New Norcia is the only monastic town in Australia, owned and run by the Benedictine Monks. We pulled into this beautiful little town late one Friday afternoon, and, on seeing everything closed for the day, headed to the local hotel to see if there was anywhere we could stay. We chatted to the bartender, and she informed us that we could camp on the edge of the sports oval just across the road. We stayed for a drink, then they brought some bar snacks around, the...

On leaving Dongara/Denison, we headed south and made our way to the coastal town of Jurien Bay. Set up camp for the night, but the wind was unbelievable - every peg and rope we had was put to use to secure the camper! The next day we backtracked slightly to Sandy Cape, a "bush camp" run by the council, right on the beach. We found a nice spot tucked away out of the wind, and spent a couple of days kicking back, along with dozens of others who had the s...

Hit the bustling metropolis of Dongara-Denison (pop. 1000?) on a Sunday, which was unfortunate, as nothing much was open. Checked out the sights, then set up camp at a caravan park right on the beach at Port Denison. We've splashed out and got ourselves an ensuite site, it's a strange feeling not having to shower in thongs. The highlight of our visit has been watching the professional crayfishermen unload at the port. It's a hive of activity when the boats come ...

We're ashamed to admit it, but the first thing we did when we arrived in Geraldton was have McDonalds! It had been so long... After an unhealthy start, we checked out the town, freaked out about the traffic lights for a little bit, and then set up camp at Sunset Beach. Did the usual touristy stuff - checked out the museum and learnt about the rather gruesome history of the wreck of the Batavia back in the 1600's, just off the coast on the Abrolhos Islands. We al...

After leaving Monkey Mia, we had a quick stop at Hamelin Pool, to check out some ancient cyanobacteria that were the first "living things" on the planet - the stromatolites. These ones at Hamelin are relatively young, only about 6000 years old. It was cool to see something so old that was still living, even though Lee was slightly bored because the rocks didn't "do" anything. Lea assured him that at high tide, they farted (she had read the sig...