Derby 11- 18th August We arrived back in Derby late on Tuesday after farewelling Steve and Kerry at Bell Gorge. We went to let Lorrain and Brett know we were back and they invited us to join them for a roast meal. Roast pork and vegies. Yum! Kerry and Steve arrived back in Derby on Wednesday afternoon. We had already checked with Loraine that it was ok for them to stay at the block which they did overnight before departing for Broome on Thursday. The next couple of days were spent washing, cleaning and sorting out the Jeep. On Friday Judy went and helped Lorrain out in the Toy shop she owns. This involved setting up an Excel spreadsheet to work out some new prices for trampolines and making up some signs with prices for them. ... read more

20 - 30th July 2009 Thanks to our guest bloggers Kerry and Steve for help with text and authorship of some photos. After taking ages in a conga line at the fuel depot in Derby to get discount diesel we finally got to Woolworths where Steve sweet talked staff into selling them vodka before the official opening time of 12 noon. We were finally on our way after Steve and Kerry met someone they knew from Denmark. What a small world! Windjana Gorge, a 3.5 kilomtere gorge tunneled out of the Napier Range by the waters of the Lennard River, was our destination for today and after putting up our camper and tent we relaxed through the heat of the day before going for a stroll through the gorge in the late afternoon. A shady walk ... read more

Broome Our first afternoon in Broome was spent replacing the jockey wheel, restocking at the shops and a quick drive around. Our first stop on the second day was Gantheaume Point where at very low tides dinosaur footprints can be seen. As the tide was up, these were underwater but we did enjoy amazing rock formations and observation of the ospreys around their nest on the lighthouse. From Gantheaume Point we followed a dusty red dirt road past Reddell beach to the Port of Broome where we parked and walked out on the Deep Water Jetty where several people were trying to catch the elusive barrumundi that feed here at certain times. Cable Beach was our next stop. This being a large expanse of sand dotted with sunworshippers and a few swimmers. This has become a ... read more

Nullagine 21-27th June After a leisurely drive we arrived in Nullagine about lunch time which gave us plenty of time to set up camp at the Nullagine Tourist Park. Although we’d met the managers previously we found them quite abrupt. When we commented about the small size of the caravan site we were told “ If you don’t like it perhaps Mitchell can find you somewhere else!” Mitchell is the new principal at Nullagine Remote Community School. After lunch we wandered across the road to catch up with Mitchell and found him at the school. He told us Dianne would sort out a timetable for us the next morning at school and left us to check our email. The following morning we arrived at the school to find the teacher of the Year 3-7 on sick ... read more

Exmouth After lunch in Carnarvon we decided to divert to the Blowholes as Judy had never been this way before. We were glad we did as the water spout and coastline were quite spectacular with the steep cliffs and the surf surging against it. The camp area here stretches for several kilometres and we were astounded by the number of caravanners and shacks here. We felt the shacks really lowered the tone of the area and hopefully they’ll be removed soon as they have been elsewhere along the coast. After travelling for about a kilometre past caravans and campers we eventually found an empty spot where we could stop. It was only early so we set out to explore the beach and nearby area. At 7.30am the next morning, we left and headed back to ... read more