We are members of the 4WD Club of Western Australia and have been on many great trips with them. This one was a ‘Julimar Jaunt’ through the Julimar Conservation Park to have a look at the wildflowers there. We met at the amazing Bindoon Bakehaus (great coffee, pies and cakes!) and then headed south for a bit before turningContinue reading “Julimar Conservation Park 4WD jaunt”
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Tyre Choice..
Back in 2011, we were in Singapore when Mr Joyce, that marvellous Qantas gentleman, decided to ground all of the airline’s aircraft… not that an extra few days in that great city was any hardship! So our arrival back in Perth was delayed somewhat and we had to ring the Toyota dealer to advise thatContinue reading “Tyre Choice..”
Hervey Bay, Fraser Island and the magnificent humpback whales!
No wonder that Hervey Bay is such a popular tourist destination with the magnificent Fraser Island beckoning, and whale tours galore! We were quite amazed by the size of the city – for some reason we had been expecting a small coastal town. Our stay at the Fraser Coast caravan park in in the seasideContinue reading “Hervey Bay, Fraser Island and the magnificent humpback whales!”
Tracking South – leaving the tropical wet rainforest
We are finally moving south – but slowly so that the cooler temperatures don’t shock us too much! First top was Cardwell. Our memories of lunching on beautiful fresh mud crab sandwiches in a local cafe were dashed as they had closed down. We did try the new outfit (complete with a large crab onContinue reading “Tracking South – leaving the tropical wet rainforest”
Terrific Tamworth
“It pays to know the locals” rang true for us in Tamworth as we are lucky enough to have our nephew Jon and his family living there so we had special guides to help us explore this beautiful country region. Check out the 4WD Barraba Track up to Dawson Springs in the Mt Kaputar nationalContinue reading “Terrific Tamworth”
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