Aug 24, 2012 - Exmouth

I think my last update was from Derby. Seems such a long time ago. From Derby we made the short trek to Broome. I was expecting it to be horribly crowded, but we actually liked the town. And of course the gorgeous beaches that we hadn't seen for a while were magnificent. Unfortunately Cable Beach is strewn with 4x4's, so that takes away from the vastness and beauty of it. On the spur of the moment we decided to do a camel ride. Hadn't intended to, seemed kinda corney, but we really enjoyed it. Just a 30 minute taste negated the need for a...

Aug 12, 2012 - Exmouth

Today we went to the Lighthouse lookout oh my goodness you can see for miles and the scenery was great. Then to Jurabi Turtle Center but they only nest between October and January.This afternoon we went in to town to go to the Visitors Center and there was 2 Emus on the side of the road (in the middle of town) a car was coming and it stopped for them and the Emus quickly crossed the road like anyone using a cross walk (couldn't believe our eyes) to where we were parked.

Jul 27, 2012 - Exmouth

24th July Arrived in Exmouth this morning after an overnight stop in Barradale. This is a 24 hour rest area. On our drive in we had some stops along the way as there were lots of sheep grazing along the side of the road and Emus crossing the road. Not sure about the grass sites they advertised. The small amount of grass we have seen you are not allowed to camp on. The water is not suitable for drinking too salty but OK for cooking and washing in. Drinking water is collected from tanks situated around the park. The park is 17kms out of...

Apr 21, 2012 - Exmouth

Spent 3 days at Exmouth. Friday 20 Apr we stayed out at Ned's Campground and spent the worst camp night out in ages. We were sandblasted and blown with galeforce winds. we forfeited 2 campdays and came into Exmouth where we stayed at the Big 4 Caravan park and had a fabulous time. We met up with two other couples from SA and happy hour started at 4pm - 7.30pm. Did not take photos this time.

Oct 19, 2011 - Day 45 Exmouth

There's something about the hypnotic flick of a  lighthouse beam across your tents' canvas that calms you. Laying in bed, falling asleep to the rhythmic light begs the question. Are there still ships that rely on this light on a wild night at sea to warn them of the treacherous reef ahead?  I don't know.  My heart says yes but my head says no. We left Coral bay this morning and headed north towards Exmouth. Exmouth is a growing town at the northern reach of Ningaloo Reef. It was only an hour and a half drive  and we had planned to stock up...

Aug 13, 2011 - Aus - Day 102 - Exmouth

Drove towards the peninsula of Exmouth for our final destination - the OCEAN. We spotted a Western Brown Snake (second poisonous snake) in the middle of the road, stopped to get a better look at it. Jason picked it up by its tail and held it up to get a closer look. He fought with it for a bit, almost got bit and than threw it into the ditch while it bared its fangs at him! Nah, nah just joking, it was dead. The head had been run over but otherwise looked in perfect condition, Jason moved it off the road so an eagle, falcon or hawk didn't...

Jul 8, 2011 - Two days at Ningaloo

Leaving Carnarvon it was a cool 8 degree morning , but by the time I got to Exmouth it was in the mid twenties. Just warm enough to get in the water for some snorkelling on the west side of Cape Range national park and cool enough to do a bit of bush walking. The West side of the cape is like a giant free range zoo, animals every where, got to be careful on the road not to hit them. The snorkelling was fantastic as always here , I even saw a Black tip reef shark. I managed to get a few photos of some of the animal life I encountered along...

Jul 4, 2011 - Exmouth & Ningaloo Reef

We stayed in Exmouth for a few nights - it is quite a nice town, but definitely a tourist town judging by the price of everything! Half an hour from Exmouth is the Cape Range National Park and Ningaloo Reef which is just amazing. We had heard that camp sites in the National Park were in high demand at this time of year, with various reports of people queueing out at the Rangers station to get a spot from 1am - 6am until the Ranger arrives at 8am. I decided that Sophie & I would give it a try! We set out on our adventure at about 10.30pm -...

Jun 5, 2011 - Whale sharks

We left our beach camp at 5.30 this morning because it had been pouring all night and i was worried that we would get bogged and could make our whale shark trip. lucky we got up early because the rain got heavier and alot of the roads into exmouth had water all over them. our trip left at 7.20 so we were really early but were excited. We got out on the reef and snorkeled but at 11.00am it still was pouring and the spotter planes couldn't get of the ground so they cancelled the day. We got back socking to the bone, freezing and everything...

Apr 17, 2011 - Fly and locust season!

Heading north the temperature slowly increases, I don't think it ever dropped below 30C and it's not even summer!! Sarah and James having already done the route gave us some useful tips for the road including buying a sexy fly net, Anna doubted them at first but we all agree that they are the best purchase of Australia!  Our first major stop on route was Geraldton,the leaning trees of Greenough were particularly leaning viewed best from inside the comfort of your fly net. Awesome sunset at Geraldton and a quick trip up to the memorial arch...

Jun 25, 2010 - Exmouth

The 150km trip from Coral Bay to Exmouth was uneventful and on arrival we were surprised at the size of Exmouth - much larger than we anticipated (probably about half the size of Dunsborough) with a population of about 2500. Plenty of new developments going on with a brand new marina and resort and an in-progress canal development (may have seen it advertised on TV). Nice little town with a good range of shops and very friendly locals. Exmouth has a fantastic climate, with no designated wet season and is dry and warm all year round. Having...

May 9, 2010 - Western Australia

I know I have been slacking BIG TIME with my entries but it has been non stop since we left Perth in Mid March, but I apologize nonetheless. Anyhoots, travelling in a caravan was a first for both Michal and I and we were not quite sure how much or how little we were going to like it, but it most definitely added to our trip up the West coast of Australia. I absolutely LOVED it and plan to do it again in the near future. It was great to be able to travel without a plan and simple park and camp out anywhere, well almost anywhere. It was...