Wednesday 24th October 2018 - We woke to a chilly morning with the birds singing in the trees. After breakfast we hitched up and headed back along the unsealed track. We had a pleasant surprise as the track had been graded making our passage out a lot smoother than going in. We had to make a short stop on our way out of the national park as we came across a Carpet Python crossing the track. It didn't seem to be in a hurry so it gave us the opportunity to take ...

Tuesday 23rd October 2018 - The weather has been dull, overcast and cool over the last few weeks. When the sun has come out it's been nice but as soon as it goes down it get cold - we're just not used to the cooler weather Ha! Ha!. We're on our way to Mandurah that is known for the Peel-Harvey Estuary with its wildlife and migratory waterbirds. We parked up & walked along the marina spotting a darter drying its wings in the sunshine before continuing to ou...

Thursday 18th to Monday 22nd October 2018 - We left Yanchep on a chilly rainy day, took in some more of the National Park before heading to Perth to spend some time with our friends Tina & Gary at their beautiful home in the country. We spent the days waking in the mornings to musical bird song before visiting: Kings Park and the Botanic Gardens that had panoramic views of the Swan River, Darling Range & the CBD where we walked along the paths taking...

Tuesday 16th October 2018 - We headed for the Yanchep National Park being slightly buffeted by the cross winds marvelling at the wildflowers still in bloom nestled amongst the landscape still littered with white sand dunes. The landscape as always started to change with small Xanthorrheoa's (a spiky grass desert grass that when in bloom has a tall single white flower) covering the arid ground as far as you could see. A short stop at a small coastal town calle...

Sunday 14th October 2018 - What a night! The severe storm forecast blew in with heavy rain and strong winds that buffeted the caravan throughout the night. We were thankful that we had taken heed of the weather forecast and taken some protection beside the dunes. As you would expect we were up early and ventured outside to survey any damage and all we found was some sand piled around the wheels. At least we didn't have to pack up and relocate site like some o...