This morning was a bit of a write-off. I woke up with a screaming headache, almost migrane-like … something I experience from time to time (usually as a result of a combination of overtiredness, dehydration, and pillows that aren’t quite right, causing my neck to seize up, which in turn causes the headaches). It wasn’t … [Read More »]

This morning, we started early again, packing the car once more and hitting the road to see the area around Albany. It was a cool and damp morning, having rained most of the night. Very low clouds covered the tops of the hills around Albany and a constant drizzle made it difficult to see any … [Read More »]

Today we left Margaret River just after 8am and drove back down the Bussell Highway, got to Karridale and realised we had miscalculated the distance to Pemberton – it would be touch-and-go whether we made it on the amount of fuel we had left. The price of petrol in Karridale was nearly 118 cents per … [Read More »]

We started off our tour of South-west WA heading out of Perth, south along the Canning Highway. We followed the coast south – quite a bit slower than taking the freeway, but much more interesting and picturesque. We kept to the coast all the way through Rockingham, then down as far as Mandurah, then got … [Read More »]

Today we started off by driving down to the Swan Bells by the Barrack Street Ferry Terminal – we were a little early for them to open, so we spent some time wandering through some of the souvenir shops. Note to self – we have more than enough fridge magnets already, don’t let Leanne near … [Read More »]