Perth to Geraldton
Door: aadenjoyce
Blijf op de hoogte en volg Aad Hoeboer
09 September 2011 | Australië, Geraldton
Hi ya all.
It has been awhile since our last travel update. No internet along the way but we are now in Geraldton in the local public library with free internet so here we go.
We picked up the camper on sunday 4th sept.and started our trip down south. The camper is a very old one with 212075kms on the clock. The drive went very smoothly and I was very surprised to feel very comfortable about driving on the wrong side of the road. Aad didn't need to say KEEP LEFT too many times.The first overnight stop was in Bunbury and we found a nice illegal camping spot behind a restaurant near a park with public toilets on our camper step. Next day after an almost 12 hour sleep we drove to Busselton, saw the jetty and walked the almost 1900meters of it. I was very keen to visit this jetty as I had seen it on Australian master chef. It was a magnificient jetty, very impressive, along the way there were memorial plaques of fisherman who had their ashes thown out to sea from the jetty. Hope that that was done on wind free days otherwise you would have got the ashes in your face. YUK. From the jetty we drove down further south to Margaret River where we spent the night in the caravan park, lovely hot showers and spent some good time in getting our camper organised, not much room to put your things but it works okay for us.
Next day and a freezing nights sleep (5 degrees) we went into the village of Margaret River,and walked a trail, but the bad signposting along the way made the walk a little longer than we planned. Drove to Ellensbrook Homestead one of the first pioneers of Oz lived there with his family. Beautiful old historic spot, lovely walks, the first wildflowers and beautiful flowering trees. From there we could dee the ocean so next stop was there of course. As I saw the sea I got a bit emotional,this was the smell and sights of my australia.The beautiful sea, huge crashing waves, and crystal clear water.
On to Dunsborough, walk to the lighthouse, saw the whales and a kangaroo in the bushes. Overnight there.
Will finish this story another day my hour is up. Will try again tomorrow . J&A
It has been awhile since our last travel update. No internet along the way but we are now in Geraldton in the local public library with free internet so here we go.
We picked up the camper on sunday 4th sept.and started our trip down south. The camper is a very old one with 212075kms on the clock. The drive went very smoothly and I was very surprised to feel very comfortable about driving on the wrong side of the road. Aad didn't need to say KEEP LEFT too many times.The first overnight stop was in Bunbury and we found a nice illegal camping spot behind a restaurant near a park with public toilets on our camper step. Next day after an almost 12 hour sleep we drove to Busselton, saw the jetty and walked the almost 1900meters of it. I was very keen to visit this jetty as I had seen it on Australian master chef. It was a magnificient jetty, very impressive, along the way there were memorial plaques of fisherman who had their ashes thown out to sea from the jetty. Hope that that was done on wind free days otherwise you would have got the ashes in your face. YUK. From the jetty we drove down further south to Margaret River where we spent the night in the caravan park, lovely hot showers and spent some good time in getting our camper organised, not much room to put your things but it works okay for us.
Next day and a freezing nights sleep (5 degrees) we went into the village of Margaret River,and walked a trail, but the bad signposting along the way made the walk a little longer than we planned. Drove to Ellensbrook Homestead one of the first pioneers of Oz lived there with his family. Beautiful old historic spot, lovely walks, the first wildflowers and beautiful flowering trees. From there we could dee the ocean so next stop was there of course. As I saw the sea I got a bit emotional,this was the smell and sights of my australia.The beautiful sea, huge crashing waves, and crystal clear water.
On to Dunsborough, walk to the lighthouse, saw the whales and a kangaroo in the bushes. Overnight there.
Will finish this story another day my hour is up. Will try again tomorrow . J&A
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11 September 2011 - 07:08
Peter & Maria Korpel:
Hallo Joyce,
We don't know eachother personetly, but we are friends of Annemieke en Emiel and also Esthers (Monieka's friend) parents... And my birthday is the same as Aad's! We read the booth story's and it feels very good! You discripe your emotions, so good, that i can almost feel them... And we almost smell the see!
I also write to Aad, in Dutch and him
I already did tell: your story's make me (a little bit) jalours... But I love to read them! So keep going on! Thanks! Have a very good tine there and: Spring will always come!
Have a good time, take good care and: no worrie Mate! Peter and Maria -
11 September 2011 - 12:49
Wendy:
waar blijven de foto's ??? -
11 September 2011 - 17:30
Helene:
Leuk jullie zo te volgen.
ENJOY!!!!!!!!!
XXX
Helene -
12 September 2011 - 09:10
Fie:
Enjoy reading your stories,are you still in Geraldton? (12/9)Faye (neighbour)is there, staying with their daughter. She remembers 'that tall blond Dutch man'. Looking forward to the next episode, please put a date in it? Wish you both a teriffic trip and see you, Aad, on 16/10 -
15 September 2011 - 14:52
Rie En Jan:
Prachtige verhalen en enorm primitief!
Gelukkig, dat je toch nog je behoefte kwijt kon,al was de stank waarschijnlijk niet te harden,toch wellicht beter dan de kadavers die langs de wegen lagen.
Maar voor mooie plaatjes en uitzonderelijke verhalen moet je wat over hebben.
De reis begint nu goed op gang te komen.Veel succes. -
15 September 2011 - 14:55
Rie En Jan:
De tekst komt niet goed over bij de weergave. Er lopen klinkers en hoofdletters door elkaar en er vallen delen van d tekst weg.Vind niet bij ons plaats,oorzaak niet bekend.
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