Blogs from Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 3

Geo: -21.9277, 114.126Hi everyone,We had such a long trip from Ningaloo to Exmouth (about 1 hours drive). We called into most of the camps at Ningaloo along the way. Exmouth is a small town but the building of new suburbs and homes astounds us. There does not seem to be much here as in mining but they have built a huge marina and very posh homes around it much like Hindmarsh Island at Victor. There is a Naval Base here but that seems to be fairly self contained. We are only staying one night here but we are so excited to actually have our gadgets working, to have power, to not worry about water, to do the washing(sad I know) but the bets bit is to have TV tonight. YaY.We tried to visit the beach here ... read more

5th December 2012 Relaxing morning but so much to see. We went for a drive to our neighbouring beach, Turquoise Bay. The water was crystal clear and out came our snorkel gear. We had a wonderful time snorkelling as the tide was low and we didn’t have to swim far to see the corals. About noon, we visited the next attraction, Oyster Stack. This spot was another location with fantastic views. There was no sand, just rocks with corals and shells. Getting into the water was very difficult as the rocks and shells were very sharp. Once in, the corals were an awesome sight but there was a strong current. While snorkelling, Sasha accidently cut her foot on a rock while trying to stand up. The thought of a shark sensing her ... read more

Geo: -21.9277, 114.126Since kangaroos and emus on the road are something of a hazard in the late afternoon and evening, we parked our not so trusty campervan (now known as Nameless due to severe performance issues that just won't allow me to bond with her) in Carnarvon for the night and woke up to, you guessed it, another flat tire. Surprising me, DH immediately swung into action but it turns out she was just making herself a cup of tea and positioning the camper chair so she could watch the entire tire changing exercise in comfort. Having done it once already, and without the high speed traffic, this change was quite a bit more efficient although I could have lived without the catcalls of "take your shirt off grease monkey" from the DH peanut gallery. We ... read more

DAYS ON THE ROAD = 27 Thursday 26th & Friday 27th July 2012 Yet another night of no sleep, feels like I have young babies again and having to get up every hour to feed them. I'm definitely looking forward to heading back into Exmouth to rest my weary sole. But there will be no rest for the wicked as washing, caravan work (ie. housework), schooling, shopping will have to be ready for our next destination. We're off tomorrow heading towards Tom Price then Karrijini National Park. Tomorrow night we are stopping at an free overnighter on the side of the road so we will be able to have a camp fire which will be nice. Oh bugger forgot the marshmallows again, will have to send Charles down to the shops to buy some before we ... read more

Nous passons la quasi-totalité de la journée de jeudi sur la route, on avale les km pour arriver enfin vers 14h au paradis : Exmouth ! Non sans blague, nous voilà au bord du Parc maritime de Ningaloo Reef, l’équivalent en plus petit de la Grande Barrière de Corail en Western Australia. Ce coin est un sanctuaire pour les animaux marins, qui émigrent et se reproduisent ici : requins-baleines, baleines à bosses, raies mantas…pour ne citer qu’eux !! Nous stoppons à Exmouth, petite station balnéaire très touristique mais qui est restée simple, direction le caravan-park. Ici impossible de dormir dans les rues ou dans les petits coins, de partout il y a des panneaux interdit de camper, les rangers appliquent directement l’amende, sans avertissement ! Nous irons donc au camping pour 3 jours. Vendredi nous commençons ... read more