July 8 – October 23, 2013 We left San Francisco (again, after a 6-day stopover between Europe and Australia) for Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, where we landed on July 8th. For the rest of July we drove around exploring Australia’s island…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 Wow, that was a long and boring drive. Day 1 was from Broome to Port Hedland, some 600kms. Day 2 was from Port Hedland to a place called Milinya Roadhouse and a further 800kms. Day 3…
Monday, September 30, 2013 The drive from Derby was short and easy so we arrived before lunch. A quick tour of the town and retail shops made us realize that today was Queens Birthday. So about half the shops were…
Sunday, September 29, 2013 Not a lot going on in Derby. Described in our guide book as a sleepy town, and it certainly did not disappoint in this regard. Ok, it was Sunday, but still. We found a nice cafe…
Sunday, September 29, 2013 We started our day with a coffee. Very nice. The unsealed road to Tunnel Creek was in excellent condition and we made good time to this National Park. The 750m long cave-like tunnel through the hill-side was…
Saturday, September 28, 2013 Up early with the sun as we had a big day planned. The first task for the day was to drive 150kms (90 miles) to Fitzroy Crossing for our morning coffee. Had a little trouble finding…
Friday, September 27, 2013 There is not much to Hall’s Creek. But there was a bakery with latte coffee, and it was good and we were happy. During coffee, Stephen noticed a sign offering the public a chance to see…
Thursday, September 26, 2013 We decided against proceeding along the Gibb River Road as originally planned. The lack of water in the rivers means many of the attractions are dry and without the spectacular scenery for which The Kimberley is…
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 We travelled a short distance along the “famed” Gibb River Road to the “famed” El Questro resort. The section of the Gibb River Road was sealed, so it really does not count. The resort is a…
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…
Monday, September 23, 2013 Up early to see Devil’s Marbles. At 8:30am it was already 31°C. The Marbles were well worth the visit. The rest of the day was 800kms (500 miles) of wide open plains on a long straight…
