Great Western Trip 2012

a trip by Hazel Western
From: June 30th 2012
Until: August 31st 2012

2 month trip around the Western half of Australia in our trusty camper trailer and new Prado. Up the guts to NT, explore the Top End, drive the Gibb River Road, snorkel our way down the Western Australia coast to Perth and back to Melbourne across the Nullarbor Desert.
Trip Length: 9 weeks
Blog Entries: 63
Photos: 638
Words: 41762

Blog Entries

Date Blog Title Location
June 30th 2012 And we're off... Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » Black Rock
July 1st 2012 Day 2 - Luke's 10th birthday! Moorook to Parachilna Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Flinders Ranges
July 3rd 2012 The Big Rock Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Ayers Rock
July 4th 2012 The Big Rock and Kata Tjuta Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Ayers Rock
July 5th 2012 Kings Canyon Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Kings Canyon
July 6th 2012 West McDonnell Ranges Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » West McDonnell Ranges
July 7th 2012 A Town Like Alice.... Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Alice Springs
July 8th 2012 Hooray - it's warm in Mataranka! Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Mataranka
July 9th 2012 Bitter Springs, Mataranka Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Mataranka
July 10th 2012 Catching up with friends Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Katherine
July 11th 2012 Katherine Gorge Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Katherine » Katherine Gorge
July 12th 2012 Kakadu National Park Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Kakadu National Park
July 13th 2012 Kakadu National Park Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Kakadu National Park
July 14th 2012 Kakadu to Darwin Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Darwin
July 15th 2012 Darwin Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Darwin
July 16th 2012 On the road again Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Timber Creek
July 17th 2012 Into Western Australia Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Bungle Bungles
July 18th 2012 Into the Bungle Bungle Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Bungle Bungles
July 19th 2012 All Bungled out... Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Wyndham
July 20th 2012 The famous Gibb River Road Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » El Questro Wilderness Park
July 21st 2012 Exploring El Questro Wilderness Park Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » El Questro Wilderness Park
July 22nd 2012 Zebedee Springs and El Questro Gorge Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » El Questro Wilderness Park
July 23rd 2012 An expedition to the Michell Falls Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kimberley
July 24th 2012 The Mitchell Plateau and Falls Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kimberley
July 25th 2012 Back on the Gibb Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kimberley
July 26th 2012 Mornington Wilderness Sanctuary Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kimberley
July 27th 2012 Four weeks in... Mornington Wilderness Camp Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kimberley
July 28th 2012 Bell Gorge and Windjana Gorge Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kimberley
July 29th 2012 End of the Gibb River Road Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kimberley
July 30th 2012 We hit the beaches - Derby to Quondong Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Broome
July 31st 2012 Quondong Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Broome
August 1st 2012 Broome Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Broome
August 2nd 2012 Cape Leveque Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Cape Leveque
August 3rd 2012 More Cape Leveque Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Cape Leveque
August 4th 2012 Cape Leveque to Cape Keraudren Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Cape Leveque
August 5th 2012 Karijini National Park Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Karijini National Park
August 6th 2012 Exploring Karijini Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Karijini National Park
August 7th 2012 Gorgeous gorges Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Karijini National Park
August 8th 2012 Back towards the coast Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Exmouth
August 9th 2012 Yay - Ningaloo Reef! Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Cape Range National Park
August 10th 2012 Snorkelling time at Ningaloo Reef Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Cape Range National Park
August 11th 2012 More Turquoise Bay Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Cape Range National Park
August 12th 2012 Yardie Creek Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Cape Range National Park
August 13th 2012 Camping on the beach at Ningaloo Station Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Ningaloo Reef
August 14th 2012 Our little paradise Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Ningaloo Reef
August 15th 2012 We love Ningaloo! Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Ningaloo Reef
August 16th 2012 Heading to Coral Bay Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Coral Bay
August 17th 2012 Swimming with manta rays Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Coral Bay
August 18th 2012 Quobba Blowholes Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Quobba Station
August 19th 2012 Whales, sharks and cliffs Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Quobba Station
August 20th 2012 Hospital excitement Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Monkey Mia
August 21st 2012 Monkey Mia magic! Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Monkey Mia
August 22nd 2012 Shells and stromatolites in Shark Bay Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kalbarri
August 23rd 2012 Kalbarri and Geraldton Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kalbarri
August 24th 2012 Almost in Perth! Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Perth
August 25th 2012 Perth and reunion with Rory Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Perth
August 26th 2012 Heading eastwards towards home Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kalgoorlie
August 27th 2012 Stunning Esperance and Cape Le Grand Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Cape Le Grande National Park
August 28th 2012 The long straight drive east - part 1 Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Eucla
August 29th 2012 Goodbye WA, hello SA (the long straight drive east - part 2) Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Williamstown
August 30th 2012 A quick pit stop in the Barossa Valley Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Barossa Valley
August 31st 2012 End of the road - home safe and sound! Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne
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