We took a drive over to Northam only 25 klms away this morning for a look and a coffee. Went to the visitor centre where they had a display of the immigrants during the late 40's and early 50's which was really interesting. There was a coffee shop there overlooking the River Avon where there were several white swans. We went back to Toodyay via Clackline but all there was there was a store. We came back to our van for lunch and then in the afternoon we drove the ...

I phoned the medical clinic early and got an appointment at 9.30 so showered and headed down there. The Dr who was from Adelaide gave me some antibiotics for my throat. We had breakfast down the street in an old fashioned cafe. This town reminds me a little of Healesville. We spent the next few hours checking out the shops, antique market and the visitor centre. We lunched at the Coca Cola Cafe - an amazing collection of Coca Cola memorabilia. Did some shopping a...

We were up early and left Mingenew by 8 am. It rained through the night and is much cooler now. My throat is still sore - can't believe it has been sore for so long. We got to New Norcia about 5 past 11 and the tour of New Norcia we wanted to see started at 11 am so we quickly parked, bought our tickets and caught up to the group of about 35 with Erica our guide. The tour was very interesting as we made our way from building to building listening to the story of ...

Still have a sore throat which is quite annoying although the aches in my shoulders seem to have dissipated a bit. Decided to do a load of washing despite the threatening bad weather and rain through the night. Hung it out on the line as the wind should have it dry quickly if rain stays away. Probably not much chance of that as one old farmer in the park is praying for rain to help his crops and it is forecast. Our plan today is to drive to the coast and visit Do...

We set off from Geraldton eastwards towards Mullowa. Along the way very large crops of wheat and canola - a very pretty drive. At Mullowa we went to the visitor centre and completed the John Hawes walk ending at the church he built. He was an amazing man and the story was intriguing about his life. It was told at 50 to 100 intervals on plaques along a path that lead from the visitor centre to the church. He was the priest/architect that completed the cathedral in...