2021

May 22nd-27th Day 31-36 The Coral Coast enjoys a Mediterranean climate in the south and sub-tropical climate in the north, but the vegetation is totally different to it’s opposite coast of North Queensland. Did you know there are more than 12,000 species of wildflower in Western Australia, the home of the world’s largest collection. 60% …

Day 29-30 May 20th – 21st Today is Dad’s birthday, he would have been 104 yr. Dad’s brother, our U. Ned who was a founding monk of Tarrawarra Abbey near Melbourne with 6 klm of Yarra River frontage on 1000 acres. They have thousands of visitors each year. He arrived in 1954 from Roscrea in …

Day 25-28 May 16th-19th If we had not already made our booking in Fremantle for four days, we would have stayed longer, but on the other hand we could not secure a booking in Fremantle for the previous night so ended up on Blairs property. Love surprises that take your breath away. Leave our donation …

Day 23-24 May 14th-15th We set off to explore all the treasures in this region. Firstly the beautiful forest area of the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park. The tall pale-barked Karri tree which grow up to 50mtr dominate this area. Next stop is Hemelin Bay, Bob Cairney a work colleague told me about this place and mentioned …

Day 21-22 May 12th-13th Completed 5000 klm so far as we arrived in Albany, Days are mild around 18-20 deg C, and the second time we have had rain, both times during the night. But now to keep moving after a wonderful visit to the region around Albany. First stop is in the Walpole-Nornalup National …

May 10th-11th Nice Little spot by the King River The Albany settlement was founded on 26 December 1826, as a military outpost of New South Wales to protect its interests from other nations with ambitions for this region. In the 1890’s  the town served as a gateway to the Goldfields that were being discovered, ie …

“For tomorrow may rain so I’ll follow the sun.” Who sang this? Rain is on the way in Albany. Leaving this morning for Albany 6 deg C at sunrise, 6.44am, the last few weeks of autumn. Heading for a top of 19 deg C. However like Melbourne the south west air flow across the Southern …

May  7th-8th May After a wonderful part of South West Australia, it is time to move again, this time we are heading north west to Karlgarin, which is 20klm from Hyden. The point of interest to us here is Wave Rock. Most people in Australia are familiar with this image, it gained notoriety globally after …

Day 15 6th May                                        Early morning ride, blue skies, explore the local sights and foreshore. Sightseeing today in the local area and a short drive from Esperance to Cape Le Grand. I know most people would say Melbourne has the best beaches in the world….. well I think these beaches will be a close …

Day 13, 4th May A feature of the Nullabor is that due to the fact that there are no doctors between Ceduna and Norseman, the area is covered by The Flying Doctor Service, 1200klm. There would have been at least 6-8 landing strips on the main Eyre Hwy to accommodate this. Clearly marked with Large …