Blogs from the city, Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 2

Distance traveled 1132km/4300km(26%).Stayed 3 nights.18th May and after a quick “decamp” which for us is a fraction of the time taken by the caravanners to pack and hitch up,we did a quick restock in Carnarvon because the camper fraternity freely pass on these important tips….buy food etc., before Coral Bay as it is expensive there.Included in our shopping foray was a 1kg pack of tiger prawns from the local seafood wholesaler…a snip at $24(R150).The drive north to Coral Bay is relatively short(300kms)and we are soon trundling up the North West Coastal highway.Now…time in the campervan on the road presents real quality observation and reflection time……from an observation aspect our birding efforts continue and we have chalked up a good list including an osprey seen at the Gascoyne estuary in Carnarvon.Australia has something in the region of ... read more

We have been to Adelaide several times and always enjoy exploring this beautiful city. The port is large and located a fair distance from the city. The main exports of South Australia are the 3 Ws—wheat, wool and wine. This trip we went with Mary and Suzanne in their private van to the Adelaide Hills to visit the Cleland Wildlife Park where we saw kangaroos, dingo dogs, koala bears and Tasmanian devils. I think the koala bears were designed by Disney as they are so cute and cuddly you can hardly stand it. We saw mama kangaroos with their little joeys peeking out from mom’s convenient pouch. We happened upon a park attendant who was carrying around a huge snake of the constrictor family. I didn’t hang around long enough to find out the snake’s lineage ... read more

Its funny how your perception of something is forced to change when you have to accept the cruel fate bestowed upon you by the campervan Gods. Exmouth was like many a town we had passed through on the West Coast of Australia during our journey North from Perth without a second glance - but this time we could not pass through, well not quickly anyway. Our van had died a sorry death 110km south of Exmouth, and the place where it left the back of the RAC truck, Site 27 at the Ningaloo Caravan Park, was the place it would remain for the next 2 months and where we too would live. We were now forced to like the place, because after all we didn't have a choice. Like it or kill yourself, 'cos you sure ... read more

So, since we've been stranded up here it was time to get our serious heads on and find work. Most places we went into were very reluctant to giving backpackers jobs as they usually leave within a week so it didn't look good at first. But, as of now (Monday) we are both employed, yey! We're working for the Pot Shot Hotel Resort, Robs is working in the bottle shop (the off licence) and I'm working in Graces Tavern serving food and drinks, and also doing some housekeeping in the resort itself. It's not perfect but it brings in the money. So, in the mean time there won't be too many blogs until we can move on as all I'd have to report is work, work and more work. With perhaps a bit of snorkeling, cycling ... read more

Well they say bad luck happens in 3's, and that saying proved right for us as Harry is dead. The day started off great; we got to Coral Bay nice and early and went out snorkeling on the Ningaloo Reef. We saw some amazing fish and a couple stingrays. You didn't even need to snorkel to see some, by the beach standing knee deep massive snappers swim around in groups of about 10. Literally swimming round you and having a good old look at you. We had our lunch on the beach and then decided to get to Exmouth reasonably early to get a good camp spot and find our bearings. Then, disaster struck.....110km south of Exmouth and Harry starts smoking and then just dies. I managed to flog down THE Telstra phone engineer for the ... read more