Our Bucket List Travels

Broome/Cable Beach June 1 st (Tuesday) We were a bit in shock on arrival at the caravan park - bit like the Rosebud foreshore in the 60’s.   Man, we were crammed into site #73 with little room to spare and wondered how we would go for the next 10 days.   This brings into discussion caravanning etiquette.   Noel and I are particularly mindful of human behaviors in caravan parks, as we were in the dim past, frequently travelling by aeroplane.           Privacy - work out how screens and window coverings can protect you, but more importantly, from shocking the hell out of your neighbours;           Audio - keep the noise down at all times - one’s voice, TV, Utube, radio and social media.   Prefereably nothing before 8am or after 10pm.   Clearly, one’s domestic bliss factors into this equation - if you have to have a domestic, go to a deserted beach, by which time you ha...

Hello Fam and Friends, Myth #4 - everything is bigger in WA. True!  Trucks, takeaway coffee cups, pub meals, mines and the distances. Our trip to Tom Price was on a good road, although we did need to pull over once for a wide load, 8.3metres. VERY wide load We arrived in Tom Price Friday 15th May for 7 nights as there was much to see.   I had tried to book into the campground at Karajini National Park, but completely booked out everywhere I tried, so we have been doing day trips out to the various gorges.   We had had a longer than normal drive, 300Kms + by the time we pulled into the CP.   We were in a very critical situation - no red wine - so off to find the pub, duly located.   We were tired, so we opted for a counter meal.   What a good call that was….sat in the outdoor area, great meal and watched the footy and shared a table with Courtney, Peter and Zoey (yes, spelling is correct), working via University of WA.   They were working at Hamersley...

Hello Fam & Friends, One bit of excitement I forgot to mention at Kalgoolie, whilst in the supermarket, I experienced an earthquake.  Everything jumped on the shelves and customers all stood still for a moment trying to decide if it was a blast at the mine or not….but No, a 3.4 on the scale earthquake...so that was a first. Myth #3— Victorian roads are good—compared to WA our roads are appalling!  What more can I say, even their dirt roads a better than Chapel Hill Road out to the farm. Leaving Leinster, May 9, we headed west towards Sandstone and FC the night at Dennys Lookout.  A beautiful spot, had a campfire and watched the sun set.  We never seem to grow tired of the colours in this country.  Although the red dust penetrates just about everything, the Respa dust pressuriser that Noel installed into the van has worked perfectly and we have not had to seal up any vents, although I do cover the larger one in the door, more for keeping the cold out at...