Taking the scenic route, one day at a time
This next 700km leg of our Western Australian adventure involved a slow meander along WA’s stunning south coast from Hopetoun to Cape Le Grand National Park, and then the long run north to the goldfields’ city of Kalgoorlie-Boulder. Hopetoun Our first stop was the small coastal hamlet of Hopetoun for some down time in the…
Just as the weather was finally improving, we headed away from the coast for an 850kms inland detour up to Wave Rock, near the small wheatbelt town of Hyden, and then back down to the coast again. Of course, we took the longer scenic route via Katanning, Wagin, Narrogin, Kulin, and then back to the…
We stumbled upon this precious gem of a town quite by accident. After driving in to the town where we’d planned to stay and finding it closed for the weekend (and its free camp soul-destroying and desolate), we hastily consulted the trusty oracle Wikicamps for an alternative along our route. And that’s how we found…
While in Albany, we took a day trip to visit the Porongurup National Park and the small village of Porongurup, situated about 50kms north of Albany. We had heard about the Granite Skywalk, a suspended walkway around the huge granite outcrop of Castle Rock and were keen to see the views from the top. The…
We spent three wonderful days exploring picturesque Albany and the surrounding region. Albany is where the first European settlers stepped ashore in Western Australia, even predating Perth and Fremantle by a couple of years. Today it is a thriving city of over 34,000 people, on the shores of the spectacular King George Sound and Princess…