Friday, 19 June 2026 We packed up again this morning to continue driving south. The beginning of our journey repeated our drive from yesterday, heading down the coast towards the Pink Lake. This morning when we reached the T-intersection with the Port Gregory Road, we did not turn right into Port Gregory, we turned left […]
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Thursday, 18 June 2026 Another early start today to go out on another boat trip! Today’s marine activity was a Kalbarri Rock Lobster Tour. We boarded today’s boat down at the jetty and set off with our crew, Vaughn, Phil and Vaughn’s Dad, David. As David guided the boat out of the mouth of the
Wednesday, 17 June 2026 Today was spent exploring Kalbarri National Park. We picked Ross and Sharon up from the farm on our way past. Our first stop was at the Ross Graham Lookout, named after the first school teacher in Kalbarri. Ross was a devoted conservationist who was a key player in the exploration of
Tuesday, 16 June 2026 This morning we wandered down to the beach at 7.45am for The Dolphin Experience which Monkey Mia is so famous for. Perhaps not quite the encounter with wild dolphins that it used to be? The activity is now heavily regulated and closely supervised by rangers – for the sake of the
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Monday, 15 June 2026 Today we went on a full day marine safari with Shark Bay Eco Tours. We drove back across to Denham to meet the boat at the commercial jetty at 7.45am. We had a bit of a false start heading to the BIG Eco Tours boat that we could see tied up
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Sunday, 14 June 2026 Last night I read that there is another memorial to the crew of HMAS Sydney II situated on the fascine (waterfront) in Carnarvon. We decided to drive back into town, to look at the memorial before continuing on the southbound leg of our journey. The memorial is a concrete octagon with
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Saturday, 13 June 2026 After a couple of days of cloud and rain, we were back to near perfect weather today. The sky has been blue and the sun has been shining. Ross and Sharon picked us up in their MU-X today and we drove back up the coast a little bit (24 Ks) to
Friday, 12 June 2026 There has been some interest in my recipe for Chow Mein with it igniting some childhood nostalgia. I was specifically asked what spices I use to flavour it. Just in case a bowl of chow mein resonates with other readers of our blog, I have decided to record it here. This
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Thursday, 11 June 2026 This morning we picked up Ross and Sharon from their caravan park just down the road and headed off to spend the day on the western side of the peninsula. We had a vague plan of driving down to Yardie Creek to hike into the gorge and then continue to Ningaloo
Wednesday, 10 June 2026 A BIG day today embarking on our Whale Shark Snorkelling Adventure Tour. Our pick-up was scheduled for 7.00-7.10am so … after sunrise rather than a crazy early time! We were out the front at 6.55am and on the bus by 7.00am, with crew members, Kiya (from NZ) and Todd (from Narre