We ended our last post indicating we were experiencing a storm in Menindee which was welcomed by all, but unfortunately for us, the amount of rain received put a dampener on us continuing the Darling River Run as the dirt roads we needed to travel on were closed. We hoped after a day or two that the roads […]
Ran, rain, and more rain….when will it end (aahhh)!!! We had a wry smile the other day when we had heard that SA was experiencing some hot weather, when the average temperature this week for us in Outback Queensland has been no more than 24º…not what the locals had expected (nor us), and it’s definitely not helping […]
This leg of our trip sees us trek further north to Barcaldine, and from there west to Longreach and Winton. The road in between Barcaldine and Longreach was closed the day before we came through due to rising floodwaters, but lucky for us on the day we drove through it was open with “caution”. As it turns out, […]
We arrived in Emerald which is a service centre for all of the mining industry surrounding the town (coal and sapphires). We decided to come this way to try a different route going home….bad idea!!! On our first night, we basically got washed away with 162mm of rain being recorded in the park. We knew rain was […]
Leaving Griffith and travelling further south, we sadly only had another two stops before arriving home. The run from Griffith to Echuca went really well with very little traffic all the way except for a plague of locusts – did they make a mess to the front of the Paj! We decided to stay on the NSW side […]
It’s great to be able to write that we’re back on the road! Leaving a little later than expected due some really hot weather and Grant finalising the work on his new brackets, it put us behind schedule as we had a deadline to get to Port Lincoln (not that Grant knew that at the […]
We left Streaky Bay and now on our way across the Nullarbor. To break up our journey, Grant played the Nullarbor Links which is the longest 18-hole golf course in the world. Spanning 1,365 kilometres with one hole in each participating town or roadhouse along the Nullarbor Plain and starting/finishing at either Kalgoorlie or Ceduna, each […]
Leaving Albany to head further west, we arrived at the magnificent “giant trees” area of the great south of WA, with our first stop being Walpole. What a great place! Although a small town of only around 500 people, Walpole has great coastal frontage and some beautiful scenic drives, with most of the area surrounded by National Park which […]
We’ve had another great week down the south west coast of WA! After arriving in Augusta, where the Indian and Southern oceans meet, we found out it’s also home to the tallest lighthouse on the Australian mainland, Cape Leeuwin lighthouse. The guided tour of the lightouse was very informative and gave us a good workout, climbing […]
Leaving Augusta, we headed towards Busselton, and did we strike a winner with the park! The Mandalay Resort was the best we’d stayed at so far during this trip, and pretty well accommodated for all types of travellers. Busselton’s coastline was extraordinary – the water was a gorgeous turquoise blue, and with a wooden jetty spanning more than 1.8kms, […]