Dundas
15 września 2018, AustraliaMade it to Norseman, not as big a town as we thought, very basic. Got some salad and other supplies at the IGA, not much available. Had lunch at a picnic spot just on the outskirts of the town. Did a Czytaj więcej
Made it to Norseman, not as big a town as we thought, very basic. Got some salad and other supplies at the IGA, not much available. Had lunch at a picnic spot just on the outskirts of the town. Did a Czytaj więcej
Arrived Esperance, everything closed. Had the first nice coffee since leaving Ceduna from a van parked near the foreshore. Drove to Hopetoun, very beautiful then on to Fitzgerald River National Park Czytaj więcej
Spent the morning exploring the eastern side of Fitzgerald National Park. Beautiful wild flowers everywhere. Got some great photos of many different species as well as the fantastic views of the Czytaj więcej
Spent the day at Ravensthorpe, about 60 klms from Fitzgeral National Park. Went to the Wild Flower Show and got some more photos of wild flowers. Unfortunately, I forgot to use my macro lens so a lot Czytaj więcej
Packed up a very wet tent in the drizzling rain and headed for the Stirling Ranges. All the town names ended in “up” an aboriginal term for “Place”. Stopped at Orengup and went to the Museum Czytaj więcej
Travelled the Stirling Range Road today, averaged 8klms an hour, taking 3.5 hours to travel 21 klms – reason? Wild flowers, of course, got a lot more today that we hadn’t seen before. Arrived Mt. Czytaj więcej
Pronounced "Prong Grup". Started the day with a walk through Twin Peaks Conservation Park, took lots of Wild Flower photos including the Sun Orchid which I didn’t have. Lots of Black Boys with Czytaj więcej
Went out to Frenchman’s Bay. Stopped at the Natural Bridge then the gap. Mick went out on the over hanging platform but didn’t look down. It was incredible to look down through the grate walkway Czytaj więcej
The whaling museum, incredible stories of the whole process of catching whales and cooking them to extract the oil. The Cheyne IV had been docked and is now a tourist attraction; had a good look Czytaj więcej
Took a look around the Amity – the ship that bought the first convicts to Western Australia from Sydney. There were 23 convicts and about as many crew. A very small ship for so many people. The Czytaj więcej