Blogs from Denham, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 5

Wed 29th Nov- got a free public bus and a train to get to the place where I got the Greyhound bus north from. The bus left at 9.45 and I arrived in Geraldton at 4pm. On the bus we watched a good film called the notebook. I cant complain about the journey , the bus is air-conditioned and really spacious especially compared to the Oz experience busses. Someone from the hostel picked me up. The hostel in a big old house which could be done up really beautifully but hasn’t so it is all a bit dusty and tired. In my room are 2 Canadians- Tim and Teresa and a German Sabrina. In the evening we all went to a really empty pub. A guy from the hostel tagged along- he is a little strange- ... read more

So the west coast- I arrived sunday night and spent Monday and Tuesday recovering from doing the east coast at speed. Updated my blog- as you saw and posted those christmas pressents. I did go to a place called Sci-tech which is a great hands on science museum- Shame its a bit far far a Nayland feild trip! On Wednesday I got a bus and a train to the greyhound stop. The Greyhound left at 9.45am and we arrived in Geraldton at 4pm. With half an hour break for lunch. The bus is luxuary compaired to the Oz busses and we watched a good film called the Notebook- it made me cry!! The backpackers at geralton is freindly and it could be a really nice big old building it is just a bit run down! ... read more

The trip to Denham required a couple of transfers - first back to the main bus at Binnu, and then to a minibus at Overlander for the 1.5 hour drive to Denham. Elena, Daniel, and I were going to be staying at the same hostel - a YHA - and my first impressions weren't favourable. The dorms are arranged in sets - each set consists of 3 dorms together with a shared kitchen, common area, and bathroom. I'm in a miniscule 4-bed dorm with 2 girls and it's a tip, with their belongings strewn all over the place. The bathroom is ankle-deep in discarded bikinis, underwear, and what appears to be the entire Loreal hair products range. After dumping our stuff, the 3 of us decided that a cold beer would be an appropriate way to ... read more

Horray - Hooray! Today we saw some dolphins and not just some but 7 of them! It was truly amazing! We arrived at Monkey Mia just past 8am in the morning to witness the morning feeding session as the local volunteers talked about the dolphins as we and about 30 others stood knee deep in the foreshore as the dolphins swam amongst us. Not only did we see them but I as well as 4 other children (all under the age of at least 10) were hand picked to hold onto some fish so that we could personally feed the dolphins! Certainly made up for missing them in Bunbury that's for sure. Mikey... read more

An ode from Lloyd: Yesterday we finally caught a fish, It was more than anyone could wish. We cooked it at camp, Right under the lamp, And served it on a big dish. Pest In Peace Threadfin Salmon. Died: 29th September 2005 Where: Barn Hill Beach How: On the end of a No: 2/0 sized hook. Epitaph: **** Excellent crumbed. Lloyd pretty much summed it up. The Coral Coast is fantastic for fishing and we have bee lucky almost every time we put the line in the water. At the moment we are in Denham which seems to be one the best kept secrets along this coast. Warm water, great beaches, excellent fishing (even if you don’t have a boat) and a Telenet centre next to a coffee shop and opposite a park so that as ... read more