It’s always a mistake to think to yourself “Gee the car’s been good lately. Haven’t had a drama in months. What a champion ! ” Cause very soon after that self congratulation, something bad will surely follow……..and it did. We’d left Baandee Lake early on the Friday morning and headed into Merredin, our most easterlyContinue reading “The Ride of Shame”
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Mad Dogs and Englishmen
A cool morning saw us on the road to York. This was mere hop, skip and a jump and we arrived just in time for an alfresco coffee and a look around. York for NSWelchies, it’s Bellingen writ large and for Vico’s it’s Ballarat writ smallish. York is a beautiful town with a fantastic vibeContinue reading “Mad Dogs and Englishmen”
Green Trees and Stubble
Welcome back loyal readers. We hope you had a relaxing, indulgent Christmas and have recovered in time for 2023. Our fortnight in the ‘burbs was happily interrupted by a four day, all expenses paid round trip to Melbourne for a New Years Eve party. As you can see, it was a quiet affair……and thanks toContinue reading “Green Trees and Stubble”
Easy…….. Parts 1,2 &3
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”
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”