Author Archives: Craig

Another fantastic day in WA, and some new experiences for the girls. They had both their first Bus and Boat rides!! We got picked up from the caravan park at about 9:30 on a mini bus that took us to the ferry terminal in Fremantle, the girls were very excited as it was their first … Continue reading »

Spent a great day today with the extended family celebrating Jasmine’s Birthday in the Matilda Bay Park in Crawley. Was a lovely spot down where the Swan and Canning rivers meet, in full view of the City of Perth. The kids had a ball playing in the river, and caught jelly fish off the pontoons. … Continue reading »

Just took the kids for a walk down to the beach. Was a fair walk from the caravan park, but Tara made up for it by spotting a Blue Tounge Lizard. Went for a wander along the pier, then along the beach. Water looked very inviting and I had this desire to get my gear … Continue reading »

Was a long and emotional day today. We farewelled Grandfather. Was a lot more emotional than I thought it would be, I guess having been so busy preparing to get over here I hadn’t really had the opportunity to grieve the loss of my Grandfather, and I certainly grieved at the funeral. I promised myself … Continue reading »

Yesterday, we met Granny and Grandpa at the airport, we only just made it in time as we had misjudged just how far away the airport is from Fremantle!! Hope I didn’t pass and cameras! Afterwards, I took the family to Hogsbreath for lunch before heading to Grandfathers place to catch up with some of … Continue reading »

Was good to finally have a lazy day today. Everyone had a sleep in… well I made it to 6:30am, the Kids to 7am and Fi got up some time around 8:30am, so compared to what we have been having…. was a lazy day. Was just good not to have to pack up and drive … Continue reading »

This is the trip so far and where we stopped. View Our Trek to WA in a larger map Roughly 3300kms in 6 days. If you cant see the map above properley, try clicking here

Well we finally made it. From Melbourne to Perth in just six days, and now we can relax for a bit. After checking out the caravan parks in and around Perth, we decided to stay in the Big4 just out of Freemantle in a place called Munster. As it turns out, it is the same … Continue reading »

Wow, what a day…. Didn’t start that well…. turns out the road from Norseman to Hyden is all dirt, and I’m sure you all know how excited Fi was about that! 294 kms of corrugated dirt. We also ran into the biggest wirily wirily I have ever seen… it burst out of the bush just … Continue reading »

I’m 36 today 🙂 and there is only 6 hours to our next stop….. must be a sign 😀