Indian Ocean

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    • Day 23

      Long boring drive 700km of road trains!

      July 17, Indian Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

      670km of boredom. Started with 20km wasted for a closed road that was not signed and meant we had to do another 60 odd km. Highlights our first dingo - now known as dingy.

      The very depressing map which told us how much further to go. From Auski road house to Port Hedland it was 262km. While driving that bit we saw 108 quad (4 carriages) road trains. Each one was about 60m long. Dad says the longer the road train the better and more legendary the driver.

      That equals
      432 carriages (108*4)
      6480m of road train (108*60)
      1 road train per 2.42kms (262/108)
      Approx 94 tyres per quad - 10 152 tyre (not including spares)

      Mrs Walker and Mrs Tobler does this count as maths!

      I lost battle ship to mum, made a new friend called Will at the caravan park - he gets 10 months travelling (Mum and dad said we still have to come home) Found heaps of awesome shells, but didn’t swim as I saw my first crocodile sign and everyone keep saying there are sharks!
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    • Day 75–77

      Islands & Oysters 😋

      August 14, Indian Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

      AUGUSTUS 🏝 home of abandoned pearling camp (built mid 60s) & monster oysters...Ted a happy chappy 😊. Gorgeous spot & perfect night 😴 with not a ripple on water. Our day was spent exploring, oyster picking & chillaxing by 🔥 with good tunes & company. Non oyster eaters baked potatoes & sausage 😋.
      Our tranist took us past sleeping 🐋🐋🐋 on way to SHEEP 🏝, Camden Harbour. We visit historic marked boab & grave site of Mary Pasco (died child birth) & 6 other unmarked graves...result of failed settlement in 1864-65 on mainland directly east of 🏝. Walking through the remains of the government camp it very obvious this location choice was 💩.
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    • Day 89–93

      Barra-tastic @ the Osborne's

      August 28, Indian Ocean ⋅ 🌙 24 °C

      MIDDLE ISLAND, OSBORNE ISLANDS. 👏 Another awesome Kimberley 🪣 list ✔️....1st barramundi. We had been pondering on who was going to get to the lucky lure 1st & possible 💔 to 31yr marriage i.e wife pushed hubby into 🐊 infested waters (by accident?) in rush to land her 1st Barra. Well the 🎣 god must have been listening 🤣 as after a couple of unsuccessful hook ups (taking turns of course) we landed out 1st beautiful barras at same time & both keeper size. It was total chaos but super wicked fun. It's still freaking 🔥 here so we paused to enjoy 2 rest days/sml explores that included a vist to a grand old lady... one of the oldest boabs in KI. We have put ourselves on 🎣 hiatis until eat through 🐟 🐠 🐡 stores...lucky we have buddy boat to help 😋.Read more

    • Day 93–96

      Illegal fishermen & 🐊

      September 1, Indian Ocean ⋅ 🌙 27 °C

      PARRY HARBOUR. We 🐌 cruised into the bay @ dusk to snag a very different catch... Indonesian fishermen. 3 guys walking waist-deep with net bags in tow & 4 guys on the beach who ran. Border Force notified...not a simple task AH on Sunday 🤨. It had been a big ⛵️ day so ⚓️ down & early 😴 (CCTV on &🤞). The next morning Oz warship 📞 to advise that 2 ribs were incoming. Pete pointed them directly to the mangroves, approx 400m to the side of us. Within minutes we heard "Get down on the ground" yelled as they caught all 7. They wait for tide to come in to secure/remove boat & crew, which had been caught 2 times in as many weeks & returned to international waters (20 nm out). The Captain radio thanks on exit....it would have been great if they show appreciation by sharing a few veggies 😉. We buzzed in to check out the camp...gotta say they do it tough in mangroves...no fire, 1m from creek & 40°+. A machete-caved passage hid the boat...now understand why its tricky to spot by 🛩🚁🛥. Knowing what to look for we found 2 more hiding spots in the area.
      A super exciting stopover that included a sneaky 2m 🐊 visit to beach BBQ, a night of bioluminescenceence & a running exit from beach when a 4-5m+ 🐊 decided to join us. 😀
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    • Day 2

      Embarking True North II

      September 8, Indian Ocean ⋅ 🌬 27 °C

      As we were still on Sydney time we both woke early and were at breakfast at the Sunset Bar & Grill at 7.30am. Beautiful view overlooking Cable Beach. We had a very relaxing day reading by the pool as our pick up for the boat wasn’t until 3.30pm. It’s hot and dry with a very chilled vibe.
      We got picked up and headed to the port. We got tenders to the boat. An impressive boat, with a helicopter on top. Perfect time to arrive with a spritz and watching the sunset. We even saw humpback whales in the distance breaching. After a safety briefing we had dinner. Really delicious beef, Paris mash (Paul approved) and vegetables. We enjoyed the company of guests over dinner, a nice group of people.
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    • Day 15

      Walvisboot en township

      August 13, 2019, Indian Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

      Heute früh mit dem ersten boot. Leider nur einen wal kurz gesehen. Dafür viele seelöwen und delfine. Leider war Karen seekrank und Kay musste an bord brechen. Nachmittag hat unsere Freudin Kongo ons ihr township gezeigt. Sehr beeindruckend was Mandela hier bewirkt hat. Morgen weiter nach oudtshoorn.👍👋Read more

