North by Northwest - Day 1

We managed to get away about 09:30 which was pretty good considering the slow start to the morning. I've been on holidays for about a week, so no excuses for not being prepared.

First stop was the Bindoon Bakehouse (new and improved). It has moved about 50 metres down the road into a new purpose built facility. The scrumptuous goodies were as delicious as ever.

It was a relaxing and easy day of just under 400km with a fuel stop at Carnamah. That is the last place we could get LPG Autogas until Carnarvon because we are heading inland via Murchison Settlement.

Overnighted at beautiful Coalseam. About 3 weeks too early for the wildflowers around here. There were a few sprinklings of colour, but nothing yet to match last year.

We did manage to find some Easter Egg mud though.

A Perfect Day

Went for a bushwalk near Yanchep today. Fine & sunny.

Google Map of the walk - Highly recommended.

2010-06-19 Mandurah

Just chillin' out and relaxing. Didn't budge once we arrived. Click on the eggs for a few photos.

Next Trip - Mandurah Estuary 18-20 June 2010

A quick & dirty escape to Mandurah for a bit of R&R with our friends Moby & Sue.

Don't expect to get out and about too much; just kick back and relax with our fine friends, exotic canapés, some fine aperitifs (Margarita time baby), fine wine and a couple of Coopers.

All that stuff to be done back at home can wait.

Tragedy in Progress

This is a much bigger disaster than most people think.

2010-05-15 Rock Hopping Out East

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Rock Hopping - Homeward Bound

Well, what a freezing night. Clear skies so not unexpected. I think I have a chilblain on one of my fingers.

It was an early start as I had to be at work by 3:30PM. We took the scenic route home via Toodyay and encountered the RFDS fundraisers coming the other way on bicycles and pushing handcarts between Toodyay and Northam.

There was an insanely overwidth vehicle on the Great Northern highway near Muchea (7.5m). Fortunately we were only behind it for a few minutes before breaking off for the coast.

7.5 meters and heavy!

Home by 12:15PM; trailer unpacked and off to work in plenty of time.

A fantastic weekend of rock hopping. More photos here: http://picasaweb.google.com/paddy0761/20100515RockHoppingOutEast?feat=directlink