Author: leigh

Day 50 (29 June) – Derby (Another beautiful morning, a bit of wind – up to 28o during the day in Derby) I spent a fair bit of time trying to get my computer to work better. I finally copied all my important files to a USB drive – around 4 hours of copying. We…

Day 43 (22 June) – Pardoo to Broome (Broome Caravan Park) (A beautiful morning BUT VERY WINDY which fortunately dropped as we approached Broome – up to 31o during the day – 508 km) We left just after 08:00 and travelled 14 km along the gravel road to the highway then headed North to the…

Day 36 (15 June) – Coral Bay (Not a cloud in the sky again, still a little windy first thing, then the wind dies off then more wind – up to 26o in Coral Bay) We still can’t believe our view and position in the park. I decided to go out to the airport to…

Day 29 (8 June) – Geraldton (Beautiful weather – just a little windy – up to 25o at Geraldton) In our golf gear, we arrived at Geraldton Golf Club around 08:15, hired a cart and prepared for 18 holes. Very slow greens and not much run on the fairways. Lyn had 30 points and I…

Day 22 (1 June) – Denmark (No rain but a cloudy day – another 19o in Denmark) We did some country touring this morning. Our first stop was the extreme end of our planned touring – Pleasant Bay. The weather was pretty rough and we decided not to drive onto the beach, unlike a number…

Day 15 (25 May) – Kalgoorlie (VERY VERY Windy and 19o in Kalgoorlie) A quiet morning – we went to the Information Centre and had our last 2 holes of the Nullarbor Links signed off [C Y O’Connor and Golden Mile] for the Kalgoorlie Golf Course. We also had the completion certificates printed – so…

Day 8 (18 May) – Port Lincoln (fair weather and 19o in Port Lincoln) Another fairly early start, this time at the Marina by 07:00. We left the marina for a 1.5 hour trip to Grindal Island where the sea lions swim and play in the shallows. A fair day with only about an hour…

Day 1 (11 May) – Melbourne to Mildura [Apex River Beach Holiday Park] (15o leaving Melbourne; great weather and 25o arriving in Mildura; 579 km) We left Melbourne on 11 May and headed to the Couties (James, Charlotte, Wren and Luna) to drop off a chair that we no longer needed. Then, a fairly uneventful…

Day 99 (25 October) – Coober Pedy Big 4 Caravan & Tourist Park to Port Augusta Big 4 Caravan Park We had decided that there wasn’t much South of Cobber Pedy – certainly not to stay for the night and so had tentatively decided on Woomera as a destination for the night. Down the highway and our…