Oz Trip - Day 152

Day 152 – 30/9/2012 – Port Fairy

It was going to be a bit of a shorter day kilometres wise mainly so that we could get to Port Fairy, have a bit of a look around and then find a place to watch the NRL grand final. The first stop of the morning was Mount Gambier.

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Day 151 – 29/9/2012 – Naracoorte

We had a cold and wet pack up again at 8am. It was pretty much 11deg all day and briefly hit a max of about 15 during the day, but that was short lived. It was also pretty much just a driving day. We were taking the scenic way around the back of Adelaide via Crystal Brook, the Claire Valley and the Barossa Valley. Again the scenery was fantastic and so many little towns that I have lost track of them all.

Some of the more notable places that we went through were Nerriupta, Tanunda, Auburn and Mount Pleasant. They were all very nice and we definitely want to go back and explore this area in more detail.

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Day 150 – 28/9/2012 – Port Pirie Day

After pushing pretty hard for the last couple of days we had a bit of a sleep in, until 10am!!! After a late brunch and a few jobs we just made it to the smelter tour at 12:45. The smelter is the worlds largest lead smelter. It also produces silver, zinc, copper and gold.

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Day 149 – 27/9/2012 – The Nullarbor (Penong to Port Perie)

Again another early start as we had a lot of kilometres to do again.

The Penong van park site just before we pulled out.

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Day 148 – 26/9/2012 – The Nullarbor (Madura Pass to Penong)

We we on the road by 8am again and were just planning to get as far as possible. First stop was the lookout at the top of Madura Pass because we didn't stop there on the way in the previous afternoon.

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Day 147 – 25/9/2012 – The Nullarbor (Esperance to Madura Pass)

Basically we left at 7:45am and just drove. We were just going to see how far we could get in a day. It didn't occur to me until after half way across that I should have mounted some sort of camera on the vehicle and taken a photo say every ten minutes and then created a time lapse movie out of them and made you all sit there and watch it. Instead I will just load up a heap of photos.

The Corrugated Camels at Norseman

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Day 146 – 24/9/2012 – Esperance Sightseeing

We had a bit of a late start again this morning as it was our last chance for a bit of a sleep in before we started driving across the Nullarbor, which we had planned to be big days.

Our first stop for the day was the old Jetty.

Heading out to the end of the jetty

Oz Trip - Day 145

Day 145 – 23/9/2012 – Albany to Esperance

We left Albany at 8am and headed towards Esperance via the Sterling Ranges. And as per usual, the day that you have to leave is always the best.

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Day 144 – 22/9/2012 – Albany Sightseeing

After a late start, a bit of shopping, and lunch back at camp we set off to have a bit of a look around Albany.

It was nice to have an en-suite while the weather wasn't so good!

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Day 143 – 21/9/2012 – Pemberton to Albany

Our first rainy pack up. Not only was it wet it was also cold. Due to the wet we were a little bit slower getting moving than normal. First stop for the day was the Valley of the Giants tree top walk. It was a lot easier than climbing the trees the day before and Jodie even did the walk. The maximum height was only 40m, a lot less than the day before.

The Valley of the Giants Tall Trees Walk

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Day 142 – 20/9/2012 – Sightseeing in Pemberton

We started off out sightseeing day by doing a tour of the timber mill. Pemberton is pretty much a timber town. We were lucky to catch the tour as it is only run on at 9:30 and we just turned up a couple of minutes before it started.  It is amazing to see how quickly a massive tree can be processed into fencing stakes!

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Oz Trip - Day 141

Day 141 – 19/9/2012 – Pemberton

We left Bunbury at 9am. The first stop was Busselton. Again it was a very nice seaside town.

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Day 140 – 18/9/2012 – Ferguson Valley Day Trip

We woke up to our 1st rainy day of the trip. Luckily it was just light showers on and off and cleared up as the day wore on. Today was going to be a bit of a sightseeing day. The first part was a drive through the Ferguson Valley to visit Gnomesville.

We were on the right path to Gnomesville

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Day 139 – 17/9/2012 – Bunbury Jobs Day

Another early rise as I had to have the Pajero into the dealer for a server first thing. Basically it was another day to catch up on shopping, washing, refilling water tanks etc etc.

We also had a brief family reunion. My parents and uncle and aunty who were passing through on their way to Kalbarri briefly stopped in. They caught the Indian Pacific train across from Sydney and were doing a tour of the South West WA. They had timed their trip to meet us in Perth, but due to our delays we just had to cross paths and say hello.

In the afternoon we managed to find a cinema and catch The Bourne Legacy. We had been waiting for this movie to come out for a while and were hoping that we would eventually be in a place that had a cinema and was still showing it!

That night we had dinner with Jodies parents as they were leaving the following day. We weren't going to catch up with them again until we were all home in Bundaberg.

Oz Trip - