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Last Days on Cocos – 16-17 May
Monday 16 – Home Island Caitlin and Matthew live on West Island. I didn’t visit Home Island last time I was there, just after Link was born so I really wanted to visit this time. As usual, Matthew and Peter set off on the jet ski, and Caitlin, Link and I crossed the lagoon on […]
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The highlight of our Cocos stay – other than spending time with the family! Sunday 15 May
The last three days on Cocos were jam-packed with activities and the weather was very kind to us for the majority of the time as well. Sunday morning, Caitlin, Link, Peter, and I had breakfast at Saltmakers. After breakfast, Peter went along to take some shots of the Golf Course as it was being used […]
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Getting out and about on Cocos – 12 – 14 May
12 May – another quiet day in and around home on Cocos. We were going to go to Direction Island but the weather once more closed in around us. We were mostly at home enjoying each other’s company and chilling. Caitlin had an amazing time blowing bubbles for Link. He, like many other children, […]
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Cocos continued – 9 – 11 May
I am including a map of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands here, just to give some perspective on where we go. The weather has not improved a lot, so Monday was another quiet day. We went out to the local restaurant, Saltmakers by the Sea, for dinner and had a lovely meal together right on the […]
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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 […]
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