We decided late yesterday afternoon to spend today at Rottnest Island, and were probably lucky to get a spot on the boat! We got to Hillary's Boat Harbour around 6.45am, unloaded the bikes and got them loaded onto the Rottnest Fast Ferry Service. Quick trip to Dome Cafe for coffees and we were on the ferry for the 7.30 departure. With at least 200 people on board, we were happy to sit out the back in the fresh air. It's was a smooth 45 minute journey (about 1...

After a great night's sleep, we were up quite early and after morning tea, we drove the short way to Hillary's Boat Harbour. We dropped in here back in October, and promised Renee & Eamon we'd take them to The Great Escape on our return, so here we were. It's a great little place - they spent the 1st hour on the 4 fun waterslides, another hour on the trampolines, and another hour playing putt putt golf, while Mum and Dad relaxed with a coffee! Around lunc...

Exactly 2 months ago today, we left the car and van in Perth and flew back to Sydney so Renee & Eamon could finish off the school year. After many days of Christmas festivities, today we were very excited to be flying back to Perth to complete our outback loop over the next 4 weeks. We were awake at 6am, in the taxi to Sydney Airport at 6.45am and on QF575 at 8.10am with just an overnight bag each (and no school work thank goodness!). Carol picked us up at...

Happy Birthday Renee!! We started the day with Renee opening her birthday presents - a pair of boardshorts, a singlet top, a kaftan and a leather Pandora bracelet with a dolphin charm. She loved everything! Aside from celebrating Renee's birthday, our main task today was to get the caravan in shape for storage up at Bullsbrook around Upper Swan. We departed right on 10am (checkout time) and made our way through the countryside and The Vines area with lots of...

We woke around 4am this morning to a mini-thunderstorm. There was 1 loud clap of thunder, a few spots of rain, and fairly gusty wind for a short while, and it was all over. After breakfast, Dad took the car to Allan's CV Joint to get the thing looked at once and for all, while the rest of us started packing up. Our objective was to pack everything into an overnight back that we want to take back to Sydney - anything left in the van will stay. We have booked ...