We arrived here in mid-October to do a couple of weeks campground hosting to help out in an emergency, as once again we were between appointments in Perth, and booked to base ourselves at Yanchep National Park. Karda Campground is right next door to the Lesueur National Park, a beautiful park to visit, or go…

We planned to stay here for six days and to relax and have a good rest. Weather was good to start with, but for the last few days we had overcast skies, with a spattering of rain one day, and very little chance of topping up the batteries (with our battery of solar panels): oh…

There is an iconic hotel ruin in Big Bell, now a ghost town, since the gold mine closed in 1955. At one time it was reputed to have the longest bar in Australia. All that is left are the ruins of the hotel, lots of slabs from previous homes, and signs indicating where some buildings…

We had a big day travelling from Three Springs to Carnamah this week … 22 kms!  Uneventful through fields, either already tilled and seeded, or ready to go.  Past Yarra Yarra Lakes without a drop of water in them. It looks like it may have been a while since sufficient rain has fallen to make…