We didn't get much sleep with all the noise from the wind and the rain. It had been a very blustery night but I don't think that the wind speed near us had got anywhere near the 125 kilometres per hour forecast. According to the local news though there had been a record 146 kph wind gust at the Cape Leeuwin lighthouse near Augusta! That's where the Southern Ocean meets the Indian Ocean and one of the wildest places we have been even without storm force winds! By ...

In view of the weather forecast we decided to do nothing much today and just chill out. It was an overcast day with showers blasting down every now and again. We listened to music, our favourite pastime and just talked and laughed. By the afternoon the wind was really picking up again and gusting across the caravan park We saw an online weather warning that had been issued for the Perth Area. It warned of dangerous winds in excess of 125 kilometres per hour that ...

We woke up to an overcast sky and to showers tinkling down onto the roof. We had brekky and soon after the grey lifted, the sky became blue and the sun came out to shine. It was a lovely warm day. We decided to have a walk into Freo. We made our way through the new housing estate to the ocean and then followed the path along the foreshore into town. We had a mooch around the shops and had another look around the market hall. The market stalls are in a beautiful h...

Once the hoons had gone to bed it was a quiet night. After brekky we hit the road edging nearer to Perth. It was our intention to get as far as Fremantle. The weather was fine when we left Mandurah but soon after we set out dark clouds gathered and started to unleash their rain upon us. We decided to stop at Rockingham en route and by the time we got here the rain had got much heavier. We parked up on the foreshore and looked at the angry ocean but did manage a s...

Not a very exciting one today folks but do read on pleeeeeeeease! Everything was just a bit boring and frustrating today. First thing after breakfast I had to drive back into Perth to go to the Department of Transport office to pay stamp duty on my van purchase. This has to be paid on all vehicles purchased in Western Australia. The view of the city skyline from the Kwinana Freeway coming in was stunning. This got me thinking that the next time I see this skyline...