The adventures of Reggie and Ruby , are about to begin. Join us for our four month adventure
We will be adventuring west, travelling across the Nullabour , along the western Australia coast above Perth, across in to the Northern Territory, through the middle of Australia , down to South Australia, finishing with in Victoria.
Today (19th of June 2024) we did a bit of a self drive tour , our first destination was Coconut wells, The coconut wells area is an off grid beachside community just north of Broome. It has several mango farms. But it is best known for it’s turquoise tidal lagoon and the 100’s of bathsize Rockpools. That are refilled every high tide all created by the limestone rocky outcrop. Each little pool is like a little aquarium where you can find crabs , fish and sea slugs. It was a lovely drive and Reggie got to do another sand drive. After the coconut wells visit we headed to the Malcolm Douglas Crocodile farm and animal refuge The Crocodile park was established inn 1983, by the well known conservationist and filmmaker Malcom Douglas. The croc park is located just north of Broome on a property with several natural lakes and ponds , creating a perfect environment for the crocs both saltwater and freshwater to live as naturally as possible. The majority of Crocodiles...
Cape Le grand national Park sits on the lands of the Wudjari people The park covers an area of 31,801. Hectares. The name Cape Le Grand came from one of the officers on L’Esperance one of the ships in the 1792 expedition of Bruni d’Entrecasteaux. , On Monday we hiked the beautiful walk from Lucky Bay to Thistle Cove. The hike was a pretty short 4 km round trip The views were absolutely stunning, and i have to say i have really become much more besotted with the native flora. Thistle Cove is just one of the many beautiful bays located in this area. Thistle Cove was named by Mathew Flinders after the ships master John Thistle However its charm is not just its pristine beach, but also the stunning panorama of the cove. Above is whistling rock , a giant slab standing vertically , as it is curved in shape it amplifies the surrounding noises. The sound of the ocean definetly became louder and there was a definite humming sound. I actually had one of those moments where i thought t...
On our first full day at El Questro we chose to do a tour that provided us with a guide and information about the local area. We started with a bit of a hike into Emma Gorge Emma gorge is a 1 hr walk over fairly rocky terrain that rewards you with not one but two water holes The first is turquoise pool a lovely little pool just a short 5- 7 min walk before Emma Gorge/falls. I had a lovely swim in here , and was told afterwards that a freshwater (Freshie) croc resides in they his pool it seems to be the thing tour guides do up here let you swim then tell you after about the freshies in the pools. After walking back to base camp at Emma gorge we were provided with a lovely morning tea and a rest. Then loaded onto the air conditioned 4WD bus and we returned to El Questro. We stopped off a Zebedee springs Zebedee springs is a series of water pools fed by a thermal spring that maintains an almost constant temperature of about 28- 32 degre...
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