ExplorOz - David & Michelle

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West Coast Day 158 - Kalbarri to Perth

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David and I went looking at second-hand boards in one of Perth's biggest windsurfing shops today. We found the perfect board,a second-hand F2 Xantos (last year's top model board) but it is a ...

Created: 26 Dec 1998 01:00 Views: 5311

Southern Coastline Day 170 - Rockingham to Esperance

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Today we planned to visit as many wineries as we could and purchase a few wines from the good ones we'd found so far. We also dropped in to a wood carver's gallery who had pieces in Glen's house ...

Created: 09 Jan 1999 01:00 Views: 5277

West Coast Day 142 - Kalbarri to Perth

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The howling wind kept us awake most of the night and we weren't surprised to find that diving was cancelled due to a strong wind warning....

Created: 11 Dec 1998 01:00 Views: 5274

Southern Coastline Day 169 - Rockingham to Esperance

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We didn't have much of an idea where we'd end up today but our first stop was the Yungarra Estate winery, one of the first of the Margaret River area wineries after leaving Dunsborough....

Created: 08 Jan 1999 01:00 Views: 5269

Day 16 Breakaways to Home (Perth)

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We were so thankful that we'd got through the night without getting any rain. To wake up in such a lovely camp was the perfect ending to a wonderful adventurous trip....

Created: 23 Aug 2013 12:03 Views: 5253

Man vs Wild @ Ningaloo - Part 6

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Sat 18th - awoke predawn and took a few pics before beginning to pull down the big camp. Rob and Chicka popped over a few times for a chat and lent a hand when it came time to hook up the boat as ...

Created: 18 Jul 2015 10:00 Views: 5239

Gulf Country Day 63 - Lawn Hill to Borroloola

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Around 10am our two troopies headed out in the mud tracks to Hells Gate. We picked up frozen bread for $4, drinks, eggs and fuel (95c per litre) from Hells Gate Roadhouse....

Created: 24 Sep 1998 00:00 Views: 5235

Southern Coastline Day 160 - Perth to Rockingham

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We couldn't believe the weather had turned calm this morning. For the last few days we've been unable to sail and its been blowing a gale and now we're finally set up and there isn't even a puff ...

Created: 30 Dec 1998 01:00 Views: 5217

Cape York Day 25 - Weipa to Seisa

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Rest Day – day’s events covered by Michelle A rest day in Seisa can mean many things to many people. Our group covered just about all the possibilities available in the area....

Created: 17 Aug 1998 16:48 Views: 5205

Southern Coastline Day 166 - Rockingham to Esperance

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We said goodbye to our friends Ninka and Fife and took 3 hours to pack up this morning - our longest on record so far! I think it’s the first time we've had so much out of the trailer and so much ...

Created: 05 Jan 1999 01:00 Views: 5200

Cape York Day 20 - Weipa to Seisa

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(Jan and Dave Marsh) We left the Weipa camping ground reasonably early at 8.30am bound for Pennefather. After a lengthy beach run along white sand and tropical aqua waters we came to a ...

Created: 12 Aug 1998 16:37 Views: 5187

West Coast Day 136 - Kalbarri to Perth

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Fowlers Camp was a lovely change and we enjoyed the peace of being on our own. We packed up, left the campsite first thing in the morning,...

Created: 05 Dec 1998 01:00 Views: 5186

Southern Coastline Day 168 - Rockingham to Esperance

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Today's the day we dived the Swan - a purpose sank diving wreck of a Navy frigate in 30m of water off Cape Naturaliste in Geographe Bay. It was a big day starting at 7.30am returning at 1.30pm....

Created: 07 Jan 1999 01:00 Views: 5185

Day 15 Eucla to Breakaways

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It wasn't such a bad camp in the rest area but it was cold. The best part was shifting to WA time & getting a 6:30am camp departure!...

Created: 17 Aug 2013 19:00 Views: 5158

West Coast Day 156 - Kalbarri to Perth

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Xmas Eve - we left Cervantes this morning after saying very fond farewells to Dave and Dee and the other windsurfers we met during the week....

Created: 24 Dec 1998 01:00 Views: 5155

Cape York Day 15 - Cairns to Weipa

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(Josephine & Trevor- Bungarribee 4WD Club) With a good start to the day we awoke to a nice clear morning and by 7.30am we were packed and ready to leave from our meeting place at the bakery....

Created: 07 Aug 1998 15:43 Views: 5139

Gulf Country Day 65 - Borroloola to Darwin

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We agreed to set off to Roper Bar together. By 9am the temperature was already 32 degrees. The boys caught another grunter but it was not up to size....

Created: 26 Sep 1998 00:00 Views: 5136

Gulf Country - Cairns to Kurumba

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This morning I wrote 6 postcards and sent the 2 letters I had written at Dorunda. Later in the day I did a load of washing, swam in the pool and read my book by Rodney Liddell - when will I ever ...

Created: 16 Sep 1998 00:00 Views: 5130

Gulf Country Day 54 - Cairns to Kurumba

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The last two days in Karumba have been quite busy - you have to be to keep out of the heat! On Monday we took advantage of a price-war between the airlines and took a ½ hour scenic flight with ...

Created: 15 Sep 1998 00:00 Views: 5122

Gulf Country Day 58 - Kurumba to Lawn Hill

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We left Escott at 9.30am bound for Lawn Hill. I suggested we needed to stock up with more supplies so we made a slight detour of only 3kms or so into Burketown again. We bought a case of beer,...

Created: 19 Sep 1998 00:00 Views: 5115

Cape York Day14 - Cairns to Weipa

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We did not change convoy order today and traveled only 35km so as no one was assigned the trip report Michelle (trip editor) recorded the day’s events. We left Lion’s Den at 8....

Created: 06 Aug 1998 15:42 Views: 5113

Gulf Country Day 57 - Kurumba to Lawn Hill

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When we arrived at Escott we met up with some of the same guys who were drinking in the Burketown pub - they were workers for the Pasminco project. Escott was fully equipped with its own bar,...

Created: 18 Sep 1998 00:00 Views: 5105

Day 2 draws to a close

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Well after a nice day we have setup camp just south of Baladonia on the Overland Telegraph Track between Norseman & Baladonia. We started today out at Emu Rock after a really cold and damp ...

Created: 04 Aug 2013 17:30 Views: 5099

West Coast Day 131 - Shark Bay

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It was time to leave Coral Bay and continue heading south. Our planned route would've taken us all along the coastline through a few properties and past 3 shipwrecks and the blowholes towards ...

Created: 30 Nov 1998 01:00 Views: 5096

West Coast Day 105 - Pilbara Coast

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Eighty Mile Beach is popular with fishermen who come from Port Hedland for some respite from the searing heat of the Pilbera and in search of king salmon....

Created: 04 Nov 1998 01:00 Views: 5088

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