From Albany to the Nullarbor

Albany, Porongurup NP, Stirling Range NP, Esperance, Nullarbor, WA/SA Border 5 – 9 February 2018 Albany So, the last post ended with us driving into Albany, where there were a few things we needed to do. 1) Groceries, 2) K-mart, to buy new camping chairs (jep, broke those again) and 3) a surf shop to…

The Rainbow Coast

Pemberton, d’Entrecasteaux NP, Walpole, Denmark, Albany 3-5 February 2018 Pemberton From the Margaret River Region we took a beautiful drive through the woods to Pemberton. Pemberton is located in a beautiful area, but we didn’t have too much on our list to do here. We went into the local visitor centre where we met the…

Back down under!

Perth, Boyup Brook 12-30 January 2017 We’re back! Surprising our family and friends back home was amazing and we’re incredibly happy that we went home for the holidays to see everyone, but now we’re back in Australia to finish our travels here. Unfortunately, two days before our flight back to Perth we received an email…

Perth and Rottnest Island

Perth, Rottnest Island 28 Nov – 2 Dec 2017 Before the start of our next job in the Margaret River area we had some time to do a bit of sightseeing. Since we raced through Perth the first time, we decided to drive back up and spend a few days in the city, where we…

We’re doing vine!

Boyup Brook 14 Oct – 27 Nov Yes, yes, yes! We found work! After searching for a job for weeks it was finally time to replenish our depleted Australian bank account with some good old physical labour on a vineyard near Boyup Brook, south of Perth. It was simple work, pruning grapevines and lifting wires,…

Kalbarri, The Pinnacles and the frustrating search for work

Kalbarri NP, Pinnacles Desert, Perth 9 – 14 October 2017 Driving out of Shark Bay we found a nice and spacious freecamp close to Kalbarri NP where we relaxed the rest of the day. At the end of the afternoon we were pleasantly surprised when a car came speeding towards us, braking at the last…

The Coral Coast

Exmouth, Cape Range NP, Coral Bay, Shark Bay 3-10 October 2017 After an exhilarating visit to Karijni National Park it was time to head back towards the coast. The coastline between Exmouth and Perth is know as the Coral Coast and right in front of the shoreline lies the magnificent Ningaloo Reef. Much more accessible…

The Pilbara Region

Broome, Eighty Mile Beach, Karijini NP 28 September – 3 October 2017 We finally made it to the West Coast! We arrived in Broome, quickly bought a few groceries and got some information at the Visitor Centre to make sure we were off to a good start. The four of us checked into Broome Vacation…

The Kimberley

El Questro, Purnululu NP, Broome 25 – 28 September 2017 The Kimberley is one the most remote parts of Australia, up in the Northwest, and they say it’s “Australias last frontier”. A big part of the Kimberley is only accessible via the Gibb River Road, an unsealed road running from Derby to Kununurra. For anyone…

First taste of WA

​Lake Argyle, Kununurra, Mirima NP 21 – 25 September 2017 With four states (NSW, TAS, QLD and NT) already in the bag, we were on our way to the biggest one: Western Australia! We had a long drive ahead to Lake Argyle, but we won 1.5 hours as soon as we crossed the border due…