My Blog - Gavern & Sue

Broome - May 8th

Happy birthday Courtney Kiwi Pete introduces himself to us and is curious about the kitchen on our camper. He can't quite work out how it gets pulled out as most do these ...

Meeting lone wolf - May 7th

We've set up at eighty mile beach. Gavern is ready to trade me in as he has decided that people take one look at my pale skin and decide we need sunlight and lots of it,...

Karajini to eighty mile beach - May 6th

8000 Kms on the clock. That's all folks. Oh drat no sooner have I written that last sentence but Gavern comes along and opens the fridge to get sauce and discovers that the ...

A gorge-ous time - May 5th

Hold onto you hats folks I'm going to attempt not one but two class 5 walks today in the Weano recreational area. Our first walk to Hancock Gorge takes us down a steep ...

Look out menopausal woman coming through - May 4th

We diced to walk along the top ridge of Dales gorge and then walk down to circular falls and swim in a pool that only gets sunlight for 15 minutes of the day....

An encounter of the 'au natural kind' May 3rd

We arrive early at Dales camp ground which is part of the Karajini national park. Gavern in his wisdom ignores the sign that suggests paying fees,...

So you want to play chicken with Rudolph and the smurf May ...

A smurf you ask? Well as part of our preparations we purchased expensive light weight towels. I washed them and kept them aside for our trip....

He casts, he scores. 1st of May

Another day where Gav gets up early and heads out to fish. He returns proudly with a dart in hand which goes down nicely for breakfast. So far that's $3245 per fish....

How to treat a burnt nose. April 30

Happy birthday Daniel. Let me begin by saying that I'm married to a wonderful caring intelligent man who on a rare occasion does something surprising which on this occasion ...

A whale of a time? April 29

We've booked ourselves onto a whale shark adventure. This is a huge undertaking for me as I haven't swum in the ocean since I was ... Well let's say a long time....

Sparky does it again April 28

For those of you who aren't aware Gavern has long had the nickname of Sparky (the dog from National lampoons vacation movie) I mean really how many things can keep going ...

pick me pick me April 27th

There's something wrong. Everything falls in to place today. Apart from some heavy dew we get packed up, don't get bogged driving out of the park and manage to finish a ...

A sore hip pocket 26th April

Do I need to say anymore? We've already gone into Denham to get a new trye and notice that the fridge struggles all day....

slip,slide& bounce 25th April

Francois Peron national park. We are a little dubious about taking the camper in after reading the signs but what the heck we've paid for a night and spent a lot on ...

The lily white's make an appearance - April 24

Look out Kalbarri I've finally exposed my lily white legs. They last made an appearance in January 2010. It's so bright that Gavern needs to wear his sunglasses inside ...

To loop or not to loop that is the question - April 23

Happy birthday Elyse. We arrive early in Kalbarri and book into the Murchison caravan park. As we arrive at our selected site our fellow camper averts a meltdown by giving to ...

A bad decision - April 21

A short drive (if you can call 350 Kim's short) brings us to Geraldton otherwise known as the windy city. Gavern is again on the seafood trail and is totally despondent when ...

the marriage saver - 20th of April

It's a miracle we have breakfast, shower and pack and am on the road by 8.30. A short trip to Coolgardie taking in the sights of the town....

The town that isn't 19th of April

As there was an earthquake in kalgoorlie in 2010 a number of places to visit are closed and currently being renovated....

Nullabor numbness 17th of April

17/4 Nullabor numbness The things you learn when you travel. Did you know that there is a central western time between Adelaide and Perth time which is 45 minutes ahead of ...

Bite me (16th of April)

16/4 Bite me We wake to thick fog so it takes quite a while to pack, everything is damp including our moods! 2 minutes later Gavern is in heaven as he locates the oyster bar....

Oysters and a place to stay (13th of April)

Can a person eat too many oysters? Gavern was on a mission to find out. At every town his eyes would pop when he spotted a sign selling them....

bananas, eggs & a loaf of bread (11th of April)

11/4 bananas, eggs & a loaf of bread What joy to find a campsite facing the beach at Surfleet cove in the Lincoln National Park. Cheese and wine,...

goodbye &g'day (10th of April)

10/4 goodbye &g'day Time to say goodbye to the family who are heading back to the realities of life. First pack goes well until Gavern tries to coil the hose into a bucket....

ground hog day (8th of April)

Having survived the forces of nature we look forward to a day of rest. Our 3 year old niece Isabel who has slept through it all and the weather have other ideas....