Round about

I’m now back on the coast at Geraldton after a leisurely drive to Perth and then north along the coastline. The first day, to Meridian, was mainly mining county. I stopped in at a little place called Southern cross, 2 men and a dog town, but an amazing footy oval with enclosed grandstand, along with…

And no Pauline, it wasn’t a late birthday gift😀 Kerry and David arrived at Kalgoorlie a couple of days before me, so I set them a mission of booking us onto a town tour that gave us a good overview of Kalgoorlie and it’s history. My only criteria was that I didn’t want to end…

My biggest quandary crossing the Nullarbor was whether or not to give the “ raise 2 fingers off steering wheel and waggle” wave or not. I started it on the first morning, but got over it in a hurry and restricted it to vans like mine and cyclists- of whom there were at least half…

Easter bunny found me in Ceduna. I hope he found you all as well. Co incidentally, Kerry and David arrived in town a couple of days ago. We celebrated with a seafood lunch at the local ocean side pub – which is definitely the highlight of the town. Wonderful food. The other really cool place…

Not in a thousand years. I took up the alternate offering of a two hour harbour seafood cruise. Port Lincoln has one of the largest shipping fleets in the southern hemisphere. Our boat was skippered by an ex prawn trawlerman. We checked out the prawn trawlers returning to harbour after fishing on the dark moon,…

After leaving Renmark, I abandoned the Sturt Highway and headed directly west to Port Pirie by way of the Goyder Highway. For a B road, it is excellent, with the added bonus of very little traffic. I caught up with the traffic when I hit the A1 in Port Pirie. I’m planning on spending the…

After a quick trip back to Canberra, I’m now on the road again heading across the Hay plains with a view to rejoining my itinerary in Cowell on Friday. On my first attempt I made it as far as Parkes. It was 39 degrees when I arrived, so I did the same as everyone else…

Great location, great food, great company, outstanding golf and some good 70’s music to top it off. Thanks to all who participated throughout the week and for all the “non presents”. Still on L’s for my go-pro – but you will see at least I point it in the right direction. (Press ‘play’ to watch…

Select “view” to have a look at my proposed itinerary. 2023-itinerary.docx

Actually, with a little bit of the green one thrown in along the way. My plans are to head out to Broken Hill, then across to Woomera, before joining the A1 at Port Augusta. I’m going to by pass Margaret River, in order to spend more time on the Coral Coast and in the Kimberly.…