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Every writer dreads that question, because we know that if someone had to ask it, they don’t get the way a writer’s mind works. Our problem is never ideas – but the writing. We trip over ideas all the time. … Continue reading
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While we were in Esperance, we took a boat trip out to the Recherche Archipelago and spend a brief time on Woody Island, the only one of the 110 or so islands that has a camping area and a building … Continue reading
A minor case of being Noramlyed on the way home. I had the seat on the full plane that had no functioning video/music/reading light. Sigh. And now it’s back to getting used to:High humidity.That damn Koel that keeps calling outside … Continue reading
All good things come to an end. Including holidays. I have been incredibly lazy since Swancon, and the shock will set in next week when work attacks me with a vengeance. In the meantime – here are some photos of … Continue reading
We spent 6 days in Esperance, and exploring the southern coast in both directions. To sum up: this has to be the most stunning coastline in the world. If it was in the Mediterranean or California, it would rank as … Continue reading
Pix 1 & 2 : remains of a pioneering homestead and the vegetable/ chicken run. Note the remains of flattened kerosene tin walls. This was not the day we planned to have. We began by taking a drive down a … Continue reading
Hi everyone – I am now back in Perth, tired, grubby and contented. Also relieved not to be paying a ransom worthy of Dan Brown just to get an internet connection in caravan parks. If my previous posts contain typos … Continue reading
Probably won’t get an opportunity to blog again till we are back in Perth, so two posts today. This one is still about the Eyre Bird Observatory. While having meals on the verandah, we watched the birds come down to … Continue reading
This is a 4WD track that wends its steep way over the escarpment from the Nullabor Plains down to the coastal plains – and to the old telegraph station, once was one of the relay stations that sent on the … Continue reading
We had travelled over 1,200 kms from Perth by the time we arrived in Cocklebiddy. We had also travelled down Australia’s straightest road. And seen more results of bushfires. And sighted our first kangaroos and Wedge-tailed Eagles of the trip. … Continue reading