We were all looking forward to getting to Geraldton and visiting Brendo, especially the little girls who were very excited with lots of hugs awaiting. It was nice to get to Brendo’s home and to have several days out of the van. The girls enjoyed having a house to stay in and space to run around. They even invented back yard cricket with the esky lid and tennis ball. We were very lucky to have a personal Bureau of Meteorology Tour (They are advertised at the Visitor Information Centre) and balloon launch from our tour guide Brendan. The girls enjoyed watching the launch of the ‘huge’ balloon. We also visited Gero’s southern beaches where the girls and I had a swim and sand castled and Matt and Brendo scrambled for a surf (not the best waves ... read more

After another long day in the car we arrived at Perth late on Friday afternoon. With laptop working hard and girls getting wrestless in the back seat we struggled to find a caravan park on the Anzac day long weekend. After some thorough searching we were able to locate a park in Swan Valley so headed directly there. After set up and clean up we decided to head out for some dinner. We circled the suburbs hunting for somewhere to eat. Why is it that when you want to find a pub or a restaurant or anywhere you can’t when you need to? Anyway we finally pondered upon an Italian restaurant and appeased our insatiable appetites with lots of pizza. The next morning we set out to explore Perth. We began our morning at a beautiful ... read more

We packed up camp and farewelled the sand and salt scrub of Cactus ready to begin the ominous task of crossing the Nullarbor. As we set off a flurry of clouds began to cover the sky and we were treated with the sight of rain falling over the Nullarbor Plains. Our aim for the day was to cover 730km to the small town of Eucla. The girls and I busied ourselves with art work, reading, watching DVD’s and knitting, while Matt knuckled down for the drive. To the west of the Nullarbor lies the Great Australian Bight, also known as “Land’s End”. The plain drops up to 90 metres into the pounding Southern Ocean. The Bunda Cliffs stretch in an unbroken arc for over 200km. There are several coastal lookouts that provide the opportunity to stand ... read more

After our first full day in the car we were rewarded with the sight of green rolling hills and a beautiful calm bay, the surrounds of Streaky Bay Caravan Park. Joined by Mum, Dad, Tahlia's friend Cheyanne, Buzz, Julie, Emma and Abbey we were in for an adventure filled week. Matt and Buzzy were up at the crack of dawn each day, catching waves at the Island as the sun rose. They were rewarded for their early morning efforts with the Island producing clean 4ft waves for several days. Each day upon their return we either spent our afternoons motoring out in the tinnies in hunt of the elusive whiting or basking in the sun at beautiful Granites Beach. Some highlights or maybe low lights would be: -Not catching any whiting for the first three days ... read more