Blogs from Western Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 581

The whole of this week has been spent doing very little and enjoying taking it very easy. We had wanted to find some work, but everything has started to wind down for Christmas and New Year, so we resigned ourselves that we won’t be working until January. Most days have been spent driving down the road to Barrabup pool - a lovely turquoise natural pool of water in the middle of the forest that’s great for swimming and jumping from trees and stuff! It’s just so nice there - there’s a slightly oily film on the water but it’s not dirty at all - it’s actually tea tree oil! So it’s great for the skin! I’ll write more about our stay in Nannup at a later date. The Internet café’s closing shortly so I have to ... read more

We overnachtten in het Central Caravan Park (Top Tourist) - 34 Central Avenue - Ascot WA 6104 Tel: 08 - 9277 1704, E-mail: mailbox@perthcentral.com.au, www.perthcentral.com.au Ligging: In het district Ascot, vlakbij de Domestic Airport Prijs en wat inbegrepen: 42$ voor een powered site voor 3 personen Persoonlijke beoordeling: Kleine camping, erg rustig en gemoedelijk, goed verzorgde faciliteiten en een klein zwembadje. Praktisch: Vlakbij de camping stopt een stadsbus waarmee je naar het stadscentrum kan rijden. Op de grote baan zijn een paar kleinere winkels waar je voedingswaren en drank kan kopen. De supermarkt is niet te voet bereikbaar. Op één computer in de receptie, kon je op Internet gaan voor 5$ per uur Vervoer: De luchthaven voor binnenlandse vluchten is ver van die voor buitenlandse vluchten, en je hebt een shuttlebus nodig om er te geraken. ... read more

Hi all, Thanks for the xmas greetings David and Bob. We are kicking back in Margaret River at the moment. Been here 3 days and still haven't got to a winery! Did some caving though and found a good brewery and a wonderful chocolate factory. Prior we have been in Perth, catching up with some old friends (Jake and Paul) from our much younger Mt Waverley days. Perth was fun. We especially liked Cottesloe Beach and Fremantle. We will be aiming to have xmas at the valley of the giants near Denmark, then off to Esperance and the Southern Ocean. Will probably meet Janine's brother Andrew around the Otways before slipping back into the Peninsula in Mid January. Anyone else want to catch up for a spot of camping once we hit Victoria, let us know. ... read more

We left for Australia a few Saturdays ago, excited of the prospect of a new country and the second part of our adventure around the world! We landed very excited to be greeted by Annmarie! My cousin! For me it was a great relief to see some family, and knowing that we had accommodation, especially with Simon not having a bag- it certainly took the pressure off of us! For the first few days we simply slept, played pool and drank (a little) The first week in Perth was slow and very chilled. We experienced the laid back life style, playing pool all night and drinking the finest wine! Its great not having to pay to play pool- especially as we haven't quite mastered it. We have caught up with John and Elaine (Another of my ... read more

So we rented a car and first we headed North, up highway one, along the West Australian coast to a town called Geraldton. When we first arrived everything was closed, which we figured was quite normal as everything closes really early in Australia - we're talking REALLY early, 3pm on a Saturday early! Anyhow when we awoke on Sunday morning the city was a ghost town, everything had remaind shut. There were no cars, no people, even the seaguls hadn't turned out. When we inquired, a local woman told us we had 'expect this in a small town' - Geraldton is the biggest city in the Mid-West, population 24,000 - what would happen when we got to Kilbarri (population 1,000)?! Alas, all was not lost, it seems Western Australia has it all covered on Sundays, three ... read more