We drove most of Tuesday, calling into Dampier to find that what the Rough Guide said of it was true..."not much to detain the traveller here"! We did see a couple of the massive Iron-ore carrying freighters being loaded on a jetty and the salt works and an ore train at LEAST a kilometre long! Sadly the road to Hearson Cove (recommended by our friends Merv and Jennifer in New Zealand and a site from which to see the "Staircase to the moon" which occurs only onc...

We spent last Wednesday morning posting presents to grandchildren and finding a good internet link through which to send our latest news. Then we visited the cathedral in Geraldton designed by a priest (John Hawes) who came out here from Rome in 1915. His work was finally consecrated in 1938 and a fine building it is too. Before we left we paid our respects at the memorial to those who lost their lives on HMAS Sydney in 1941. The life of each sailor lost (645...

Bunbury gave us a wonderful sunset again on Saturday night and the dolphins came to see us (we counted four)...but not to shore as had been hoped. In fact we had a double treat because calling in to the Jolly Frog at Mandurah for Sunday lunch we were treated to the sight of them cruising up and down "The Cut" looking for fish to eat! There is a resident family of seven there (unknown to us) and they often cruise the waterway from the Indian Ocean which is liter...

Our final morning in Albany was spent doing things the weather refused to allow us to do when we arrived! We went to the two nearest lookout points (Mount Adelaide and Mount Clarence) and beside the stunning views were brought to realise this sleepy town had a deep history of supporting wars a world away. We found an impressive ANZAC war memorial as well as an avenue of trees planted in memory of soldiers who gave their lives in two world wars, many of whose la...

This card should have been up loaded on LAST Wednesday morning, so apologies if it doesn't make so much sense now! We forgot to mention that we enjoyed a performance of "Dusty" at the Casino in Sydney on Thursday night, thanks to the generosity of T&A. It's very difficult to make a musical out of the life of a pop star (Dusty Springfield) who died tragically, probably from causes under her control, but it was done sensitively although the English accent of ...