We departed Fonty’s Pool on a very warm morning, without a final swim. Our heading was south east, back towards the coast, to see some even bigger trees than the Diamond Tree. We packed up Pilgrim and were on the road by 1000, this time with dad at the helm. As we cruised he highway […]
The Karri Forests
We departed Augusta after breakfast, deciding not to swim. We had a lot of rain in the night and it passed through leaving clear skies, but a cold on- shore southeasterly, so swimming definitely not as attractive as yesterday. However, our fire still had embers glowing – the remains of the dragon! We went through […]
Another day, another Cape…
We had a slow start to the day, taking it easy after 2 days of climbing in and out of caves, heading around to Cape Leeuwin around 1100. The weather was warm, but it was very windy, blowing strongly from the west. It was a short drive from the camp, around the coast line of […]
Going underground
After breakfast and filling our water tank, we departed our campsite to once more head below ground, this time to Mammoth Cave. Despite checking everyone’s wallets and pockets, we could not locate our two cave pass bought yesterday, when we arrived at the cave. Prepared to have to shell out another entry fee, the Cave […]
Margaret River
We departed Busselton early, heading out via a mall to stock up with staples, as well as find SIM cards for mum and Dad. Interestingly, the Telstra shop was shut, but Coles were selling $50 sims at a discount, so they got two $50 sims for $40! Bargain. We drove south, heading towards Gracetown and […]
Underwater world
On Saturday morning Pete and I got up early, had breakfast and headed off to Busselton to the Dive Shop, leaving mum and Dad cwched up in bed. Arriving at the shop, we filled in paperwork then I spent about an hour getting into my wetsuit, but it was the right fit and I was […]
Cows, early morning wine and natural spas
After a fun evening around the wood burning stove, meeting other campers and toasting marshmallows, we set off early to take a look at “Cowtown”. Also known as Cowarumup, the town has created a fun landscape of Friesian cows everywhere, so we stopped and had a look in the local park, hung with the cows […]
Land Cruising – Margaret River
A holiday with a difference for us – on land. Mum and Dad decided to take the direct flight to Perth, so we agreed it might be fun to tour Margaret River in a campervan. Pete and I flew to Perth on Sunday, and mum and Dad arrived Tuesday. We picked them up in the […]
Out she comes and home she goes
We spent a couple of weeks looking for options to get Wine-Dark Sea back to Sydney quickly. It seemed crazy to leave her in Darwin until the end of Cyclone season and then sail her home, so we looked for transport by road and by sea. In the end, the only real option seemed to […]
At home
Since my last update, it’s been a bit of a roller coaster ride, but the main reason I am posting is to say that the circumnavigation has finished for now. Pete and I have decided to stop, focus on building his business, and bring Wine-Dark Sea back to Sydney. I am also resuming my job, […]