Oatsland to Launceston
13 февраля 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
We left Hobart heading back towards Devonport in preparation for catching the ship back to the mainland.
Drove to Oatlands for a night and then onto Launceston.
We stopped at Ross to have a lookЧитать далее
Sheffield
17 февраля 2023 г., Австралия
We left Launceston and stopped in Hagley to pick blueberries. It is near the end of the season but we were able to pick the tart late ripening blueberries (Mark's favourite). We were also able toЧитать далее
The last week in Tasmania
19 февраля 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Our last blog for Tasmania.
We are sitting on the ship heading back to the mainland. The queue to check in and board was long.
Our last stops were in Ulverstone and Devonport.
From Ulverstone we wentЧитать далее
Back on the Mainland
5 марта 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
We got back late Saturday night the 25/2.
Spent the Sunday with all of our kids. We had a great time for lunch and a couple of games. We then saw the build so far on Mel and Nat's house. We spent aЧитать далее
Heading west Lake Bolac
17 марта 2023 г., Австралия
We are heading west. We have finally made it to South Australia. We are going to WA and have to be there early May to catch our cruise with Pat Watson and Kylie and Allan McColley.
We stopped atЧитать далее
Mount Gambier
19 марта 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
We had Three nights in Mount Gambier. All I can say is wow. It is a very pretty town with so much to see.
We drove out to Port MacDonnell (it was so windy we were nearly blown over), Little Blue Lake,Читать далее
Umpherston Sinkhole
21 марта 2023 г., Австралия
Umpherston Sinkhole is spectacular.
After seeing the Cave Garden it gave us a taster of what we were going to see.
It is beautiful to walk down into the sinkhole.
All of the plants are lush andЧитать далее
Beachport
22 марта 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
We left Mount Gambier and made our way to Beachport. On the way we stopped at Tantanoola and saw the Tantanoola Tiger Hotel and then Millicent and saw the wind turbine blade. They are soЧитать далее
Robe
27 марта 2023 г., Австралия
On the way we stopped at Woakwine CuttingThis place has been on my bucket list for a while. It is beautiful here I wish the sun had come out for a bit.
We drove out to Cape Jaffa and tried our hand atЧитать далее
Kingston SE and Tailem Bend
30 марта 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We had a great time in Kingston SE. Did some fishing and squiding
Caught no fish but got a couple small squid. The RV stop Is across the road from the jetty. A long jetty with half of it being overЧитать далее
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That certainly is a big one, be careful he don’t grab you 😝
Victor Harbor and surrounds
10 апреля 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We spent Easter in Victor Harbor, staying at the Bunny Beach Farm Stay.
It is a beautiful farm stay that has only been open for a month, for a couple nights of our stay we were the only people there.Читать далее
Hahndorf and more
13 апреля 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
This time we were at Hill View Farm Stay (we are loving farm stays) near Mt Torrens. We were the only people here. We did get visited by a couple of cows they were very cute.
We went into Adelaide andЧитать далее
Port Wakefield and Pirie
17 апреля 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
We have started our drive west, we are still taking it slow.
We visited Port Wakefield and Pirie.
In Port Wakefield we stay in a caravan park and our site backed onto the lagoon very interesting boatЧитать далее
Whyalla and Iron Knob
20 апреля 2023 г., Австралия
Visited Mark's hometown. He was born in Whyalla and moved to Adelaide when he was five.
We managed to find the house he lived in and Errol and Lorraine's house.
Went to the jetty and tried squidingЧитать далее
ПутешественникMark can't remember it much but his brother said not much had changed
Cowell
22 апреля 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
After Whyalla we stopped in Cowell for a couple of nights. We had heard it is good for squiding and fishing. What they didn't say was you need a boat. We did try squiding from the jetty but no luck.Читать далее
Port Lincoln
25 апреля 2023 г., Австралия
On the way to Port Lincoln we called into Arno Bay and Tumby Bay. Starting to love jetties. The silo art in Tumby Bay is very impressive.
We stayed at Tiatukia Farm Stay. We were the only people hereЧитать далее
ПутешественникWhen you stand at the right angle it is complete. When you stand directly in front there are gaps
Heading west Cleve to Penong
28 апреля 2023 г., Австралия
Well I am a little behind. We have been in WA for a little while now.
We started our westward journey from Cleve, SA. We stopped here to get our flu jabs. There are some amazing sculptures. We hadЧитать далее
Bunda Cliffs to Norseman
1 мая 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Stopped at the Nullarbor Roadhouse and had a look at the old roadhouse. It is amazing what they made do with.
We then headed off to Bunda Cliffs (a bucket list item for Mark and I)
We were very luckyЧитать далее
P and O Cruise - Fremantle to Cairns
22 мая 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
A short break from the van while we take a cruise from Fremantle to Cairns.
Our first port was meant to be Exmouth (due to the winds we weren't able to go into Exmouth) so our first stop was KuriЧитать далее
Perth
2 июня 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Before heading north we put the car in for a service and Pat suggested travelling to Perth by train to have a look around.
Perth is a beautiful city. Some new buildings mixed with the old.
We went toЧитать далее
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Love Kings Park, we spent a few hours there last year as everything was in flower. Could have spent more time there but didn’t
Seabird
8 июня 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
We left Baldivis (rain and hail) and have started our northward journey.
First stop is Seabird about an hour north of Perth. We are here so we could see Mark's niece and lucky we did we caught a rockЧитать далее
Sandy Cape
14 июня 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Sandy Cape is just north of Jurien Bay. It is an amazing place to camp and only $20 a night.
From here we went back into Cervantes and had our 30th anniversary lunch at the Lobster Shack and saw theЧитать далее
Flowers from Lesueur National Park
14 июня 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Lesueur National Park is an amazing place to visit.
It is the start of winter and there are only a small number of flowers at the moment.
They are beautiful. I got a new phone that has a fantasticЧитать далее
Cape Burney-Geraldton
17 июня 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We left Sandy Cape and had a one night stop over in Dongara before making our way to Geraldton. We had a quick stop at Greenough and saw the leaning trees.
We spent a few nights in Gero doing a coupleЧитать далее
Lucky Bay
21 июня 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
We spent a couple of days in Lucky Bay. Just resting. We spoke with the caretaker and got some tips on driving on the beach. So we did our first beach drive. The water is such a beautiful colour.
TheЧитать далее
