Blogs from Western Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 642

Humpback Whales The 3 hour outting cost $50 and we went, wondering if we'd get out money's worth... Luckily we arrived in Augusta as the whales were migrating down the east coast. After a while on the boat, we saw a group of whales quite far away, so I got snapping! It was easy to capture the whales because they spray from their waterhole before they surface. But I found it more difficult to get tail shots because there was little warning... Having watched them for a while, as they made wide circles around the boat - apparently making us part of their group - we moved to another area of ocean. This time, we saw 2 whales 'flirting' - freely turning over onto their backs - meaning they felt unthreatened. They were joined by some ... read more

Urgent call to bank Royal Bank Security All is okay now Full House in my room Pack up stuff and leave this joint I’m off to Perth now. I woke up when I received a text message from my dad telling me to call the bank ASAP! Hmm, I betcha I know why. I used my credit card a few times buying a few travel guides, a day pack, a jumper and a big expense of train tickets for my time in Europe (all booked by the way!) So it must have seemed like a red flag to the bank. Got it all cleared up and they said I should be able to continue spending. Good to know that things like this get flagged. I’m just irked because I told them back in December that I’d ... read more

After seeing the Jewel cave we drove down to the lighthouse where the southern and indian oceans meet. It was that night that i attempted to have a bbq although it took me two hours to finally get the thing going as the logs were too big and a little damp, but i'm stubborn and i didn't give up.... read more

On the trip through we stopped at lake cave a small but very beautiful cave, you had to walked down steep steps to get inside, and inside was a small lake that had formed crazy rock shapes. The next day we went to Jewel cave which was of a larger scale and although it had beautiful rock formations didn't really have the same charm as the Lake cave.... read more

19th June 2005 We found Sunflowers Farm on the map and popped in to see... dared each other to explore and had many giggles during our time there. We saw Emu, Lama, touched our first Kangaroo - which I thought was gonna attack me as it came bounding up... but she just wanted my food bucket to rummage through! Chickens, calf, more lambs, pigs, goats, ducks and horses. I think the farm is for children but we had a blast anyway as we both love animals! We carried on our journey and had a tour of Lake Cave, before heading via some beaches, to Augusta. We squeezed a jog in before dinner at the only bar in town!... read more