Wednesday 10th May Well memories of caravanning in the UK came flooding back last night. It began to thunder and lighten about midnight, and we rushed out to bring in the chairs and roll in the awning. We were just in time as the heavens opened about half an hour later and we had torrential rain for most of the night. The ground is too dry to absorb the water and the camp site was 80% flooded this morning, Graeme is still blaming me for packing the umbrella !!! Thank goodness I got all the laundry done yesterday as the rain was persistent today, we managed to shop and fill the fuel but not a lot else. We were happy to have a quiet day today as we have to travel again tomorrow.... read more

Monday 8th May Still working on doing nothing, it is a hard thing when you have been busy all your life, we both have worked since been young kids, that is a long time, so we are finding it hard. Found a lovely spot at the Information Centre, sitting outside the breeze seems to funnel down the area outside a perfect place for coffee and for Tippy, the food is fresh and tasty as well. Walked across the road to the center via the Big Prawn and the information boards regarding how the fishing was established here by the Kailis Brothers who are in Perth, I was not aware of that, learnt a bit. The giant prawn is a bit tacky, but this is an Australian thing with giant all sorts around the country, this is ... read more

Saturday 6th May With no cloud cover today, it looks like it will be hot, but maybe not so humid. Headed off to Town Beach at about 10am to have a swim. Having seen the beach yesterday Graeme was happy to drive onto the beach and park the back of the UTE facing the ocean, saved me a lot of hard walking with no shoes on, thankfully. We both had a swim but Tippy was not too sure, he did get out of his depth and swim but he is not keen, we took it in turns to stay in the shallows with him to let him make his own mind up, he was pretty stressed about what was happening to us, we encouraged him and talked to him and he seemed to be OK but ... read more

4th May route Carnarvon, Minilya River Bridge Roadhouse, Exmouth Ningaloo Caravan and Holiday Park $55 per night Rating by us 5/10 Very small bays and very crowded, shell floor, limited shade, good facilities 4th May to 8th May Exmouth Mileage 6943 travelled 383kms Thursday 4th May Driving day today, the weather is getting a bit too hot for me, and Graeme agreed. We will see how the next few days work out, but if we are sitting in the van with the air con on from 2pm in the afternoon what is the point of been this far north and maybe we should go back south a bit, to maybe Shark Bay, we shall see. Today we were reminded of the vastness and desolation of Australia. ... read more

Tuesday 2nd May Well, what a shock to the system this morning we had to get up and get moving. We had decided to visit the Carnarvon Science and Space Museum, and this meant leaving the dog in the car, so we wanted to get in when they opened whilst it was still cool for him, which meant been there at 9am, first time limit on us since we set off, it felt weird!!! I was very pleasantly surprised at the size and professional presentation of the material at the museum. I thought it would be a small half-baked place, but it was amazing. The exhibits were interesting, well laid out and interactive. The fun bit been laying on your back in a reproduced Apollo 11 capsule, the sounds, and screens inside took you through a ... read more