We have just travelled through the slowly changing bush of the Great Northern Highway, from Karijini to Perth. Is this journey boring , or is it a slow meditation on geology, time and the incredible scale of creation ? This is one of my landscapes now, I love the young, mountainous, jagged, spectacular scenery of … Continue reading The long way home →

The last few days have all been about spectacular gorges, hiking down into them, swimming in cool water then hiking back out again. The scenery here in the Pilbara is just spectacular, arid and dry above, lush and green below in the gorges. It's been a lesson on geology, I am very happy to be … Continue reading Karijini; gorges, hiking and swimming →

Other than a geriatric campsite with an unsavoury odour of sewage occasionally wafting across from the drains, and caravans cheek to jowl in every spot of space, Exmouth has been fantastic. I have to say, I felt a little underdressed going to the campsite toilets in my pyjamas when all the other women wore matching … Continue reading Exmouth, above and below ground →

One hard part of this holiday is the realisation of how much strength and coordination the MS has taken from me. I find it hard to climb up and down from the bed, and to get into the far reaches of the car, or to leap to my feet on the paddle board is impossible. … Continue reading Strength and assistance →

This is going to be a long post, for a couple of reasons There is no internet connection here or wifi or even phone reception, so I’ll just keep adding to the post each day then upload in one goThe journey in and first night are in direct contrast to the rest of the stay. … Continue reading Ningaloo; harsh and beautiful →

A long drive today. From Monkey Mia to Ningaloo is about 7 hours, and the journey is passing well, in a haze of music, snoozing, blogging and sharing the driving. I'm enough of a dinosaur to be impressed with having reception most of the way. A couple of amazing sights in the way - a … Continue reading The drive out →

The Shark Bay area is so much more than Monkey Mia. I just hadn't realised, and will so happily come back up here for a full week, to kayak, snorkel, swim, relax. There's really good fishing as well ! Monkey Mia itself was a bit of a disappointment. The dolphin feeding was very organised; I … Continue reading Monkey Mia and Shark Bay →

I am so happy, from arriving at the campsite to fully set up was just under 30 minutes, including checking in and a toilet stop ! Now we've had a great, simple counter meal, a couple of ciders and we're tucked up inside cosy as possible. Someone described this camper as a nest, and yes … Continue reading Dongara; first night in the camper →

This is going to be a travel blog for the next three weeks, as we are heading up north to Monkey Mia, Ningaloo, Exmouth and Karajini for a winter holiday. Well it's winter here in Perth, where it's cool during the day, cold at night, and plenty of rain ( over East it's ice and … Continue reading A new way to travel & sleep →

These two images popped up in Facebook a couple of days ago. They both really resonated, in slightly different ways, however I can link them together. Micheal Leunig portrays beautiful, stylized images with people participating in life in various ways. This image makes me think of walking along a river, in a town, relishing the … Continue reading Live life to the full →