Category: Western Australia

  • Nullarbor to Melbourne

    It was our first time driving The Nullarbor and it was, as expected, long straight roads with not much to look at. Lots of road trains and other cars heading west, but not many headed in our direction. We stopped in two overnight free camps which were just off the road. We were able to…

  • Esperance – Cape Le Grand NP

    We stayed in Esperance for 4 nights and I enjoyed exploring the town, both on foot and on the bike, whilst Paddy had to get some urgent work done. The first two days were very windy and overcast, not showing the beautiful colours of the ocean to us. We could see the water from our…

  • South West WA (Walpole to Bremer Bay)

    We farewelled our beautiful friends the Welsford’s in Busselton and headed to Walpole, an area famous for the giant tingle and karri trees. We stayed in a park by the inlet and enjoyed some great walks, a cool mountain bike ride and a hairy but interesting tree top walk at the Valley of the Giants.…

  • Perth – Geraldton -Busselton

    On October 31st 2025 I was finally given the all clear to leave Perth following my surgery. Paddy had returned from his work in Hong Kong and after what felt like a lifetime we hit the road and headed 5 hours north of Perth to Geraldton. Paddy’s eldest brother Kev lives there with our beautiful…

  • Busselton – Perth

    On Sunday 28th Sept we farewelled our friend Fi Walsh at Busselton Airport and went to the arrivals shed to welcome our youngest son Josh who had arrived on his flight from Melbourne. It was his 25th birthday and both Paddy and I were so happy to see him. We have not seen him since…

  • Perth

    My health got a bit more complicated whilst we were staying in Scarborough, when I got a bloody DVT (blood clot in my right calf). The long drives and then hospital stay were the cause and certainly something else I did not need. I had to go back to another ED (my 5th in 4…