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Ningaloo here we come!

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Packing at the last minute sucks! We had planned/hoped to get away at 3am to get a really good start on the drive. But due to still packing at 1am we decided to defer to leave till 6am....

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West Coast Day 141 - Kalbarri to Perth

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We didn't have a long drive from Geraldton to our next stop, Leeman so we went back to the Post Office and arranged for our mail to be redirected to Perth....

Created: 10 Dec 1998 01:00 Views: 4925

Cape York Day 27 - Seisa to Cairns

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(Day 16 TLCC Cape York Trip - Josephine and Trevor) All up at 6.00am to leave camp at 7.45am. Our first stop was the Bakehaus in Bamaga....

Created: 19 Aug 1998 17:17 Views: 4921

Southern Coastline Day 163 - Perth to Rockingham

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After yesterday's catapault we went to the Safety Bay windsufing shop (Seabreeze) and bought David a set of harness lines that were his length. He had been using a spare set of mine,...

Created: 02 Jan 1999 01:00 Views: 4920

Hike to the Summit of Mt Zeil

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Mt Zeil is the tallest mountain in the Northern Territory at 1531m and is also the highest peak west of the Great Dividing Range. This puts it in the State 8 - top 8 peaks in Australia (one for ...

Created: 11 Jan 2023 16:10 Views: 4908

West Coast Day 146 - Kalbarri to Perth

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We arrived at Cervantes around 2.30pm and drove straight to the windsurfing beach "Thirsty Point". There were half a dozen people out on boards so I rigged up my 4....

Created: 15 Dec 1998 01:00 Views: 4896

Mid West (Perth to Newman)

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Newman is the largest town in the East Pilbara and is a little over 1100km north of Perth, travelling via the Great Northern Highway through the Mid West region. For some people,...

Created: 20 Oct 2022 05:07 Views: 4893

West Coast Day 148 - Kalbarri to Perth

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Excellent wind - sailed all day on 4.5m2 again.

Created: 17 Dec 1998 01:00 Views: 4866

Kimberley Day 90 - Gibb River Road

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Today was exciting. Around 8am we left our trailer at the Silent Grove camp and drove the 10km into Bell Gorge. Here, we walked for one km down a steep,...

Created: 20 Oct 1998 00:00 Views: 4866

Man vs Wild @ Ningaloo - Part 4

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Sunday - 12th - It rained. Cold and blustery. Never been so cold. Put on all our layers. 4 tops (2 of which were thermals) plus windstopper jacket 2 beanies a scarf and long ugh boots....

Created: 12 Jul 2015 10:00 Views: 4863

West Coast Day 113 - The Hammersley

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Because we were able to explore Millstream yesterday we decided to move on to Karijini National Park. Again, we took the route via HI service road....

Created: 12 Nov 1998 01:00 Views: 4852

West Coast Day 151 - Kalbarri to Perth

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We woke this morning to a calm day for the first time since being in Cervantes. Our windsurfing gear is always packed and ready to go before we go to sleep so all we had to do was eat breakfast ...

Created: 20 Dec 1998 01:00 Views: 4837

Cape Riche & Bremer Bay March 2022

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We recently got away for a week for a little exploring in the southern part of our state. Here is our trip journal and photos. (Click to view photos fullsize). MAP NOTES & TIPS:

Created: 22 Apr 2022 10:35 Views: 4833

West Coast Day 92 to 98 - Broome

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Finally, the temperatures are back in the mid-30s and we are camping in our tent. We have a powered site so we bought a $15 fan to ensure we get some sleep....

Created: 22 Oct 1998 00:00 Views: 4810

Day 11 B.M.R. Roads

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Thanks to Stephen's advanced planning & arrangements with Robin, we had permission to use closed BMR tracks south of the Anne Beadell Highway. Unfortunately,...

Created: 13 Aug 2013 16:00 Views: 4809

Cape York Day 19 - Weipa to Seisa

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(Lay day in Weipa – day’s events covered by Michelle Jacka) It was suggested that whilst we were in Weipa we should take a tour of the area including the mine sites....

Created: 11 Aug 1998 16:36 Views: 4802

West Coast Day 154 - Kalbarri to Perth

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Dave is a showy sailor and I took some video of him performing duck gybes and tacks. He's trying to help me with my gybes too so we watch the video at nights to see what we're doing right or wrong....

Created: 23 Dec 1998 01:00 Views: 4773

West Coast Day 150 - Kalbarri to Perth

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David was really hoping for a calm day today. The strong wind is really frustrating him while trying to learn to windsurf. This morning the wind was howling again and we agreed not to sail - to ...

Created: 19 Dec 1998 01:00 Views: 4766

West Coast Day 114 - The Hammersley

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The ranger didn't arrive until we had driven off but nabbed Dorothy and Rob. We thought we'd stop in at the visitors centre as suggested in the NP brochure....

Created: 13 Nov 1998 01:00 Views: 4765

Man vs Wild @ Ningaloo - Part 5

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Wed 15th - and still the weather is poor but there is promise of improvement this afternoon. Sun is out but windy and cold enough for jackets. Too windy to use the boat or kayak....

Created: 15 Jul 2015 10:00 Views: 4761

Cape York Day 22 - Weipa to Seisa

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Gunshot Day (Michelle & David) The day started with light rain just as we lifted camp. We all knew today was "Gunshot Day" and there was some excitement brewing at the prospect of a wet mud ...

Created: 14 Aug 1998 16:45 Views: 4748

Gulf Country Day 67 - Borroloola to Darwin

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Although we were in the perfect location to fish for barramundi it was too hot to get motivated to do anything so serious. As it was,...

Created: 28 Sep 1998 00:00 Views: 4726

Kimberley Day 82 - Darwin to Kununnurra

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Leaving Katherine heading west along the Victoria Highway to Timber Creek the trip was extremely picturesque with large mountain ranges and escarpments of red rock....

Created: 12 Oct 1998 00:00 Views: 4722

Man vs Wild @ Ningaloo - Part 3

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Fri 10th - seemed a little less windy and David wanted to morning fish so 9am headed out with Leah. Winds still offshore and building I think......

Created: 10 Jul 2015 10:00 Views: 4717

Cape York Day 28 - Seisa to Cairns

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(Day 17 TLCC Cape York Trip - Thelma and Jeff) It was a cloudy morning as we left Captain Billy’s Landing. Tony’s (Na- Na’s) vehicle was made road worthy but he was apprehensive about the trip ...

Created: 20 Aug 1998 17:19 Views: 4701

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