2021

July 24th-Home Day 95-110 Latitude 14 deg south of the equator.. Will you still be sending me a valentine…birthday greeting bottle of wine….when I’m 64… Declan and Trish both reached this milestone in the previous week. There have been some pressing work commitments that I have tried to defer until our original estimated return date …

July 14th-23rd Day 85-94 Ellendale Lake is located between Derby and Fitzroy Crossing along Highway 1 in Western Australia. This is a great free camp made possible by the very generous station owners opening their gates to visitors. Very tranquil while camping beside the lake hearing nothing but the sounds of birds. Very friendly local …

July 7th-13th Day 77-84 18th parallel Arrived in Broome (Home of the Yawuru people)after a 140klm drive. The pop of Broome is 16k, but in peak season (Jun-Aug) swells to 45k, due mainly to The Grey Nomads, it is also school holidays in WA so extra busy. We were aware of this long before we …

June 30th- July 6th Day 70-76 Some sad news to report, yesterday (29th), 2 x Quad Road Trains collided head-on, this was the road we traveled on early in the day. One would have been fully loaded, the other returning empty, one of the drivers was killed. The Ironclad Hotel is a well known building …

June 22nd-29th Day 62-69 Pardoo Station is a 200,000-hectare working cattle property covering a diverse range of landscapes from rich tidal flats to rolling spinifex plains. Caravan Park facilities are based at the property’s historic homestead and cater for domestic and international experience seekers, caravaners, campers, families, backpackers and corporate clients. The Station include large …

June 17th- 21st Day 57-61 Leaving Cleaverville for Port Hedland. It is an 11 klm dirt road from the main highway into Cleaverville Creek, which is a popular fishing spot with a natural boat ramp. Passed through Roebourne, which has a painful history for Aboriginal prisoners who built the gaol and were housed there for …

June 11th-16th Day 51-56 Originally known as Ashburton, Onslow in Western Australia is a pretty coastal town with a history steeped in sheep and cattle farming, pearl farming and gold mining. It is the oldest town in the Ashburton Shire. Old Onslow Township The town has been hit by cyclones over the years and even …

June 7th-10th Day 48-50 You have heard of a Wattle Tree, well here is a Bottle Tree. Sarah was the tree empty before we arrived? I’m not a wine drinker but….just saying!! Bottle Tree Shower & Loo under the stars Visited Exmouth today, situated 1250klm north of Perth, overcast and 25 deg, a town of …

June 2nd-6th Day 42-46 Edaggee Rest Area 2nd June Filled up in Denham $1.41lt, Guy at the next pump was up from Perth to get away from the cold weather, but said Denham was just as cold 19-21 deg. I said we’re from Melbourne feels warm for us. Locals say it has been cooler than …

Day 37-42 May 28th -1st June Dancing in the moonlight it’s got me by it’s spotlight… Last night in Kalbarri under a beautiful moon, lovely meal prepared by Sarah & Trish. We were talking about Queen and Live Aid, then we heard Radio Gaga.. coming from the next van, so invited Rod & Ruth over …