Wide open spaces

It was a pretty short and easy drive to the Cape Le Grand National Park, with the typical landscape of small shrubby natives and splashes of colour from the myriad of wildflowers stretching out on both sides of the road as we wound our way to the campgrounds. After checking out the first option, which… Continue reading Lucky Bay, WA – paradise after the rain

As we drove off from Albany, the rain continued to fall for the first hour or so. Having left the top end a long time ago, we thought that all our river crossings were behind us, but we soon came up to a queue of traffic, with a decent sized river flowing over the road.… Continue reading Dalyup (Esperance), WA – camping with the cows

The drive to Albany took us through more stunning forests, and the rain continued on and off. On the way down, we stopped off at the Valley of the Giants Treetop walk. We walked along the Empire Walk which lead us past huge trees with massive trunks, many of which had been burnt out by… Continue reading Albany, WA – rain, rain, go away

The drive from Busselton was really scenic, taking us through loads of tall tree forest as well as vineyards and pastural lands. The weather was horrible for the first hour or so, with heavy rain making the drive unpleasant but it then eased and even gave us a bit of sunshine at times. We spotted… Continue reading Fernhook Falls, WA – a hidden gem in the forest

As we drove down from Perth towards Busselton, we encountered our first solid rain. The drive mainly took us through rural areas with fields of sheep and cows appearing at regular intervals. Towards the end of the drive, we saw a tourist route that would take us through the Tuart Forest National Park. Being tourists,… Continue reading Busselton, WA – Rain, chocolate, beer and a really long jetty

Having been on the road for 5 months, we had gotten very used to living out of the camper trailer, but were starting to tire of always having to make sure everything was in its place. We had limited access to our food supplies which were mainly packed away in storage boxes in the boot,… Continue reading Perth, WA – time for some luxury

After revisiting the clifftop lookouts on the way out of Kalbarri, we continued south along the coastal road until we caught a glimpse of a lake we wanted to check out on the way to Jurien Bay. It was supposed to be pink, caused by bacteria that live in the lake. We passed a track… Continue reading Jurien Bay, WA – natural beauty and mysterious towers

On the drive to Kalbarri, we started to see a completely different landscape, with the natural vegetation we had previously been driving through being replaced by the rolling hills of agricultural land. It reminded us of the pituresque south coast of NSW. One field that we passed was filled with flowers, creating a yellow carpet… Continue reading Kalbarri, WA – cliffs, gorges, flowers and fun

Having spoken to a fellow traveller the night before, we decided to head out to Steep Point the next day. Steep Point is the most westerly point of mainland Australia, and the drive out there was supposed to be spectacular.  It takes you past massive white sand dunes and turquoise bays as well as impressive… Continue reading Shark Bay, WA – Part 2: the west of the west

After leaving Coral Bay we stayed a couple of nights in Carnarvon which was really just a stop to break up the drive as there wasn’t much to do in this seaside town. We checked out the local op shop and had a walk along the foreshore but otherwise just hung out at the caravan… Continue reading Shark Bay, WA – Part 1: Dolphins, tiny shells and living rocks