Handing the hire car back in left us without transport for the last few days in WA, so we decided on a few days in Fremantle, a suburb of Perth. No more camping for a few days and a proper bed; exactly what we needed! We have been staying in a hostel called Pirates, run by a guy called Vaughn, a life long backpacker. It is a bit of a party hostel and on the first night it was the weekly BBQ party night. The food was good, the wine was even better and before mid...

The drive from Margaret River to Cervantes (the gateway to the Pinnacles), was too much for us to do in one day, so we chose to stop off a little over halfway at Yanchep. There is actually nothing here really, except a big national park and a wind swept coast line. But it was just for the night, before we got to our final destination. We checked into a huge campsite - Club Capricorn! The driveway into the site was pretty impressive and the list of facilitie...

We were looking forward to getting back to some kind of normality; camping, driving and cooking for ourselves again. We chose a campsite in Bunbury, right opposite the dolphin discovery centre and pretty close to the centre. Campsites in Oz seem to be well prepared for campers, providing camp kitchens and free electric BBQs, along with the usual amenities. Our first day in town was a windy one, so we battled it out to secure the tent down and headed off to the ...

The flight from Singapore was pretty good and as there is no time difference we arrived mid afternoon into Perth, ready to go and explore. The pilot had informed us the temperature was a cool 33°C. After we dumped our bags and prepared ourselves for the heat, we had a meander round the main town and were surprised to find it was actually a very small city! Literally, there are 4 main blocks to the centre and not a lot else! However, the riverfront is beautifu...