Boomers on the Wallaby

Esperance to Streaky Bay South Australia via the Nullarbor We got away from Esperance early morning and headed for Caiguna Roadhouse our first overnight stop. Our morning tea and fuel stop was at Norseman just at the start of the Nullarbor. On our way through these little towns I was noticing some really strange names - one of the first was ”Gibson Soak” the next was” Grass Patch” and the funniest was “Salmon Gums”. Our next fuel stop was some roadhouse that I can’t remember the name of (Jim – Balladonia). We stopped there fuelled up and had some lunch in our vans. Jane had made Alan’s lunch then poured him a pineapple juice. He immediately knocked it over so Jane... read more

Denham and Monkey Mia (Shark Bay) Saturday morning we did the 20k drive over to Monkey Mia. What a beautiful little bay that is. We got there too late for dolphin feeding but we did see them frolicking about in the most amazing clear blue water. Had a coffee in the café then headed back to Denham. I decided to make my mango cheese cake that afternoon. I got the recipe from the Zebra café in Kununurra but I altered mine a little by using Ginger nut biscuits in the base instead of the Nice biscuits that they suggested. The Ginger nut base worked really well - the ginger complimented the mango. I will put the recipe on the blog for all you foodies - it was really nice. We booked ... read more

Post Script Re Wayne Again The previous story was based on” fact “and” fiction “ The names characters and incidents in some of it are the work of the authors vivid imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or deceased, events or localities is entirely coincidental.... read more

Kununurra day 4 4th July WOW!!!! that dinner was really nice last night at the Pump House restaurant on Lake Kununurra, the night didn’t go smoothly though, we got to the restaurant and were seated outside but that very evening another “Arctic blast” hit the north and we were ALL freezing so the boys drove back to the vans and got our jackets, we sat there for over an hour and a half waiting for our meal and finally Jim went and asked the Maitre d’ if the chef needed a hand with the dinners, I decided I was just to cold sitting out there it was really unpleasant so I went in side and sat down at the door and noticed and empty table for six, I asked to ... read more

This Blog is being used to upload videos taken so far. A tip - when loading video you should pause the playing of the video until it is fully loaded to get a continuous playback. The first video was taken at Blackall Caravan Park. During the tourist season the camp put on a camp oven roast and entertainment every night. We enjoyed our night. Our Gold Coast friends Duncan and Lizzie (Kiwi's) met us at Roma and travelled to Longreach with us. The second video was at the first free camp we experienced. The road train proved to be a taste of what was to come that night. A lesson - don't stay at free camps close to major highways if you want a good night's sleep. Third Video is an overview of the riverside camp ... read more