Monthly Archives: March 2011

We stayed today at the same beautiful beach as we were at yesterday.  It was a very nice warm day and we went or a walk first thing this morning about 8:30 am before it got too hot.  We walked … Continue reading →

We tried to sleep in to get our time readjusted, but didn’t too well at that and were up by 7 am.  Since the information centre in town with its dump point didn’t open until 9 am we took our … Continue reading →

We crossed the rest of the Nullarbor Plain today, travelling almost 800 km from where we were camped yesterday.  For all those who think that driving across the Saskatchewan Prairie is boring, forget about your complaint, as it can’t compare … Continue reading →

We’re camped tonight on the edge of the Great Australian Bight.  About 200 metres in front of us is a high limestone cliff undercut and crumbling into the ocean  50 to 70 metres or more below.  There are a lot … Continue reading →

Yesterday, March 5, we travelled northwest to Port Augusta.  It’s the fourth time we’ve been through the town.  It’s hard to go across Australia without going through there, as it is the hub that connects major highways from all four … Continue reading →

We left Halls Gap this morning after being rousted out of bed earlier than we really needed to awake by the very loud laughter of a flock of kookaburras.  I cooked oatmeal for breakfast today as the cereal we have turns out to have … Continue reading →

Yesterday, March 2, we got our oil changed in Ballarat.  It certainly costs a lot more to change oil in a vehicle here than in Canada, probably three or four times as much.  This motorhome does take a lot of … Continue reading →

We left Devonport yesterday, February 28, on the ferry to Melbourne.  The trip across the Bass Strait was very calm, much more so than when we went in to Tasmania.  We were the very last large vehicle off the ferry, … Continue reading →