Ubud, Bali
Sunday, October 26, 2013 To get to our next destination we organized a private pick-up with our next hotel. By far the easiest way to get around Bali: car and a driver: affordable and comfortable. So at 10am our driver…
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Seminyak, Bali
Wednesday to Saturday, October 23 – 26, 2013 We flew the long way from Perth to Denpasar (via Singapore), but then it was an awards ticket in business class, so no complaints 🙂 Arrived at Denpasar airport, breezed through immigration…
The Australian part of our trip is drawing to a close
Monday, October 21, 2013 It’s been great, all of it! The camping, driving on remote roads, catching up and staying with friends, visiting and re-visiting places,…. We arrived in Sydney on Sep 1st and fly out of Perth tomorrow, Oct…
Fremantle (Perth)
October 9 to 22, 2013 Around lunchtime on October 9th we reached the northern suburbs or Perth. Our first stop en route to Fremantle was in Scarborough. Back in 1996 we lived there for a some months for Stephen’s work.…
Northampton, Jurien Bay and Pinnacles
Sunday, October 6, 2013 We took our time getting to Perth from Gnaraloo Bay. The first night we all ended up staying at The Edge Resort in Kalbarri. We got a deluxe spa suite at a discounted rate and discovered we had a…
Reuniting with very dear friends in Gnaraloo Bay
Friday, October 4, 2013 So here we get to the purpose behind the long drives of the previous days: getting to Gnaraloo 3 Mile Camp in time to catch up with our friend Louisa and her family (Besim, Zeke and…
Kununurra
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 Another hot driving day with temperatures reaching 40C outside the car. But inside the car we measured the temperatures at 45°C under the glass. We are not using the air conditioning system to help keep the…
UFO capital of Australia
Sunday, September 22, 2013 The morning was spent shopping in Alice Springs. We are now the proud owners of our first piece of Aboriginal Art, currently being shipped back to San Francisco. Then headed North up the Stuart Highway. The…
Oodnadatta Track: To Marla
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 Today we completed the last 210 kms (130 miles) of the Oodnadatta Track arriving at Marla. The road was comparable to the previous days so we made reasonable time reaching Marla at lunchtime. The scenery of…
Oodnadatta Track: To Oodnadatta
Monday, September 16, 2013 After a good night’s sleep we got up for our 1hour scenic flight over Lake Eyre at 8am. There were 2 other customers and our pilot Sara. The weather was good, the wind not too much…
Oodnadatta Track: To William Creek
Sunday, September 15, 2013 In the morning we walked to the actual Lake to take pictures. The delevation here is -12m; the lowest point of -15.2m is in Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre North. We ventured a short distance on the salt…
Oodnadatta Track: To Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre South
Saturday, September 14, 2013 From Wilpena we took a scenic route through Bunyeroo Gorge to Blinman, where we cut across to Parachilna and then northwards to Marree. Along the way we enjoyed this part of South Australia, a place we…
To Port Augusta
Thursday, September 12, 2013 The drive from Adelaide was uneventful. Best stop was in a place called Port Germein. It’s claim to fame is that it is ‘possibly the longest wooden jetty in the Southern Hemisphere’. Apparently it used to…
Heading to The Outback
Thursday, September 12, 2013 Today we are leaving Adelaide and will start heading towards Lake Eyre (Kati Thanda). Our route will take us via Port Augusta, through The Flinders Ranges where we may spend 1 or 2 nights. Then onto…
Aspendale to Adelaide
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 After a photo-op with the Hall-Konstandakos family – before the girls went off to school, we set out for the 2-day drive to Adelaide. Pleasant enough. Given we reached our destination for the day, Mount Gambier,…