Blogs from Bunbury, Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania

After Geraldton, we arrived at our last coastal camp at Cervantes on 6 October about 250km north of Perth. Its claim to fame is the “Pinnacles” a series of sandstone “obelisks” a little bit inland. Despite the research, there is no agreed theory on how they were formed. You can drive through them and the area is quite extensive and very unusual. Next stop was New Norcia, only 120km north of Perth, which is an old Benedictine town, with an abbey for monks and nuns, and several chapels. It was founded in 1839 by the Spanish; hence it is named after the birthplace of St Benedict. It used to have 4 schools segregated into boys and girls, black and white. The schools closed about 20 years ago and it now survives on conferences and tourists. In ... read more

18th October - Off to Bunbury this morning after 'school' - boys do their journals each day, spellodrome and maths. They also have to answer some knowledge questions. They are a little annoyed about these however, they get to the work quite happily. Hope to see more dolphins today and try our hand at some more fishing .... read more

Alright people. Just a text update tonight. I is ere in the small town of Bunbury which is apparently the main town in the South West, though you wouldn't think it. I set off from Perth this morning and went to a supermarket for some nuts, bananas and water. On the way I took a diversion and went on a mini walk into the bush - the Yalgorup national park. Then I arrived in Bunbury where there is a bay where you can swim with dolphins. Went for a swim but they did not come, although I saw a couple after I was back on shore. Then I took a walk on the mangrove swamp boardwalk. Photo to be uploaded later. The hostel (Dolphin Retreat YHA) is very friendly and much better than the place in ... read more

heej hier alles goed zoals je by una wel kon lezen :) ik kan nog wel vertellen wat we na uluru hebben gedaan: we zyn van uluru naar perth gevlogen. en van perth zyn we naar bunbury gereden. dan in bunbury woont een vriendin van mama : Miet met haar vriend Neil en dat zeg je niel :) zij hebben twee kindjes: Anna en phoebe :D zo terug in een huis zyn, in een bed slapen, in een keuken koken (zonder dat er mensen wachten tot je vuur vrij is :) ) das allemaal wel leuk! :D we hebben daar eigenlijk niet zoveel gedaan. een beetje geholpen met de kinderen enzo maar niet iets speciaals :D en na een week besloten we dat we maar eens terug naar ons tentje moesten gaan :D terwijl de kamping ... read more

Went to see the Boltanic rocks on the west side of Bunbury, the book says they are 150 million years old and the sign on the beach says 40 million - so somewhere in the middle i guess!! They are volcanic rocks. Walked up the hill to the view tower, the old lighthouse, that was moved to this point in the 70's. Spectacular view of Bunbary bay! Had a wonder down "cappucino Street" and baught a new book! Chris starting laughing as he found two books called: "The dude's pregancy guide" and "Oh S**t i'm up the duff" !!!!! Then spent the rest of the afternoon walking round and along the beach... Decided that Bunbury is a really nice place and defeintly worth spending a few days there...... read more

Drove to Bunbury up the coast on the way to Perth. The sun is out for good!! woo hoo and it's hot - first day with no rain!!! Went down to the sandy beach in Koombana Bay. White sand - blue sea - clear sky - heaven! Wild dolphins come up in this bay and swim around you... Headed back to the campsite, spent the rest of the afternoon by the pool. Today was a lazy but nice day enjoying the sun....... read more

This is my first blog, but as I have a large choir that I conduct, it maybe good for all my friendly choristers, as well as for my childrens to know what John ( my husband) and I will be doing in December and January. We are departing for the Fleurieu Peninsula early December and we are preparing the caravan and the iteneray. The children have given John a TomTom for his birthday, and we have had the car fitted on LPG. All very important matters when you are on a pension and travel as the funds come in. ... read more