Carnarvon Gorge National Park
We stayed 4 nights at the Takarakka Bush Camp and have had a fabulous time. When we arrived Tuesday afternoon we did happy hour at 4pm and met many people, (2 other AOR vans here, great excitement as we have not seen many) booked for the Roast Dinner that evening and attended the information session...
Lillian Rock Region
We arrived at Lillian Rock on Tuesday, will leave here on Monday, 21/03/16. Our first few days we spent catching up and washing etc. We were in the clouds a lot, with rain and drizzle a lot of the time but certainly not cold. Friday and Saturday we did some site-seeing, as the weather was fine. So m...
Wivenhoe Dam - Somerset Region
Today, Sunday, we had a casual walk around town, Lowood, and along part of the old railway. After lunch we drove back to Wivenhoe Dam. The camp grounds less crowded now, everyone gone home again. Would have been nice to stay out there, the view across the water mass amazing, but we are happy in town...
Maroochydore
We spent two days unpacking the car and fitting everything into the van. Several trips to the shops to get various things to make it easier, now all set, for now. Our new home is nice, weather varied, rain, sun, cloud, humidity. Sunday we did a drive out to Yandina to The Ginger Factory. I have alwa...
Big Day
Today started early, lots to check and finalised before leaving WiFi. We took a drive around Caloundra and stopped off at the old Light House. Great view from the top. It is opened daily by volunteers, really informative. We were photographed up there by a local photographer doing a promotion for th...
Toowoomba to Caloundra
The drive down the ranges was slowish, due to trucks in low gear, quite steep in parts. An easy drive, just following motorways to Mt Coot-Tha. Lovely high spot that looks over Brisbane. A lot of cloud today, some showers, still managed some photos. We met up with Charm at her work, Channel 10 studi...
Dubbo to Toowoomba
Today another big day, weather warmer. Heading north through some lovely country up into higher ground through Warrumbungle National Park, then on through some badly burnt forrest, some very recent, other areas already re- growing. Then on to the flat low lands again, fields of crops of cotton, corn...
Broken Hill to Dubbo
Today we left a bit later after having a look around Broken Hill, going up Memorial Hill for a fabulous view of town. Once on the road again the countryside was back to similar to the Nullabor Plains, very barren and dry. The Barrier Highway across to Dubbo is the worst road we have travelled so far...
Streaky Bay to Broken Hill
Another long day on the road. A total of nearly 3,000 km over the last 4 days. At least today and scenery was a little more interesting, with grazing land, wheat, iron ore and industry on the way to Port Augusta, then up and over the South Flinders Ranges to more grazing and deserted land on into NS...
Eucla to Streaky Bay
Had a walk around this morning before hitting the road, and stopped at a few viewing areas of the Great Australian Bight. Weather great for viewing and photos, no wind. Driving over the border and on into SA to drive the Nullabor (treeless plains) and on across to Ceduna to the quarantine station fo...
Kalgoorlie to Eucla
Up early this morning with the sun lighting the room. On our way out of town we stop for a quick look at The Super Pit. Massive. Then stopped at Red Hill Kambalda across Lake LeFroy, on to Norseman then east to Eucla. Long day of not much to see. Yes there was more Microwave Repeater tower spotting,...
Perth to Kalgoorlie
Day 1 The day started early to finish off final packing and double double checking everything is done. We headed off at 9.00am out along Great Eastern Highway, through Midland heading east to Northam, Cunderdin, Kellerberrin, Merredin, Southern Cross, Coolgardie to Kalgoorlie. Along the highway we h...