I have been very busy (slack) and am way behind with the blog so I will attempt to come up to date.
Since leaving Monkey Mia we travelled to Kalbarri for a few days where I played golf with the locals and was made very welcome. It is a lovely beachside village but unfortunately was very windy while we were there. King brown or Mulga snake this time.
Then on to Geraldton where I got the Landcruiser serviced (timing belt $1500) and Bonnie did the Parlor things (wax,hair etc.) Very expensive stay but a nice place with some very big, modern houses. So time to put some money in the bank by doing some free camping.
Off to Ellendale Pool which is only 50ks from Geraldton but what a great spot. Free gas bbq, flushing toilets and a lovely lake for swimming which was just as well as it was nearly 40 every day. Very peaceful, lots of birdlife,didn't see a snake but plenty of sleepy or stumpy lizards. We stayed there a week.
Next down to New Norcia via Wannamal and Moora.
The buildings of the monastery are fantastic and no one should come over here and not go to New Norcia which is a town totally owned by the monks of the monastery.
We were running short of time as we had arranged to get to Manjimup for the Cherry Festival so due to the un-dog friendly nature of the Perth caravan parks and our aversion to large cities we decided to bypass and keep going south to Mandurah and Bussleton which are both lovely if a bit colder than we are used to. We are hoping that it will warm up when we go inland before spending Xmas at Albany.
Will try to be more proactive and not be so long between blogs.
TTFN
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