Hi All
Just back from one of the best trips I have ever done, nearly 6 weeks and 13,000 km's to
Perth and the lower SW area of WA.
All I can say is WOW !!!!! if you have not visited this fantastic place then get a move on.
Some areas visited include, The Baxter Cliffs,
Israelite Bay, Cape Arid N.P, Cape Le Grande N.P,
Esperance and the brilliant Southern coast beaches and National Parks The forests around Shannon and Pemberton.
Cape Leeuwin and the area around
Augusta,
Cape Naturaliste, Margaret River,
Busselton, Bunbury,
Hyden and of course
Perth and Rotnest and a whole lot more.
Just brilliant, and the best summer conditions you could hope for around mid to low 20's for most of our time there, very nice considering Melb was sweltering in 40 something degree's.
Part of the reason I travel is not just to see the country but to meet people and I was not disappointed in this regard.
In
Peterborough SA we spent 2 nights on the way west and one on the way east with Willem and Judith, catching up and enjoying a little bit of R n R. As usual the country hospitality extended by Willem and Judith is second to none, Thank you both again.
In Kalgoorlie we met up with Davoe (Widgiemooltha) who again showed us us some real country hospitality by arranging an invite to a BBQ at Mick's place and then the following day Davoe picked us up for a tour of Kalgoorlie, Many thanks Davoe for both yours and Mick's hospitality, it was great.
And in
Perth we spent a very pleasant evening at the
home of Richard Kovac and his lovely wife Robyn, comparing Troopies, It was great to meet and thanks for the great evening.
On the way
home we stopped of for lunch at Kadina in SA with Roachie, great to meet the legend behind the Nissan. LOL. Good to catch up Bill.
The Troopy performed very
well with the only issues being the 2nd battery dying at
Augusta (It was a little suspect before I left) so was ready for it.
And a stone cracking the windscreen east of
Albany, no big deal will get it changed in the next week or so.
Before I went I could honestly say that I had never heard a bad word about WA,
well I have to say I found something to complain about, actually two things....
The first, No 24 hour supermarket shopping. Very surprised considering the growth in the areas I visited and from someone who is used to 24 hour convenience a bit of a hassle.
And the second, The price of Dim Sims in the Fish and Chip shops, they ranged from $1.20 to $1.60, Why so pricey???
One
young lady behind the counter of one Chip
shop said "They were quite big" (The Dim Sims that is) when I asked to see one they where no different to our eastern states one's at about .70 cents. So any info on why WA dimmies are so over the top would be appreciated. LOL.
I can't wait to return, so many
places still to visit and so many more people to meet.
Cheers