Nullarbor, WA - Round and about

Nullarbor, WA - Round and about

Entrance to the 'Head of Bight' Nullarbor, South Australia

Visited the 'Head of Bight' to see Whales looking after their young. The view of the coast line was spectacular.

 

 

Office and information centre at the 'Head of Bight' Nullarbor, South Australia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mum and baby whale at play

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65 tons of female whale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A group of Hump back Whales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caiguna, WA - Round and about

Caiguna, WA - Round and about

Caiguna roadhouse

There is no round and about at Caiguna, other than fields! However let's look aound the roadhouse.

Roadtrains pull in

Mundrabilla roadhouse

Petrol prices rise a tad!

Mundrabilla roadhouse

Kalgoorlie-Boulder, WA - Round and about

Kalgoorlie-Boulder, WA - Round and about

To give the location it's full title, it is Kalgoorlie Boulder, albeit they are two different (ajoining) locations.

 

The well known 'Super Pit' is actually in Boulder. Boulder is a very small community whilst Kalgoorlie is much larger.

 

Boulder was hit by a small Earthquake a few months ago and several buildings are under repair.

 

 

 

Boulder township (Home of the superpit)

 

Kalgoorlie, WA

The 'Superpit

Southern cross, WA - Round and about

Southern cross, WA - Round and about

As we were here for just one night, we didn't get to see the surrounds, however, there was no literature for 'Attractions' and we didn't see any either.

 

 The Meckering road house for petrol and a coffee break

Burns Beach, WA - Round and about

Burns Beach, WA - Round and about

 Just look at the sunsets!

Geraldton, WA - Round and about

Geraldton, WA - Round and about

 We walked around Geraldton on a mini sight-seeing exercise. It is a relatively large, busy town by the Ocean, with most of the major retail outlets.

Plaque to Wiebbe Hayes, early Dutch founder

 

Wiebbe Hayes - The man himself

Geraldton, WA

Geraldton foreshore

Monkey Mia, WA - Round and about

Monkey Mia, WA - Round and about

 

Day 1 - Arrived (after a long drive) and setup the caravan. Took a walk along the Beach

 Entrance to the Monkey Mia Resort

Day 2 - Monkey Mia - Spent most of the day washing a pile of clothes (The resport only had bore water, so we used our own little washing machine and our own tank town water which did the job)

Denham town, Shark Bay, WA

Day 3 - Denham about 25 kilomtres from Monkey Mia. A nice little 'sea-side' resort. Just walked around as most places were closed (thank you Western Australia!) but we will be back later on in the week. Weather has 'down-graded (as usual) as we normally arrive in the sun and (low and behold) the winds and rain arrive within a few days but doesn't dampen our spirits.

One of two islands joined by the Denham main road.

One side is straddled by a variety of shops, pubs etc., whilst the other side is a walkway along the Ocean beach.

Northampton, WA - Round and about

Northampton, WA - Round and about

Not really a train station, just an icon

Northampton main road (which was also the highway)

The caravan park entrance of the main road

 

Leeman, WA - Round and about

Leeman, WA - Round and about

 Leeman, WA Coastline

 The Leeman coastline

Burns Beach, WA - Round and about

Burns Beach, WA - Round and about

Day 1 - Just looked around Burns Beach which was basically a new coastal suburb. New homes were being built, many with excellent Ocean views.

 

 Burns Beach by day

Fremantle Wharf, WA

 Burns Beach by night - Some of the most spectacular sunsets -Some caught on video

Day 2 - Fremantle. Visited several Museums, walked the streets and called in for fish and Chips

Fremantle Town, WA












The Maritime Museum, Fremantle,WA













The Maritime History Museum, Fremantle, WA












Day 3 - Intended to see Perth Zoo - Forgot it was school holidays so no parking! Our second choice
was Perth Botanical Gardens in Kings Park. I think I was told at the infomration centre that Kings Park is 2000 acres - It is certainly huge.





Day 4 - We decided to stay fairly local as we were under threat from heavy rain and strong winds. Based on that information we drove to Joonalup and spend a little of new clothing and lunch out. On arriving back to the caravan it started to rain and the wind arrived, however we survived! Given the lack of attractions (unless the 'Lakeside' shopping centre is considered an attraction) - we didn't take any photographs.

Day 5 - We clean up the caravan and prepare to meet Tracy for the weekend. Dining in and dining out are both on the agenda.

Day 6,7 & 8 - Spent the time with Tracy and Kristen. Dined in on Friday night, Dined out on Saturday night and dined out for breakfast on Sunday morning. Stayed another night as a result of the job list Tracy had created for me!

Day 9 - Returned to the caravan whilst high winds and heavy rain poured down. We had already lowered the TV Arial in order to protect it from the winds. The caravan is getting a fair buffeting, but (fingers crossed) winning the battle. Just tomorrow to go at Burns Beach, then on Wednesday, we hit the road again on our way to Ennabba, North of here and better weather is expected.

Mandura,WA - Round and about

Mandura,WA - Round and about

We arrived in Mandurah around lunch time so very little time to investigate the surrounds. Walked around the local area. Lots of new homes and land for sale. The water views from many of the homes looked fantastic.

May call into Bunbury tomorrow for some Dolphin watching, time permitting

Mandura Suburbs

Margaret River, WA - Round and about

Margaret River, WA - Round and about

Driving towards Augusta to visit the Jewel Cave and Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse.

From the lighthouse you can see two Oceans meet! The Indian Ocean and the Southern Ocean.

Town Centre

Margaret River is one of the larger towns that we have visited so far.

 Margaret River, WA

Albany, WA - Round and about

Albany, WA - Round and about

Middleton Beach was on the 'to-do' list and didn't dissapoint as we saw a whale and her calf about 30 metres from the beach

Albany Sound, Albany, WA

Visited the Sandelwood factory just outside Albany and took the guided tour, very interesting and informative - bought a few goodies!

Took a morning Whale watching cruise. Although we saw the backs of the whales, I don't think they will appear in the photos or video - It was cold!!!!

 Albany, WA. The Whale watching tour. We did get glimpses of some Whales, but nothing spectacular.

Esperance, WA - Round and about

Esperance, WA - Round and about

Day 1 we walked around the town














Day 2 we drove the 'Pink Lake' scenic route














Day 3 we drove through the Le Grand National Park and saw the most fantastic scenes of the Ocean and white sands with the Islands of the Archipelago of the Recherche in the background










 Le Grande National park, Esperance, WA












Day 4 we will revisit Esperance and prepare for our next location
















Esperance, WA
















Esperance town foreshore, WA

Norseman, WA - Round and about

Norseman, WA - Round and about


Norseman is a small sleepy town but takes pride in promoting it's heratige. There is a mine next to the town and a few nature walks that expose the country side. We walked around the town and shopped at the IGA grocery shop. It had all that we needed which was basically fresh vegetables.


We spent some time on Beacon Hill and drove around the area which was dominated by the mine.

Beacon Hill look-out, Norseman, WA

Information plaque

Beacon Hill look-out, Norseman, WA 














Norseman town centre, WA













Norseman town centre - We never saw a real one!













 "Sitting with camels"

Madura, WA - Round and about

Madura, WA - Round and about

Essentially, there is no 'round and about' that we could see or what was recommended. It is a roadhouse only, with space for caravans and offers petrol.