Broometime - the dentists of Western Australia August 4th 2006 It was off on the long and winding road towards Broome - well long (> 3000 kms to be exact), but not exactly winding unless you count a bend every couple of hundred kms. The rain was relentless on the first day, so it was just as well that we'd seen everything along the first stretch of the journey - the Pinnacles aren't quite the same through the clouds.
The blue sky was back the next day, ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Broome Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more
The original purpose of the blog was the 20th wedding anniversary trip in 2006 / 2007 - Ashes cricket in Oz, setting off early in April and going the long way round!
The trip came to an end in February 2007 and for a while retrospective blogging was the only option (for reasons that you can find in the Road to Freedom).
There are still two to travel and the passport is now back in use in 2009. We get distracted in more than the odd football ground along the way, but it is all part of the journey.... full info