Wed 6 Nov Kalgoorlie to Southern Cross Fridge. AJ had mentioned that when he gets home he leaves his compressor fridge running off his solar panels. And he doesn't have extreme solar. BBQs We'd originally intended to get another Weber BabyQ high top. BBQs Galore stock them, but the staff at different stores spoke more highly of the Ziggy, which is the smallest in the range of Ziegler & Brown range. 1st stop Coolgardie. The only thing open was the post o...

Not just Kalgoorlie, nowadays it's Kalgoorlie-Boulder, with a current population of 36,000. Boulder had been a seperate town, but the Magic Mile of gold reef was under one side, so that side got shifted to the Kalgoorlie side as the super-pit grew, and they eventually joined together. Water It's still hard to believe that a town of 30,000 could exist without a good water supply in the 1890s. It did lead to typhoid and other disease. There was a government well...

Our new neighbour says that our little swooping birds are Noisy Miners, vs. Indian or Bell Mynahs. According to our bird book the noisy miners are endemic and are far worse at displacing other birds with their aggressive, communal behaviour, than the Indian Mynahs which are far better known. Sun 27 Oct Museum Markets. The advertising was deceptive for the farmers markets yesterday and we missed it. Back to Twilight Cove in the afternoon for a swim, snorkel, and...

Sat 25 Oct Port Esperance Each Saturday afternoon there's a public bus tour of the port. The coach is owned by the Junior Fire Fighters (who knew that was a thing?) and the commentary done by a member of Apex. Both charities are paid by the port for doing it, plus our donations. They're not officially allowed to charge without a taxi licence. Rail and Shipping (O.K, I only included the trains for Jono, but they're pretty special) - Mineral Resources Iron or...

Hopetoun has 2 wind turbines. We'd been hoping that it was going to be calm and warm for our return to the coast, but not so much. Explored Culham Inlet and the Fitzgerald River National Park. Culham Inlet is yet another one of those amazing Aussie estuaries which can go years and years without breaking through to the sea. It's a hard concept for Kiwis to get their heads around - I guess Lake Ellesmere is a comparison, with less fresh coming in. The cliffs and ...