Our kids have flown the nest and now its our time to travel throughout the beautiful country we were born and had the privilege of growing up in, and see and explore places we have never been. Australia has to be the best country on the planet – its a big place and in our breaks from work we want to see as much as we can!
All in one day A swim in Deep Reach, hike down swim in and hike back up Hamersley gorge and a drive to our next camping spot at Karijini Eco Retreat. What a wonderful day full of great memories. Icy cold apple cider After paying, and getting instructions to where our campsite was located we decided … Read more
On the way to Millstream Chichester National Park The views out the car window were forever changing and the vast beauty of the Pilbara apparent. The remoteness and isolation and lack of civilisation is forgotten about with the car radio and air conditioning that keeps us entertained and comfortable. Outside the car it is 41 degrees. Help if needed is … Read more
Pack up and break tent in Millstream OK perhaps its not a good idea to leave the packing up of the tent to inexperienced campers. We had been shown how to fold up the tent and sort of knew what we were doing. The amount of force used to fold the tent the right way also … Read more
Camping in Karratha After arriving to the campsite in Karratha in the darkness of the night and then setting up in the heat was exhausting. We had a late dinner, a refreshing shower at the campsite and fell asleep very easily. After some breakfast we went for a drive around and up a nearby mountain. … Read more
We packed up camp and left Carnarvan after a hearty breakfast. Wayne made us a jaffle sandwich in a jaffle iron which was cooked over the gas cook-top. Delicious way to use up left over BBQ meat from the night before. We drove towards a place known as Quobba Station. Quobba Station – Blowholes We parked the car … Read more
There are two things about Carnarvon. One is I just can’t pronounce it. I sometimes fluke it and even when David told be an easy way to remember it was to make it rhyme with Marvin I still get mixed up. I manage to make it rhyme with Marvin and its still wrong. Two is … Read more
This was going to be our first time camping, first time 4WD in the Western Australia outback and the first time we had to find a place to look after our two dogs Taffee and Fudge. Up until now we had family looking after them when we went away on trips or better still they … Read more
About Wayne lives in Perth and often drops in to say hello to us when doing business trips to Melbourne. Back in August 2015 we were having a few drinks and discussed the boys turning 50 and going on a holiday together – Wayne and Nadine and David and I. We talked about meeting in … Read more