Blogs from Western Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 4

Saturday 23 rd March, Nerren Nerren RestcampOff the Great Cost Free Rated by us 4/10Mileage 15306 travelled 165kmLazy start ti the day with no plans to move till tomorrow. The wind and flies are still at a premium and after battling to make breakfast and sit without eating flies we made the decision to move on and over night somewhere else before heading to Denham. The red tick in our Camps guide book was certainly to do with location of this camp been right on the beach front but it does not mention the flies, I suppose this is Australia damn things.Stop to fill up with fuel at Northampton as it will be expensive in Denham, we relented and bought a coffee as I had not had the time or patience to make ... read more

Wednesday 27 th March, DenhamBlue Dolphin Caravan ParkCost $50 per nightRated by us 6/10Mileage 15524 travelled 0kmLooking forward to a different day today, started with dropping Tippy off at Kate’s for doggy day care, his first trip. Kate seems nice, we took his chain and his bed and some treats for her to use and I am sure he will be OK. Down to the Commercial Jetty for 8.15 to book onto our day cruise to Dirk Hartog Island.The boat over was an open ferry type small boat and with only six passengers we got individual service from Gracie the captain and Abby the tour guide. Passengers were Rob and Tony friends from Amsterdam, Alex and Andrew from London and us nice crowd. The trip over was a bit rough and I was ... read more

Friday 29 h March, CarnarvaonBig4 Plantation Caravan ParkCost $46.75 per night with membershipRated by us 8/10Mileage 15865 travelled 132kmUp early this morning in an attempt to get packed up before it gets too hot. Looks like the flies don't go to bed they were worse than every this morning. The whole camp was on the move early most heading to Coral Bay and or Exmouth, both of which we are giving a wide birth this trip as they will be packed for school holidays. With only a short drive we arrived in Carnarvaon at 9.30am and were unable to get on the camp site. We headed down into the town centre as it is Good Friday we were surprised to find the coffee shop open, typical Asian owners they work every day t ... read more

Friday 22 nd March, Coronation Beach Coronation Beach CampgroundsCost $20 per night. Per carRated by us 6/10Mileage 15141 travelled 197kmFinally settling in to the slow routine of camp life. Pack up was really good no spits and we did it all slowly and leisurely really good, despite the wind having rejoined us.Called into Aldi in Geraldton for a few missed bits short drive today, only 200kms to Coronation Beach.The Brand Highway looks to have suffered during the summer season and we had several roadworks with traffic lights but gave me chance to take some photos.The ground is very dry and as we are travelling along the coast the trees are bent along the ground growing almost horizontal to the ground as they seek to shelter from the winds.The Peppermint Trees... read more

Wednesday 20th March, Bakers Hill, Milligans IslandMilligans Island Eco CampCost $20 per nightRated by us 6/10Mileage 14944 travelled 315KmsWednesday 20 th MarchWe seem to have established a trip tradition of leaving Bakers Hill and having coffee in Toodyay and only then are we truly on our trip. With a few things still to do at home we had a slow but busy start to the day, finally hitting the road at about 10.30am not bad going but this trip is all about slowing down so we made a good start today. We are heading about 300kms north just past Jurien Bay to Green Head, then 2.5 km of dirt road to Milligans Island Eco Camp. The area we passed through is mostly farming land with wheat the major crop. With the harvest in, ... read more