Adelaide

Coastline somewhere??? We did a 3 hour walk this was the view
Scott, Claire & Pen

Scott

second bay _ buried in seaweed
the Scotts jumping in the 12 deg water

We stayed for 1 week in Adelaide with some friends Scott & Claire in their lovely new house that they have bought in the Adelaide Hills ( Hawthorndene ). The car had to be put in for a service as the high beam lights weren't working & we had a slow leak in the front passengers tyre.

Olga's ( Ayres Rock )

I think that the Olgas are just as spectacular as Uluru.

Ayres Rock ( Uluru )

Wild Camels
Awesome little thorny devil
Scott & Me posing in front of the rock
rock before sunset
rock at sunset

Well the rock is still the same...nothing changed there at all. I don't know how many have been out here but on the way to Ayres Rock along Lassester Highway there is a mountain called Mt Connor. I remember when Ian and I came out here for NYE 2000 I fell for the trick that Mt Connor was Uluru...so of course I had to get someone back and poor Scotty fell for it hook, line and sinker...hahahaha...i am sooooo evil. I did eventually tell him the truth. We went the rock which now costs $25 pp for a 3 day pass that gets you into the Olgas also. We watched the sunset over Uluru and it did change through an array of colours over a lovely glass of red..life is really hard at the moment. The next day we rode our bikes around the base as it was too windy to climb. If the wind conditions are over 25kts your not allowed to climb and also the local aboriginal tribes don't really appreciate it either. We drove over to the Olgas also and I must admit I still think they are just as spectacular. My highlight also when driving between the 2 was seeing this cool little Thorny Devil lizard. So check out the photos and don't be afraid to leave a comment now and again.

Coober Pedy

Crocodile Harry with an 8mtr croc
( Harry's Bed ) Baby making machine
Backyard of some dodgy chinese dude
View over the township
Camping in style

Whilst driving into Coober Pedy, I was amazed to see all of the sand dunes around the surrounding area of where people have been digging their claims. The cool thing about Coober Pedy is that there is corporate mining companies here, all of the digging is done by the little man. Awesome!
All of the businesses such as banks, fuel depots, shops etc are above ground and the majority of the people live underground. We camped in the only underground campsite in the world, the place was called Reba's. They also did an underground mine tour which was really informative. They even showed us how to make explosives!! I had ammonium nitrate prills in my hand...cool hey... 5.1 / 1942 ( from memory ). You can not get a real feel for Coober Pedy if you don't go and visit Crocodile Harry. He is in his eighties now and is unfortunately dying of cancer. His actually dug out his house. It took him thirty years to do. The atmosphere in Coober Pedy is very infectious...but I am definitely not going to pack up and move here in the hope of finding me the big black opal.

Photos to be sorted

Mr Ham's valiant in Port Augusta
Sand Monitor eating a frog _ Norman Beach
Norseman roundabout
Roadkill Sign

Denmark ( for Conny, Frederikke & Amalie )

Hi Girls,

So here are some pictures of Denmark, Australia.
This township is in the south western section of the country.
Can you see any similarities?

Albany / Esperance

Ship awaiting a berth in Albany and a whale just watching
Scott body surfing with a whale at Middleton Beach, Albany
Seal on a rock
Southern Right whale fluke

Albany will always have a special place in my heart as it is the first time I have ever seen Whales. The migration period is on now during the winter months. The Southern Right whales come up from the Antarctic to breed and have their calves. I saw 11 whales in Albany but I didn't get as close to them as Scotty. The water is alittle too cold for this tropical girl.

Northcliffe / Walpole

All around this section of the country the forests have the most amazing trees. There is a tree called the Red Tingle which grows to 80 mtrs high; 24 mtrs wide and over 400 years old. There is a walk amongst the canopies you can do in Walpole. The walkway is 40 mtrs in the air and it has spectacular views.

Margaret River, Western Australia

The land of the vineyards.
Since leaving Fremantle the rain has been following us along the coast. So I can assure you that setting up a tent in the rain is not too much fun. We pulled into Margaret River late Friday afternoon, just enough time to set the tent & relax alittle before making dinner. I was completely amazed to see this rooster strutting his stuff around the camp site and crowing next to peoples tents. It seemed funny then but I can assure you at 4am....not so funny. In between waking up wet & having this annoying bloody rooster crowing beside our tent...I was not a happy camper. Once the sun had risen Scott went and complained to management.
Besides being alittle tired I was determined that my wine tasting tour was not going to be effected. We jumped on our bus just before noon and went all around Margaret River and visited 5 vineyards. We bought 6 bottles of wine which by the end of the day I can not really remember. There was some funny people on our tour also that just made the day more enjoyable. When we got back to the campsite our little friend the rooster was still there so Scott complained once again. Management were so friendly and understanding that they lets us stay in one of there self contained units...yippie i real bed. So we sat up that night and played guitars and sang with this guy from a band in Perth. His name was Dave and there was another lovely guy there named Henry from Germany. We drank too much again & I pretty well pasted out...all things being equal...I had heaps of fun in Margaret River. There is no photos of the wine tour unfortunately but here are some of the surf. The surfers are amazing, the waves were enormous. I would have certainly drowned.