    • Day 330

      T3 - Exmouth

      September 15, 2019, Indian Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

      LAKESIDE

      ▪️5:30 Uhr klingelte der Wecker, schnell Zelte abbauen, bevor der Ranger uns erwischt - somit konnten wir aber wenigstens den wunderschönen Sonnenaufgang am Leuchtturm sehen :D
      ▪️Den Tag verbrachten wir an dem Schnorchelspot "Lakeside" (ohne Lake :P) , leider war die Sicht dort auch nicht so gut und die Strömung war mega stark
      ▪️Trotz allem konnten wir bis zu einen riesigen Riff schwimmen, welches wir fast berühren konnten :D
      ▪️Habe einen Schnupfen bekommen - schlief den restlichen halben Tag am Strand :(
      ▪️Abends trafen wir uns mit dem Convoy in "Froth Craft" eine Minibrauerei und aßen Burger bei Live Musik, denn der Lukas hatte Geburtstag :)
      ▪️Eine Huntsman nutzte Henry als Taxi, während der Fahrt krabbelte die riesige Spinne übers Beifahrerfenster - wir kreischten so laut, aber zum Glück war es von außen 👀
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    • Day 351

      Riesen Bäume

      October 6, 2019, Indian Ocean ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

      ▪️Sind den 65m hohen Bicentennial Tree im Warren National Park über in den Baum geschlagen Eisenstangen hoch geklettert - Adrenalin pur und hammer Aussicht :D
      ▪️Im D'Entrecasteaux National Park haben wir an der Steilküste Mittag im Regen gegessen :P
      ▪️Spazierten einen Tree Top Walk im Valley of the Giants für 25 p.P. entlang, das ist eine Art Brücke zwischen den Kari Baumkronen in 40m Höhe - Preis-Leistungsverhältnis ist nicht gut :(
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    • Day 34

      Auf See und total offline....

      November 21, 2019, Indian Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

      Heute ist der zweite von drei Seetagen und wir sind mitten im Indischen Ozean und seit gestern bis auf wenige kurze Momente komplett OFFLINE..... Satelliten WLAN versagt auf dem Schiff und es bleibt mir nur die Möglichkeit, offline zu schreiben...

      Der Himmel ist bedeckt bei knapp 30 Grad und so findet viel auf dem Schiff statt. Heute beispielsweise haben wir eine ungeplante Privattanzstunde ( 45 min. !!) Salsa gehabt. Vita und Alex haben uns ganz neue Tanzfiguren beigebracht und immer wieder auf exaktes Tanzen 🕺💃 hingewiesen.

      Danach gab eines einen Kochwettstreit zwischen dem Cruise Director Ross und dem Küchenchef Ross. In 20 Minuten sollte ein Drei-Gang-Menü gekocht werden. Das ist eine absolut gelungene Spaßveranstaltung, in der der Cruise Director beweist, dass er nicht kochen, aber umso besser entertainen kann. Das Klatschen von 200 Zuschauern entschied auf ein Unentschieden..
      Ich besuche Kittys Kunststunde, in der wir heute Schmuck hergestellt haben und Thomas puzzelt mit Inbrunst zusammen mit anderen Gästen an dem 3000 Teile Puzzle.

      Auf dem ganzen Schiff verteilt findet heute auch ein Minigolf Turnier statt, bei dem die Crew sehr kreativ verschiedene Stationen aufgebaut hat.
      So wird es nicht langweilig, auch wenn das Sonnenbaden am Pool heute nicht so attraktiv ist.
      Wie fast jeden Abend gehen wir zum Tanzen vor dem Dinner und unsere Philipino Band spielt unsere Lieblingslieder.

      Abends holt uns die Zauberkünstlerin Romani Romani, mit der wir vor ein paar Tagen ein gemeinsames sehr nettes Abendessen hatten, in ihrer Show namentlich auf die Bühne des Theaters. Wir sollen ihr bei ihren Zaubertricks assistieren und das vor 150 Zuschauern... Thomas wird leicht nervös dabei....
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    • Day 128

      Cape Range National Park

      March 13, 2020, Indian Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

      It rained a bit in the night, and there was more rain predicted. As the wind was also strong, we decided against staying at our campsite for another day. The snorkeling wouldn't be good. We packed our stuff, filled our water bottles and water tank, and drove north.

      In Exmouth we restocked at the supermarket, filled our fuel tank and cooked lunch at the town beach. We thought the latter was a good idea to avoid the flies, and have some wind to feel colder. Turned out we had a lot of wind and still some flies. Overall not the best experience but we made it work. Interestingly enough though, despite the fact that they tell you how valuable water is everywhere, just when we had lunch, a truck drove by to water the gravel street and us. We drove further and via the northern tip of the peninsula we got into the Cape Range National Park. We proudly hang up our purchased 'Park Pass' on our rear view mirror, but it seems like in every park we've been so far, nobody cares to check it. And Cape Range wasn't any different, no employees were present at the park entry station.

      In the park we had booked a basic campsite. From there it was just a few minutes walking to the beach, where we enjoyed a medium sunset. The location was nice, with only 8 camping spots in total, some trees for shade and just nature around. Less nice were the amount of cock roaches around the toilets at night. At least we could also spot a big ghost crab.
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    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Indian Ocean, Indischer Ozean, Indijos vandenynas, Indonesian Ocean, Océan Indien, Oceano Indiano, Индийский Океан, Індійський Океан, 印度洋

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