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Western Australia Trip 2012 – Part 15 : Cape Arid to Canberra

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. Our first afternoon in the Cape Arid NP was spent exploring the area around the camping areas. We had a look at the older “Council” campground, that is closer to the beach,...

Created: 20 Dec 2012 16:37 Views: 19675

Western Australia Trip 2012 – Part 14 : Hopetoun to Cape Arid.

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. Light rain was falling as we left Hopetoun in late September. We followed the coast road east, happy to be on bitumen for a while,...

Created: 19 Dec 2012 16:34 Views: 18539

Western Australia Trip 2012 – Part 13 : Albany to Hopetoun.

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. A few overnight showers, a new HT cable, fuel tanks and fridges full – it was time to head east. Our first destination was Normans Beach on the western boundary of the Waychinicup NP....

Created: 18 Dec 2012 15:42 Views: 18084

Western Australia Trip 2012 – Part 12 : Jilakin Rock to Albany

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. Tucked in beside the vast grey wall of Jilakin Rock we made ourselves comfortable. There was a reasonable phone signal (Telstra) so by putting our awning out we could get a sufficiently shaded ...

Created: 17 Dec 2012 13:36 Views: 16667

Western Australia Trip 2012 – Part 11 : Caron to Jilakin Rock

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. “Round and round the rugged rocks” might have been a theme for the next few days. Sampling some half ripe quandongs made for an interesting start to the day and left our palates in “ragged ...

Created: 16 Dec 2012 15:07 Views: 19914

Western Australia Trip 2012 – Part 10 : Canna to Caron

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. We spent two pleasant days at Canna, exploring the many tracks around our camp, revisiting the orchid trail, and the big rock behind the village church....

Created: 15 Dec 2012 17:29 Views: 18335

Western Australia Trip 2012 – Part 9 : Kalbarri to Canna

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. Leaving Kalbarri we’d suffered a bad attack of Sudden-Onset-Battery-Dead syndrome. Experience sometimes teaches us useful things, and this situation was a case in point....

Created: 14 Dec 2012 17:28 Views: 18695

Western Australia Trip, Aug 2012 – Part 8 : Mullewa to Kalbarri

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. It was time to hit the bright lights of Geraldton and shop for a few essential items. Cooler clothes were required, and a replacement pump for our 12V shower....

Created: 13 Dec 2012 16:23 Views: 18135

Western Australia Trip 2012 – Part 7 : Mt. Magnet to Mullewa

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. Mt. Magnet looked hot and dusty in the afternoon sun. We noted that there was a caravan park, but in our search for an overnight bush camp we turned north on the Great Northern Highway....

Created: 11 Dec 2012 10:11 Views: 22624

Western Australia Trip 2012 – Part 6 : Laverton to Mt. Magnet

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. A stunning sunrise brought a forecast for showers and storms, although the clouds soon cleared away to another warm day. We had taken the opportunity of mains power to give all our numerous ...

Created: 10 Dec 2012 13:53 Views: 18692

Western Australia Trip 2012 – Part 5 : Neale Junction to Laverton

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. Next morning we decided to move on towards Laverton, leaving our new-found friends to wait for Noel’s shock absorbers to arrive. They might be sent out that day via a grader mechanic who had to ...

Created: 09 Dec 2012 14:19 Views: 19803

Western Australia Trip 2012 – Part 4 : Warburton to Neale Junction

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. Getting on the road after refuelling next morning was slightly delayed as the roadhouse doesn’t open until 9.00 on a Sunday. Still it was interesting watching the activity around the heavily ...

Created: 08 Dec 2012 14:24 Views: 21889

Western Australia Trip 2012 – Part 3 : Yulara to Warburton

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. Our progress west from Yulara was predictably slow at first. A few photo stops were required to record that we had passed Uluru and particularly scenic Kata Tjuta....

Created: 03 Dec 2012 20:29 Views: 19682

Western Australia Trip 2012 – Part 2 Port Augusta to Yulara

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. The country was still unusually green as we pushed on towards Woomera. This stretch of road north of Port Augusta always gets us excited,...

Created: 30 Nov 2012 17:08 Views: 28880

Western Australia Trip 2012 – Part 1 : Canberra to Port Augusta

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. Getting started on a trip is often the hardest part of the whole journey, and this trip seemed to be especially hard to get going....

Created: 25 Nov 2012 15:05 Views: 16183

Exploring England 2012 - around Salisbury, Part 3

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. The weather the following morning was much improved as we set out for yet another mighty cathedral. It was Saturday and the roads were surprisingly quiet so we were soon in the small town of ...

Created: 15 Nov 2012 10:07 Views: 16127

Exploring England 2012 - around Salisbury, Part 2

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. Showers greeted us next morning, but not enough to change the plan for the day, which was for a trip to Bath. This was a most attractive if rather hilly city with colourful gardens and ...

Created: 14 Nov 2012 20:45 Views: 15536

Exploring England 2012 - around Salisbury, Part 1

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. After the excitement of the Jubilee weekend, it was time to leave London and go exploring in the southwest. We had booked a cottage at Warminster, just west of Salisbury....

Created: 08 Nov 2012 18:23 Views: 15303

Exploring England 2012 – Yorkshire

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. The sun was still shining when we left Stables Cottage in the Lakes District, though it was quite windy. It was Saturday and the traffic was surprisingly light as we drove across to Kendall....

Created: 27 Jul 2012 19:34 Views: 16789

Exploring England 2012: The Lakes District in Cumbria – Part 2

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. The following day Rob had to go back to London, but we had until lunchtime when he would catch a train from Windermere. We drove up to Grasmere,...

Created: 14 Jul 2012 17:14 Views: 15200

Exploring England 2012: The Lakes District in Cumbria – Part 1

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. Cumbria in the NW corner of England includes the Lake District National Park, an area just 30 miles across, that contains England's highest mountains and some of her biggest and deepest lakes....

Created: 13 Jul 2012 15:51 Views: 19028

Exploring England 2012 - around Cambridge.

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. During the start of our trip out to Cambridge we really thought the wheels were falling off. First we had to get to Cambridge. Rob saw us onto the right platform at Kings Cross Station,...

Created: 07 Jul 2012 20:11 Views: 17495

Exploring England 2012 - London

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. Heathrow at 6.00am saw us rather bleary-eyed but buoyed by a mixture of excitement and trepidation. The anticipated customs delays did not eventuate,...

Created: 27 Jun 2012 20:47 Views: 18527

Exploring England, 2012

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. Both of us have long Australian roots – about 6 generations worth that trace back to English and Scottish forebears, some of whom arrived here as convicts....

Created: 18 Jun 2012 12:00 Views: 15847

Following the Big Wet - 2011 Trip – Part 22: Grafton to Canberra and a final adventure.

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. Troopy definitely dislikes going home. We have had several trips where niggling problems have disrupted the last leg of the journey home, and this trip was to be no exception....

Created: 16 Dec 2011 20:05 Views: 20776

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