Monthly Archives: May 2021

2021 trip – day 46 Gawler Range to Mt Lofty Ranges

Posted on May 31, 2021 by mjsjbaltais

It’s our last day on the road as we are heading back to catchup with family in the Mt Lofty ranges. We will do a few short trips and then back on the road again by the 16 June. We … Continue reading →

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2021 trip – day 45 Hiltaba to Gawler ranges

Posted on May 30, 2021 by mjsjbaltais

Today we prepare to head off to the Gawler Ranges National Park. We catchup with one of the rotational rangers for a quick chat, handover our bird list (a list of native birds we sighted while at Hiltaba) and get … Continue reading →

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2021 trip – day 44 Hiltaba

Posted on May 30, 2021 by mjsjbaltais

We started the day slowly, catching up with the one of the Hiltaba rotational managers before heading off on one of the many self drive nature drives you can take here. Todays journey was be about 50km long, but with … Continue reading →

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2021 trip – day 43 Mexican Hat to Hiltaba

Posted on May 30, 2021 by mjsjbaltais

While we got a sprinkle of light rain overnight the morning is cool and cloud is light. The beach and cliffs with their dunes perched upon them bathed in the soft morning light make for a picture postcard sight. A … Continue reading →

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2021 trip – day 41-42 Stirling Range to Mexican Hat

Posted on May 26, 2021 by mjsjbaltais

Well, it’s been an adventure. We travelled eastward across the dirt road from Hyden to Norseman through the Great Western Woodlands, and the fuel filter light came on indicating bad fuel had got into the system. It’s lucky we have … Continue reading →

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2021 trip – day 40 Stirling Range to Katter Kich (Wave Rock)

Posted on May 23, 2021 by mjsjbaltais

It has rained over night but cleared up during the very early morning and its quite cool, 6°. With misty cloud flowing over the ranges we head to the knoll to take a look and photos. Its a mystical site, … Continue reading →

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2021 trip – 39 day – Walpole to Stirling Ranges

Posted on May 22, 2021 by mjsjbaltais

It’s our last day on the coast so it’s a slow start. We utilise the camp kitchen at the Coalmine Beach caravan park, its quiet and located in a beautiful setting and the caretakers are friendly. The wildlife feel very … Continue reading →

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2021 trip – day 38 – Collie to Walpole

Posted on May 21, 2021 by mjsjbaltais

Its a cool 7° and a foggy morning so we are slow to get going. We do some resupply in town then wander off around the Collie region looking at the Black Diamond lake, a disused coal mine now full … Continue reading →

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2021 trip – day 37 – Margaret River to Collie

Posted on May 20, 2021 by mjsjbaltais

It’s a slow start to the day catching up with our host for a chat before heading off to the end of Redgate Road to watch the surfers, there are some great waves rolling in. We then head to Busselton … Continue reading →

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2021 trip – day 36 Margaret River

Posted on May 19, 2021 by mjsjbaltais

We are up early and head north to Cape Naturaliste. We walk along the Light House walk and look for whales, and though they are due soon, none were sighted today. We wander the road between the Cape and Margaret … Continue reading →

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