Month: May 2022
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Mother’s Day and a Catastrophe – 8 May
Let me preface this entry by saying it is a sombre one, with no images attached deliberately and just for you to read without comment, please. It was a tough few days for the family and the West Island family as well. Spending Mother’s Day here with Caitlin and her family was lovely. Matthew cooked […]
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Chillin’ Out on Cocos – 4 – 7 May
Life is slow on Cocos. It takes several days to even start to slow down. Peter has found plenty of time to read novels and has also learnt how to chill out quite effectively! I’ve had plenty of time to catch up on this blog, and also progress through several rounds on a couple of […]
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And thus, to Perth and on to Cocos – 1 – 3 May
Well, actually Erskine where my brother and sister-in-law, Tim and Moira live in a beautiful unit that overlooks the water at Mandurah Quay. So, after 10 days on the road and having driven approximately 5,000kms so far, it was time for us to stop. The next two days were spent reorganising luggage, collecting supplies for […]
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The Long Straight – 30 April
A short while after we left Cocklebiddy, we reached Caiguna which is the Eastern End of the longest stretch of straight road in Australia. Before Australia became metric, it was known as the Ninety-Mile Straight, but that has converted to 146.6kms. Peter and I split the driving on this stretch almost exactly in half. The […]
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Crossing the border – a huge sigh of relief – 29 April
After leaving Port Lincoln and travelling along the coastline, our first town was the fishing village of Elliston. After a brief stop, we continued on our way, visiting the cliffs whenever possible, passing through Streaky Bay and on to Ceduna, where we officially entered The Nullarbor Plain. The landscape had begun to change, but from […]
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The Bight – 28 – 29 April
After finding a ‘real’ coffee in Port Lincoln, we headed out clinging to the coastline where at all possible. Thanks to South Australian Tourism (which I now consider to be the best-organised tourist body I’ve yet to come across), we were guided to the best spots to view the coastline. The first of these was […]
Round Australia Road Trip 