Well, it’s that time of the year, so in keeping with the print media tradition, we bring you the holiday read of our travels on the Indian Ocean Drive en route to Perth……an extended play version of our travel blog so to speak. A new installment will be posted each day till Christmas eve. SoContinue reading “Easy…….. Parts 1,2 &3”
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Easy…. Part 2
Sandy Cape We stopped in at Green Head village and picked up a few essentials from the servo come general store and headed south to Sandy Cape. Again, it was $20 per night maximum four nights, which is understandable because spending weeks here, as it turned out, would be easy as. The camp ground occupiesContinue reading “Easy…. Part 2”
Easy….Part 3
Jurien Bay is an easy on the eye seaside town, with everything you need for a day out. Beaches, jetty, cafes, bait and tackle shop and a pub – who could want more? Apparently Jurien Bay is as popular in WA as Byron Bay on the other side of the continent. Luckily we were skatingContinue reading “Easy….Part 3”
You can’t see’ em all
Well, I guess it had to happen sooner or later. Our World Cup heroes had taken us over to the dark side, the possibility of a win over Argentina, blinding us to all else. We discarded our maps and brochures, abandoned our on-line searches and barrelled straight down the highway towards Carnarvon. All we caredContinue reading “You can’t see’ em all”
Shark Bay
I don’t know what the marketing committee was thinking, but Shark Bay still attracts a lot of visitors, mainly drawn to Monkey Mia…… but more of that later. We had spent a couple of days at a caravan park in Carnarvon , tidying up for the next leg. The Jeep even got a wash thisContinue reading “Shark Bay”
Quobba Point
Between Exmouth and Carnarvon there are two stand out, beach front, farm stays that get a lot of airplay, Warroora Station and Quobba Station. We looked at Warroora, but the long dirt road in with compulsory tyre deflation encouraged us to look further south and we decided Quobba Station as the easier option. As luckContinue reading “Quobba Point”
Kennedy Ranges
The West Australian coast is truly spectacular, from blowholes to white beaches to coral reefs. This sweet siren’s call can easily lure you along the coast roads all the way from Broome to Geraldton. However there are times where you need to pull away and take a look at the inland of this huge state.Continue reading “Kennedy Ranges”
Coral Bay
We finally left the Cape Range National Park and spent a night partly sheltered in a sand dune from the raging wind. We had found a boat ramp on the way in and decided to free camp there on the way out. Now, boat ramps in WA are expansive affairs. Easily a couple of acresContinue reading “Coral Bay”
Pilgonoman Gorge
NOW, it has a name. The day before it looked like a shadowy gateway into the unknown, inaccessible only to the brave and the foolhardy. Treking through dingo infested tundra across ancient coral ridges seemed the only way to reach this mysterious portal. And maybe that innate curiosity we all share, got the better ofContinue reading “Pilgonoman Gorge”
Ningaloo Reef Exposed 1
Cape Range National Park Well let’s start off with some good mechanical news – just for a change, right? Firstly, we had that overdue van service at Exmouth Caravan Services AND passed with flying colours. Considering the amount of times we’ve taken the girl WAY outside her comfort zone, to only need one bearingContinue reading “Ningaloo Reef Exposed 1”