It was going to be hot and sultry today so I was thankful that we made the decision to leave Cactus. We had to spend a few hours in the Penong pub waiting for the mail to arrive and get sorted. Finally at 2.30pm we were told our mail hadn't arrived and as the mail is only delivered once a week I was happy to pay the $5.00 for a redirection to Perth, there was no way I was going to spend another week at Cactus with NO water. Finally we were away and we fille...

The wind had picked up so hastened or departure.   I couldn't believe we were on the road by 10.00am - unheard of!We stopped in Ceduna to stock up on food, buy petrol and some wood to make the moke's back window. Kimbo bought a wetsuit for $40.00 from a guy in the street (I believe it can only have been stolen from the surf shop) but there way no way I was going to intervene.After leaving Ceduna and heading west I knew there was no turning back we are ...

A nice sunny but windy day greeted us.We had a very pleasant 2 and a bit hour drive to lovely Smoky Bay. The caravan park is great and at only $9.00/night is a bargain. We only had $11.75 so it's a good thing! Kimbo decided it was an excellent spot for fishing, so fish we did. He was out there for nearly 4 hours and only caught trumpeters - they all had to be thrown back. I caught about 5 - the huge one truly got away - the locals assure me it was a king...

OMG can the weather get any worse. Here it is the end of November and we have winter conditions happening here. I know the West Coast is renowned for its rough weather but I'm over it. We woke to terrible conditions and decided to leave Coffin Bay and see where we ended up........literally!The wind was head on and blowing a gale and some of the gusts were incredible. It took us ovdr 4 hours to do 200km and the poor bus made really hard work of it. The wi...