Some really beautiful countryside in the west,we hope to get back over someday. You still have lots of wonderful places to see as you head south. enjoy
WA Hi Dawn
Yes WA is certainly beautiful. We are heading south for 2 weeks before settling in Perth for 5 months so looking forward to exploring that area too.
Regards
Suzanne
Exmouth to Geraldton Hi Suzanne and Pete
You certainly have given a beautiful description of this part of the world. I hope that you are going to convert your notes into a travel book eventually.It will be great reading!
You both look fit and as brown as berries. There will be folk 40 years younger than you who will be extremely jealous of both your appearances and your adventurous life style.
I love the shells and the pink lake but how you ventured along that old wooden pier with sharks hanging around just waiting for the boards to drop a meal or two between cracks, beats me.!
I am back in Melbourne now, enjoyed my 3 day stop over in Hong Kong and hope to return for another stay there one day.
Keep well and keep me posted.
All the very best
from Kyra
Blog Hi Kyra
Yes we are hoping to make it into a book at the end of our travels whenever that will be!
Hopefully we will get to Hong Kong too one day.
Thanks for the lovely comments on our tans and bodies. We can't help but get tanned with all this hot weather and I think now that we have left Darwin our wine and beer consumption has dropped considerably. We still have happy hour with our neighbours occasionally but not every night anymore!
We will be in Perth until the end of April so my blog will once again go into hibernation but I will still keep in touch.
Regards
Suzanne
Thank you for the photos.our weather has been hot here!no rain.the ground is starting to crack?Di and Peter's house is under contract .They will find out this week if they have to leave.David Old are coming up next month ,we are all going out for tea.
Bye for now Mandy
travels Hi Mandy and Neil,
Good to hear from you. Hope Diane and Pete have another house lined up. It must be upsetting for them as they were happy there. Please give them our regards.
Suzanne and Pete
ps We haven't heard anything from Don and Cheryll for ages.
WA Coast Hi Ola
Lovely to hear from you! Hope you are well. We are currently in Carnarvon and really enjoying exploring the place despite the constant strong breeze.
Regards
Suzanne and Peter
Travel blog Hi J & P
So glad you find the blog interesting. It is like a diary and when we finish travelling it can be processed into a book so that future generations will have a record of what was like in these times! Just heard that there are fires in Portland so hope you are okay.
Regards
Suzanne and Pete
Rain According to our sources, there has only been 2 decent showers, and apart from that only a few spits. A bit of lightning around also. They say it might rain in the outer suburbs but not in Darwin. Don't know whether to believe the telly or those who live there. It's hot there but I suppose it is hot along the west as well. Safe travels.
Wow! Great to read your blog for the first time. look forward to your news as we will be following in your footsteps in the (near?) future. Yes, it was a great time in Darwin. Fond memories of those"Frothy Fridays!" Hi Carol and Bruce!
travels Hi Jen and Pete
Good to hear from you and know that you have received our blog. I hear that they have had thunder and lightning storms in Darwin so we all definitely left at the right time. Broome is very very hot!
Suzanne and Pete
travels Hi Leslie
Good to hear from you. Would love to hear more about what you have been up to. Our email is walmsleysp@gmal.com if you have a few spare mins to drop me a line.
Suzanne and Pete
travels Hi Liz and Mike
Great to hear from you. Still missing Darwin but having fun on the road. Looking forward to Perth where we have two house sits totalling 5 months.
We may just have to work again to pay for our trip next year to Europe!
What a life!
Hello from Blackpool Hi Pete and Suzanne en route to Broome! Sounds as though you have had a wonderful journey so far.That is fantastic and I am really pleased for you. I recall Broome being a very interesting place and main business used to be Pearl buttons!!!! They are still heavily into Pearls so get your wallet out Pete! The pearl button business has sadly gone as plastic buttons became so much more available( not to mention zippers and velcro!) But interesting history.
I am in dear old Blackpool right now and two weeks ago I caught up with Hazel,Betty and Ernie's sister, and we went to B lackpool Tower Ballroom. It was ace!
I leave next Friday (with mixed feelings)and go back to Melbourne via Hong Kong.
Keep in touch travelling Kiwis and we will catch up in some little corner of the globe and have a corroboree!!!! (Party!)
Love Kyra
Pearls Hi Kyra
Good to hear from you and yes I did manage to get Pete into several pearl shops but not sign of his wallet I am afraid. Still I suppose if I have to chose between a string of pearls and a trip to Europe then the travel would have to be the pick. Great to hear that you caught up with Hazel and I bet you had a good old time in the Blackpool Tower Ballroom. (Was it high tea that you had?)
Wishing you a pleasant trip back to Melbourne.
Suzanne and Pete
4 August, 2012 - Peter and Suzanne, being of the Baby Boomers generation, are now setting forth on the next travel phase of our lives. We met many years ago in Cape Town, South Africa, Suzanne from Oldham in England and Peter from Cambridge in New Zealand, on an overland expedition taking six months to get to London. A year later we then journeyed from London to Australia overland taking 10 months. We settled in Rotorua, New Zealand, had 3 great kids who are now doing their own thing and it is now, excitingly, time for us to recommence where we left off. We have, with much trepidation on my... full info
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Eeeeeerrrrieee!!!!
Hey!! you MUST look in the mirror of the picture you posted from the ghost homestead. Did you see what I saw???