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Category: Australia 2018

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Posted: 27-Sep-2018 | Category: Australia 2018

Kalgoorlie

Visited the Super Pit - an enormous open mine - quite obscene really... Then had a wander around Kargoorlie - town seems a bit run down - lots of closed shops.

The Super Pit Spot how big the dumper truck is by looking at the car just by it! Visited the Flying Doctor - just loved this story!

Posted: 26-Sep-2018 | Category: Australia 2018

Further into the wilds

Further into the outback - amazingly long straight roads with no traffic for long periods. Stopped at a town called Sandstone to visit London Bridge! Visited Gwalia, a former mining town, now a ghost town and museum - excellent museum with a working mine behind it. Then on further and stayed overnight in Menzies.

Sandstone Sandstone Sandstone No idea! London Bridge The vastness of the outback Gwalia Museum The Mine! Herbert Hoover has this house built when he was mine manager - apparently not a nice man The old Gwalia Hotel Derelict homes Menzies - Town Hall Menzies - the Hotel and Pub

Posted: 25-Sep-2018 | Category: Australia 2018

Heading east into the outback

Long drive today heading into the outback - overnight in Mount Magnet - in the middle of nowhere....

Camper at a rest site Large roadtrain The hotel at Mount Magnet Just look at the size of those tyres.... Imagine that on the A14

Posted: 24-Sep-2018 | Category: Australia 2018

Dolphins and Dugongs

Stayed overnight at Monkey Mia, watched the dolphin experience again and then a cruise looking for Dugongs.

Dugong and calf

Posted: 23-Sep-2018 | Category: Australia 2018

Monkey Mia

Visited Monkey Mia for the "Dolphin Experience" - very bizarre and felt wrong! Then a sunset cruise....

The pelicans follow the dolphins hoping for scraps... Some crowd! Close to dolphin The bizarre feeding event Monkey Mia Resort These apparently nest under the catamarran we were on Shark Bay sunset

Posted: 22-Sep-2018 | Category: Australia 2018

Denham

Round to Shark Bay - staying at Denham

Shell Beach The shells making up the beach Australian Wild flowers Denham fisherman

Posted: 21-Sep-2018 | Category: Australia 2018

Back south

Long drive today - heading back south to get to Shark Bay - stopped overnight in Carnarvon. Just north of Carnarvon, visited the amazing blowholes, where sea gets pushed up through holes in the rocks causing huge plumes.

Train - over 2 kilometres long leaving Tom Price Road train - they are fun to overtake.... Coast north of Carnarvon Blow hole in action! It is sea water, although it looks volcanic! Some sort of crab!

Posted: 20-Sep-2018 | Category: Australia 2018

Inside Karijini National park

Headed to the west of the park to visit Hancock and Weanu gorges - stunning!

Dales Camp Ground - and the van! Termite mounds everywhere Overlooking the gorges At the bottom on Weanu Gorge - you have to wade through this bit to get to the next place! Amazing red dragonflies, everywhere

Posted: 19-Sep-2018 | Category: Australia 2018

Cheela Plans & Karijini

Did a 4x4 tour around the Cheela Plains station - expensive but interesting to see. Then onto the Karijini National Park - stayed the night at the east end in Dales Camp - in the middle of absolutely nowehere!

Cave used by prehistoric Aborigines, now used by Mud Swallows! Ancient rock tools Some parrots! Water hole on the station Last of the river water until the Classic outback shot - windmill for effect only, all now pumped by diesel! Where did I park my truck? Karijini - Joffre Falls Pond at the bottom of Joffre Falls Inside Joffre Canyon Amazing colours as the sun sets It was dark in the campsite, so got a few star shots

Posted: 18-Sep-2018 | Category: Australia 2018

Toward Karijini

Long drive today - heading north towards Karijini National Park. Stopped for the night at Cheela Plains Station - a half million acre cattle ranch.....

Flying Doctor Landing Strip - the road! View over Cheela Plains - you can just see the van... Native iguana around the campsite - about 1.5 metres long

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