So that's 3 perfect Denham days.  There's a rain a-comin' tomorrow and apparently she's going to be a doozy! I think I'll remember Shark Bay like this.... I mean - look at that water! Last time me Jenny was in Denham there was a cyclone and she swore she'd never come back here again..... I... Continue Reading →

Monkey Mia has always been on my bucket list.  I've lived many a year in Western Australia but have only ever driven north, past Kalbarri, once before and on that trip we drove straight past the Denham turn off and missed Shark Bay altogether. I wasn't going to miss out this time. So this morning... Continue Reading →

So after a visit to the Shark Bay Discovery Centre - it seems that we might owe Dirk Hartog a small apology for accusing him of tossing away the french bottle with the coin in it, and replacing it with his pewter plate, claiming the island as his own......  Well it appears that we were... Continue Reading →

Our first Shark Bay sunset with 5sie in hand.  The beach was full of seaweed, but it didn't detract from the beautifulness of it all. 

A lovely couple in the caravan park had posted signs all over the park advertising a craft sale today between 8.30am and 1pm.  Jen and I were super excited as we love a good bit of craft.  So down we wandered with our expectations held way down low, expecting to see some knitted booties or... Continue Reading →

Today we're packing up, saying goodbye to Kalbarri and heading north to Shark Bay. So, brekky at the cafe next door to the caravan park, driving cap firmly in place, tyre check, fuel and we're off. Kalbarri is surrounded by gorges, so it would have been remiss of us to not at least check out... Continue Reading →

At the entrance into Kalbarri there's quite a few turn offs that all offer fabulous  lookouts.  We chose Eagle Gorge.  It was about a 2.5 minute walk from the car park to the end of the lookout.  Not the reason we chose it by the way, that was just a bonus. Fabulous views of quite... Continue Reading →

Before I begin this blog post - I would like to print  a retraction as I've been advised that my calculations of distance between Mandurah and Broome was grossly overstated.  It is actually 2427kms rather than the "a few clicks under 3000kms".  So, I stand corrected. As you were...... 97kms north of Geraldton is the... Continue Reading →

Hi de hi Campers! Well, it's been 2 months or so, which means that it's time to pack the bags again and head off somewhere new. The timing is perfect because even though I love the cold weather, a couple of months of it is probably all I'm prepared to accept before the warmer climate... Continue Reading →

At the end of a trip I like to look back and reflect on lessons learned and things I would maybe do differently next time. Don't get a hair cut before you travel - especially if you're going shorter than you're used to making it tricky to put up in the heat or on a... Continue Reading →

So, you know how I said that we were thinking we might buy an extra suitcase for all our purchases?  Well, as it turns out, there is nothing to put in an extra suitcase.... hence an extra case wasn't even purchased. It's a sad day for shoppers everywhere. Let me talk you through it.... Yesterday... Continue Reading →

If you were going to pick a place to wind down after a jaunt to Japan, then KL could be your place.  And when I say 'wind down', I totally mean 'go shopping'! We only took very small bags with us and have only bought 2-3 very small items each the whole trip.  So now... Continue Reading →

Our favourite things in Japan were: The cherry blossoms We were so lucky with the timing.  We were too early in Tokyo, just right in Kanazawa and they were just ending by the time we got to Kyoto. Mout Fuji We had two of the most perfect days to look at Mt Fuji.  It was... Continue Reading →

Our last night in Japan called for one last search for sushi.  We asked at the reception desk and there was not much joy.  You'd think that other people would have asked the questions of "where's a good sushi restaurant?" before, but apparently not.  There was much discussion and asking of colleagues which resulted in... Continue Reading →

Today was all about the shrines of Kyoto - we weren't going to see ALL of them, but we were going to go close.  Today we had a tour guide who was going to take us to all of the 'must see' spots. Our first stop was the Golden Shrine. On the way through the gate... Continue Reading →

After yesterday's atrocious breakfast fiasco which was so terrible I couldn't even write about it, we decided to skip it this morning and grab something at the train station.  This cafe served a choice of 2 western style brekkies both as terrible as each other, but not quite as terrible as yesterday (I'll have you... Continue Reading →

After our massive walk today, and after 2 solid weeks of sushi and think slices of meat, we both really craved a big fat juicy steak, so I googled and low and behold, across the road and down the street was a little steak restaurant.  I read the reviews - translated them from Japanese, which... Continue Reading →

大 = Big 阪 = Hillside 市 = City OSAKA Famous for being the capital city of the Osaka Prefecture and the second largest metropolitan area in Japan.  It is also among the largest cities in the world with over 19 million people living here. There is not a lot to see here by ways... Continue Reading →

So, see ya round Taks! It seems that each place we’ve been so far, it has rained on the day we’re leaving.  Perhaps symbolising that the place agrees it’s time for us to go.  Sort of like a wet Big Brother eviction or a rainy rose ceremony. Well this morning she was bucketing down.  We... Continue Reading →

Today's tour was to the quaint little village of Shirakawa-go in the remote mountains that span from Gifu to Toyama Prefectures. The town, and a couple more similar ones nearby were declared UNESCO world heritage sites in 1995.  They are famous for their traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses, some of which are more than 250 years old.... Continue Reading →