Walkabout 2006

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Week 24 – 9/1/07 through 15/1/07

Week 24 – 9/1/07 through 15/1/07

Week 24 Woolshed Cave "The Rescue", Elliston, Whyalla Day 162 Tuesday 9 January 2007 Our first stop today was the Woolshed Caves near Elliston and it would prove to be a memorable one. At 10am whilst following a trail to the rear of the cave, Alison lost her footing...

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Week 23 – 2/1/07 through 8/1/07

Week 23 – 2/1/07 through 8/1/07

Week 23 Norseman, Eucla, Nullarbor, Fowlers Bay, Penong, Ceduna, Smoky Bay, Streaky Bay, High Cliff, Point Westall, Yanerbie Sandhills, Point Labatt, Murphys Haystacks, Point Wayland, Venus Bay Day 155 Tuesday 2 January 2007 With new year celebrations behind us and...

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Week 22 – 26/12/06 through 1/1/07

Week 22 – 26/12/06 through 1/1/07

Week 22 Bremer Bay, Wave Rock, Holland Track, Kalgoorlie Day 148 Tuesday 26 December 2006 With a big day of eating all sorts of goodies behind us, we headed to Bremer Bay for a swim and to see some of the beautiful beaches. The coastline has become less rugged and...

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Week 21 – 19/12/06 through 25/12/06

Week 21 – 19/12/06 through 25/12/06

Week 21 Pemberton, Lost Lake, Diamond Tree, Bicentennial Tree, Windy Harbour, Broke Inlet, Denmark, Giant Tingle Tree, Bartholomew's Meadery, Greens Pool, Elephant Rocks, HMS Amity, Natural Arch, Bremer Bay Day 141 Tuesday 19 December 2006 Washing is such a drag, but...

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Week 20 – 12/12/06 through 18/12/06

Week 20 – 12/12/06 through 18/12/06

Week 20 Dwellingup, Yarloop, Busselton, Dunsborough, Yallingup, Margaret River, Augusta Day 134 Tuesday 12 December 2006 After 2 days of being spoilt rotten by John & Margot we headed off to Mandurah to try and find someone to repair our rear axle. We firstly...

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Week 19 – 5/12/06 through 11/12/06

Week 19 – 5/12/06 through 11/12/06

Week 19 Perth, Dwellingup, Mandurah Day 127 Tuesday 5 December 2006 Rest Day today. Now some people may remember in Week 16 we photographed the Exmouth antenna array from the ground. Today Alison located the antenna array on Google Earth which shows how it would look...

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Week 18 – 28/11/06 through 4/12/06

Week 18 – 28/11/06 through 4/12/06

Week 18 Steep Point, Kalbarri, Hutt River Province, Geraldton Wind Farm, Pinnacles, Grey, Lancelin, Perth Day 120 Tuesday 28 November 2006 Last night the winds were better than expected for a campsite that was so exposed to the full onslaught of the Indian Ocean. By...

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Week 17 – 21/11/06 through 27/11/06

Week 17 – 21/11/06 through 27/11/06

Week 17 Kennedy Ranges, Carnarvon, Shark Bay, Denham, Useless Loop Day 113 Tuesday 21 November 2006 Wind wind wind! It has been driving us crazy for days and interfering with our sleep and more importantly our photographs. So we have decided to head inland to the...

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Week 16 – 14/11/06 through 20/11/06

Week 16 – 14/11/06 through 20/11/06

Week 16 Exmouth, Ningaloo Station, Coral Bay, Carnarvon, Quobba Station Day 106 Tuesday 14 November 2006 We started today out with snorkelling at Turquoise Bay before we decided to head a little further south along the coast. We could see a sail from a distance at...

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Week 15 – 7/11/06 through 13/11/06

Week 15 – 7/11/06 through 13/11/06

Week 15 Cossack, Karratha, Dampier, 40 Mile Beach, Exmouth Day 99 Tuesday 7 November 2006 We waved goodbye to John and Margot as they headed to Dampier. About 11am we also headed off towards Dampier ourselves, with our first stop being Honeymoon Cove. This is one...

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Week 14 – 31/10/06 through 6/11/06

Week 14 – 31/10/06 through 6/11/06

Week 14 Karijini, Millstream, Chichester, Karratha, Pt Samson Day 92 Tuesday 31 October 2006 The Weano Gorge end of Karijini was on the agenda today. After we dried ourselves out from the previous nights soaking, we made our way back into the park. The road had coped...

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Week 13 – 24/10/06 through 30/10/06

Week 13 – 24/10/06 through 30/10/06

Week 13 Newman, Capricorn Roadhouse, Eagle Rock Falls, Mt MeHarry, Tom Price, Pilbara Iron, Mt Shiela, Hamersley Gorge, Wittenoom, Karijini Day 85 Tuesday 24 October 2006 Photos taken to date: Nikon 5,343 and the Canon 4,742 (plus panoramas 537 made from the Canon's...

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