Carnarvon to Cosy Corner

First time in history we are

on the road by 7.30 am!

1st stop is into town to pick up our rim from tyre power.

Oh no!

It could only happen to us!....They don't open till 8am

Oh well!

 Time for a cappachino!

Tyre fitted & it's

 Goodbye  Yucky Carnarvon!

We are heading south to

Beautiful Kalbarri for a couple of days!

When Mark & I

were married 4 years ago

we came to WA for our honeymoon

we flew into

Perth, did Rottnest, Margaret River

 then we went north as far as

 Monkey Mia!

So we have been to Kalbarri before.

We like it!!

We arrived & unhitched the van!

 Hitching & unhitching has now become my job!

Wow!!!...

 I did not realise all that is involved in that process!

Far out chains on, brake off, jockey wheel down,

stabilizers pulled up into place,  

Gosh it just goes...

On & On & On! 

I am so unco, and I really don't have a clue what 

I am doing!

Mark just laughs and shakes his head!

Hahaha!!!

I bet the people looking on think

Wow

That bloke has got his wife trained well!!!

I think by the time we get home

I will be an expert
??????????????????????????

We spent the next couple of  days

sight seeing!

Us in

Natures Window

Beautiful Kalbarri Wild flowers

Rainbow Jungle Birds

Kalbarri's Magical

 Coast Line

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Friday morn we set off

for Geraldton

We have our truck booked in for a service on Monday,

so we will spend the weekend doing more sight seeing!

This is fun being on holidays

!!!!!!!

Along the way we stopped off

 @

Port Gregory

 &

her famous pink lake

 Soo Pretty!!!

Port Gregory

Pop...57

One of the locals

Mark was magging to said....Now, when you get home don't

tell anyone about this place!!!

Ooops Sorry Mr...Couldn't help my self!

As we neared Northampton

I said to Mark

this feels like we are driving through the

English Country Side!

Also nearby is a little seaside town of

Horrocks

All very English, I say Ole Chap!!

We are travelling through the mid western wheat belt 

 Wow....Wheat  is everywhere!!!

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Geraldton pop 28,000

Self proclaimed....

Lobster Capital of the World!

Mmmm...... We'll be the judge of that!

The best Lobster we have ever eaten came 

fresh from the docks in

Hobart!!!

I don't think any lobster in the whole world

would ever taste better than a

Tassie lobster!!!

We arrived & booked into our park

which just so happens to be right on the ocean!

This is good!!!!

The next couple of days were taken up with.... 

Car service, local markets, museum, movies, retail therapy,

walks around

Geraldton & the continuing hunt for good seafood!

Geraldton Marina

Silly Old Men!!!

HMAS

 Sydney Memorial

645 Seagulls representing those lives lost

Yummo!

Oh that reminds me.........Back to the Lobster!!!

We drove around the Marina

 thinking this would be where we will find our feast!

Well it is just not happening!!

There is one seafood Co-op, get this

 he had nothing but frozen everything 

except for fresh banana prawns

 which looked terrible with their black heads!!

Not looking so fresh to us!

Mark asked the proprietor about

Lobbies

Ah no the season doesn't open for another week!

Oh Great!!!

We headed for home

along the way we spotted another fish shop

In we go & straight back out we went!

Oh my goodness....The price was ridiculous and the

shop stunk!

Mark said they will always smell it's seafood!

No way...Fish shouldn't stink!!

It is so hard to get good fresh sea food!!

We have decided so far on our trip the best seafood

we have had was in Mount Isa!!

Strange but...TRUE!!

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We left Geraldton for Perth

I love Perth & it's rail system!

We had the canopy for our truck made here in

Perth & shipped over to us on the east coast!

Mark wants to call in to Bull Motor Bodies & have

 a chat with Simon, the guy we did all our dealings with

whilst it was being made.

So funny on our whole trip we have only ever seen one other

Bull Motor Body & that was in Derby!

Well we just hit Perth & already we have spotted three

just as I put my pen down there goes another!

They are not so rare here!

Now that is one good looking body!

All Bull!

We booked into our park and this time

Yeeha!!! 

We have a drive thru site!!!

Oh yes no un~hitching or re~hitching!!!

What a beautiful Park....Karrinyup 14kms nth of Perth

Next Morn we dropped in to Bull & from

there we headed just outside

Donnybrook to spend the night with our

Lovely  Friends we did

Cape York with last year

Donnybrook

Apple Country!

What a quaint lovely town!!

Not far up the road is

Gnomes ville

Caravaning Gnomes! 

Shirley Gnomes

 As far as the eye can see Gnomes rule!!!

What started with a few have multiplied to

 plague proportions & growing!!!!

After a beautiful dinner few drinks & lots of laughs with
our friends it was off to bed......

Tomorrow will see us nearing

Esperance.

We were on the road by mid morning,

we stopped off  along the way @

Picturesque  Bridgetown

for a snack

Today is really wet and miserable!!!

Rain.... Wow, this is something we have not seen for

so so long, it is nice for a change!!!

Back in the comfort of the car we set again

What a beautiful drive down this coast

so pretty are the

Valleys, Vineyards, Orchards, Forrest's

&

Quaint Townships

A most beautiful enjoyable drive! 

We made a stop off near Denmark

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Bartholomew's Meadery

Wow!!!...What a top little shop

All sorts of honey on the tasting table

which we got straight into!

After about 5 minutes the bee keeper came in?

I asked him what is a meadery?

Wine made with honey!

Well that is different!!!

 I have never heard the word before?

But

that would not surprise !!!

I said to Mark.......

 So have you ever heard of a Meadery?

No his reply....Oh that's a comfort to know

we are both dumb bums!!

Ahh you learn something new every day & seeing

as it has to do with one of my favorite things this is

Good!!!

After a taste test of some of their wines I was sold!!!

Yummo!!

On the road again and as it is now getting late

It's time to find somewhere to camp for the night!

I punched into the navman the coordinates for a

free camp just out side of Albany called

Cosy Corner

As we neared the entrance we were greeted by this most fantastic view!!!

We drove around into this lovely tree lined area

with the beach right beside us!

WOW!!

We could not believe our eyes as we jumped out of the car

Magic views across this lovely bay!

Yep this is a goodie.....I am very proud of myself

 at picking great free camp spots around oz

and this so far would be the the best!!!

Funny though, I said to mark how come no one else is here??

There is another cosy corner, but it is only for day use!

Oh well ...It's lucky us on a rainy snugly night

@

 Cosy Corner

Till Next Time

Enjoy!