An unexpectedly wonderful detour

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January 10th 2011

Published: January 10th 2011

We are packing our caravan to head off to Coorow, and finally say good bye to Geraldton, where we have spent the past week, and what a wonderful, wonderful week it was. I have long been drawn to Geraldton after studying Randolph Stow’s Merry-Go-Round In The Sea as a school set work, but travelling north was never on our holiday agenda (as a family we generally went down south to the wine region,... Read Full Entry

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Alexa Marketos

Marketosdownunder

I am an Aussie who has been living in Johannesburg for the past 11 years, with my South African husband Paul and our three sons (Oliver, 9, William, 7, and Quinton, 4). Deciding that it was high time our boys got to see my country, we have decided to spend a year travelling around Australia and are currently somewhere in this beautiful land, in our caravan.... full info

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10th January 2011

Dennis
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Nice pics. Hope the heat has gone away!!

10th January 2011

Cliff
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Wow
All looks like a wonderful experience.......you are ever fortunate! Enjoy

10th January 2011

Cliff
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how does one make a sexy kangaroo whistle in a blog like this???......lol

10th January 2011

Claire
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Amazing pics. Kids are learning so much & so am I. Wow trees even more bent than the ones we saw in Ireland.

12th January 2011

Warwick
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Meeting the sea lion:
Wow, Paul you need to tell us more about the experience of swimming with the sea lion, how close did it get to you?

14th January 2011

Jacqueline Bekker
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Awesome
Paul and Alex, that was fascinating.....so good to hear about your travels. Thinking of you so often. Lots love to you all Jax x x

15th January 2011

kurt scheurer
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glueckwuensche und bon voyage
wow so much beautiful landscape animals and of course people !!! and all very active makes you very wanting to go there Liked the historical ascpect of the island !! wish you weiterhin lots of adventures and of course safe travellin watch out for indigenous Taxi drivers and Crocs see seperate story sent to you Kurt and sitting next to me Anita Totsiens

15th January 2011

natanya mulholland
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Loving the pictures... so glad you're doing the wild thing.... taking time! Enjoy it all. Am in Stuttgart and just watched the news with all the floods in Ozzie and felt I had to check up on you guys, so glad I see you all happy and well and dry. Looking forward to seeing more pics and hope you contact Cher and Adi in Perth. Lots of love, be safe, be happy and enjoy the big open spaces, eachother and the wide, expansive road, with detours along the way.

16th January 2011

Martin
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Really Enjoying your Blog
Hi Marketos family, We enjoy our virtual participation of your wonderful adventure. We trust that in will continue to be an enriching experience. The photos are great and bring your adventure to life. Australia sounds like a fascinating and beautiful country and we look forward to your updates.

17th January 2011

Winnie
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Love the history
Thanks, Alexa, for the magnificent commentary on the early part of your trip. I feel as if I was there with you! Great images as well - and amazing scenery but most of all I'm enjoying all the historic bits you've added - and the boys' reaction to Australia! I held my breath when I read about Paul swimming with a sea lion. Dear heaven, was he safe? But what an experience. And I'd love to know where that little penguin came from! Keep it coming! I can't wait for the book that must inevitably follow. Go safely. W

20th January 2011

brooklyn
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how are you all? was the sea lion big? where is quinton? see you.

21st January 2011

Marie
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wow! what a find...
hello all, enjoying the blog. So sorry i didn't get to see you before you left again, i missed your calls and then caught up with my sister here and am kicking myself. will have to meet you somewhere exciting in the outback... I have a couple of "pieces of eight" (said in a parrot voice) from the Guilt Dragon that crashed off the coast near where the sword was found. Could be the find of the century! Buried treasure, how exciting. love to all, marie xxxx

3rd February 2011

Anthony & Leon
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Hello & a great 2011 to all you brave people! best regards Anthony & Leon

6th February 2011

Aude
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wow
hello, I have been without proper internet since we arrived in France and this is my first visit to the blog... it looks fantastic... pictures and beautiful and I will have to come back to read all the text!! Thank you so much for sharing your amazing experience with all of us! Lots of love, Aude, Xav and Olivia

14th February 2011

Melissa
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Hello Marketoses
Hi Alexa, Paul and Boys - looks like you're having a great adventure! Soooo lucky to have swum with the sea lion, and to spend your time visiting new and strange places, what fun! Melissa, Toby and boys.

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