliaGoat Island34°37’21” S 135°28’24” E
Coffin Bay
September 25, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
We stopped at Woolshed Cave and Greenly Beach on the way to Coffin Bay. Eyre Peninsula continues to surprise and delight. At Coffin Bay we had a dozen natural oysters with a nice glass of Riesling -Read more
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- Day 87
- Tuesday, September 26, 2023
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 4 m
- AustraliaTumby Bay Park34°22’28” S 136°5’58” E
Tumby Bay
September 26, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
On our way to Whyalla we stopped off at Tumby Bay to look at all the street art there. First stop was the Silos and then we walked around the town looking at nearly 30 different murals and paintingsRead more
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- Day 89
- Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 7:40 PM
- 🌙 18 °C
- Altitude: 74 m
- AustraliaPasadena35°0’3” S 138°35’25” E
Radelaide
September 28, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
We had a great couple of nights in Adelaide staying with Anna, Tony and family. Lewys loved Treeclimb and we also checked out Glenelg and Brighton, and had dinner at a supermarket - it was great!
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- Day 91
- Saturday, September 30, 2023 at 8:03 AM
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 273 m
- AustraliaBroken Hill Municipality31°54’45” S 141°29’19” E
Broken Hill
September 30, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We had a great day in Broken Hill but were left thinking we had just scratched the surface. The first afternoon we visited the living desert sandstone sculptures and the next day we did parkrun, theRead more
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- Day 93
- Monday, October 2, 2023
- ☀️ 34 °C
- Altitude: 285 m
- AustraliaDubbo32°16’35” S 148°35’18” E
Dubbo
October 2, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Our last stop for the holiday was Dubbo. After a long drive from Broken Hill we spent our first night of the trip in beds we had paid for at a Motel. We had a great dinner, a good night's sleep andRead more
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- Day 100
- Monday, October 9, 2023
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 566 m
- AustraliaHolt35°13’27” S 148°59’41” E
Candys off tour
October 9, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
After an extended stay in Perth with her grandparents, including competing in the Australian Champs Orienteering Carnival, Jessica finally arrived home after flying back to Canberra from Perth. AllRead more
