Touring Knights

We arrived at Monkey Mia on Tuesday the weather was threatening rain and as per the forecast we were expecting at least 10mm but despite the dark clouds, no rain eventuated, but the temperature defiantly dropped Anyway after taking advantage of the lovely camp kitchen and doing some meal prep we enjoyed a nice relaxing evening at the bar watching the  beautiful view. Earlyish the next morning we headed down to the “dolphin Experience area” Just another beautiful sunrise We sat waiting patiently (we always arrive early, its a gadget thing)  And then received our briefing from the ranger.  He was pretty much upstaged as the dolphins made their way in towards the shore. We were advised to walk down to the shore  and stand on the edge of the water The dolphins cruised past inspecting us like a captain in the army. We were then allowed to walk ankle deep into the water. There were about five dolphins that came in on our day and we could see more further out, the ranger ad...

Gregory originally Port Gregory and prior to that Boat harbour is a small town and fishing port located on the coast of the Mid west region of Western Australia   Port Gregory was first established in 1849 and named after Augustus and Frank Gregory. In 1853 sixty convicts and guards arrived from England ,  at that time a township was gazetted and named Lynton. The building above and below are the remnants of the town ship of Lynton. the convicts worked mainly for the government and creating roads and the Geraldine Lead mine, but later became involved in pastoral activities as well. At later times the port was used mainly for whaling, and to ship lead ore and pig lead from the  mines. Salt from the nearby Hutt lagoon was also mined and shipped up until the depression. The coast of Gregory is littered with sunken ships , mainly due to the unsuitability of the port for large vessels, but also  due to many ships being overloaded with Lead Ore and once they left the safet...

After leaving Toodyay, we continued  north driving to Cervantes It’s really confronting when you look at the map at the distance we have covered, the whole width of our amazing country in what really is a short period, and just how long it would take us to get home. Cervantes is a small coastal fishing town, on the edge of the Indian Ocean ( this was the first time Gadget and i had seen the Indian Ocean  from land).  Cervantes was named after the a ship that wrecked nearby. The principle industry in the town is fishing and in particular Lobster / crayfish.  We were fortunate enough to enjoy the local catch , with a wonderful lunch of Lobster, mussels and Oysters at the Lobster Shack. We decided to stay at Cervantes for two nights as we had things to see. The main one being the Pinnacles The Pinnacles are located in the Nambung National Park and cover 17 487 hectares. The pinnacles are limestone structures  formed approximately 25 000 to 30 000 years ago, after t...

We left Hydern and wave rock, after breakfast yesterday, creeping slowly further north. We continued to drive though the Western Australia wheat belt., Field after field of wheat stubble, occasionally we passed towns where they have the storage areas, which is quite interesting, they have like a large football field with a solid metal perimeter, they seem to have a base of heavy plastic then the grain and it is all covered by heavy weight plastic again. Waiting for the fleets of trucks or trains to transport the grain to the nearest port for export. As we drove along we noticed signs for the Corrigan Dog cemetery ,intrigued and needing a break from the drive we decided to pull in. Located 5 kms west of the township of Corrigan the cemetery is the ultimate tribute to man’s best friend, with over 200 dogs ,and a few cats currently buried there  it was heart warming to see that these gorgeous creatures that bring us such comfort and love are respected enough to have their own burial p...

We left Cape le Grand Thursday morning and started our journey north It was another day of long driving, filled with views of wheat fields,( we are driving through the west Australian wheat belt) scrub lands and the occasional mob of Emu’s just wandering along. We stopped off at Lake King to stretch our legs and to maybe grab a bite to eat, but we were a bit early and the hotel wasn’t opened. So we pressed on to Hayden. Hayden is the home of the 2700 million year old wave rock (Katter Kich) The rock is 110 metres long and 15 metres high. Formed from solid granite. The Wave is a natural rock formation, shaped like a tall breaking wave . Local tribes believe that wave rock was a creation of the rainbow serpent and was created in her wake as she dragged her swollen body over the land after drinking all the water. Wave Rock is a small part of Hydern  rock. We stayed at the Wave rock caravan park for the night  Which allowed us lots of time to explore the area , walking around and ...

This Morning started early , we had debated doing the Frenchman’s peak walk for the past few days and decided last night that today would be the day  Above Frenchman’s Peak (Mandooboornup),  as we drove there earlier this morning. Frenchman’s peak is 262 metres above sea level. The Peak was so named due to a group that were exploring the area in the 1870”s believing that its peak looked like a Frenchman’s cap. The walk is a grade 5 walk and takes between 30 - 40 mins, some sections were quite easy with others an extremely steep climb, which had me using my hands at times. Not the most elegant of scenes, luckily we were the only ones there. The views were spectacular, the above photo is the view looking back over Duke of Orleans bay. The above view was looking over Lucky bay , you can see the road that leads into the camp ground. This Panorama was taken by Gadget (DH). Whilst I can’t say the hike up was easy it was definitely less scary then going down, being able to see how fa...

Yesterday we had another quiet day We headed out of the Cape Le Grand National park and visited  Wharton and Little Wharton beaches, considered one of the best beaches in the  Esperance area , these beaches are located in the Duke of Orleans Bay   We drove to little Wharton beach first , Checkout this amazing hedge of Banksia Serrata (yep i looked it up) These shrubs/trees are just amazing. Little Wharton beach was another gorgeous white sand beach, in a lovely little cove , you can 4WD drive across it, but we decided to not. Instead we sat and enjoyed its beauty and again watched a pod of dolphins frolicking out in the bay.   Whist Gadget (my dear  husband) flew his drone to get some amazing aerial footage i played with the  Seaweed and took some up close shots. I love how once life slows down you just start to slow down  And start experimenting and playing, this is how life is meant to be. The above photo is Wharton beach , it was a really lovely lon...