Trips away in our camper trailer.
I hope you are having, or have had, a great weekend doing all the things that bring you pleasure and release from stress of the past week. We’ve had a busy week as we travelled the final few hundred kilometres on the Western Australian (WA) side of the border. We had a two-night stop at…
Welcome to this week’s coffee catch up. It’s an evening cuppa, after another full day and while Basil watches motorbike racing, I’m outside listening to the sounds of campers settling into their evenings. Night creatures are about and birds still chatter. It’s been a warm day in Kununurra, Western Australia but it has cooled off…
The outback desert regions have a way of reminding us of our in/significance in the role of intriguing land formations. The sheer size and solitude are eerie and today a soft breeze shushed through these bizarre rock formations adding to the sense of isolation. Handing us the route map, the park would like walkers to…
Stirling’s affluence is evident the moment you turn off the freeway and slow down to a suburban pace. The homes, boutique shops, street sculptures and town planning all point to an old part of the Adelaide Hills that has been moneyed since the first house was built. The town was founded in 1854. Its rapid…
Esperance. The beaches. The Great Ocean Drive. The vibe. The cafes and the festivals. We heard so much about this town and the abundance of beautiful places to visit. From endless beaches along a pristine coastline with white sands and crystal clear turquoise waters, Esperance would seem to have it all. And it has. But…
In a country that doesn’t know the meaning of small, the Desert of the Nullarbor Plains is a prime example of how vast this land is. Nullarbor means no trees; affectionately dubbed the Nullar-boring. Stretching 1, 200 km at its widest and spanning 200, 000 square kilometres, it is the world’s largest expanse of limestone.…
Ceduna, on the far west coast of South Australia, is a far cry from the bustle of Adelaide. With its focus on a fishing industry and its slow-paced country vibe, it was the perfect stopover before we crossed the Nullarbor. We used it as a base to restock the pantry, spend some downtime and ensure…
A stone’s throw west of Kimba is another town with a strong heritage in agriculture – Wudinna. Information brochures speak of the giant granite outcrops with unique rock formations that can be seen throughout the region and we saw plenty of these. However, in the main street, service stores dominate and huge harvesting combines park…
Halfway between Sydney and Perth is Kimba with the best community campground at which we have stayed. Well done Kimba. Hot showers for just $1, dump point, toilet, picnic tables and freshwater. It was a magic two nighter out of the wind and very few flies. The early pioneers often referred to the area as…
We were on the road by 9:48 this morning. A testament to a great night’s sleep after a great day in the city of Adelaide. While I shopped, lunched and completed tasks in the city yesterday, Basil took over the role of Domestic Goddess: he chased two loads of washing around and fitted a new…
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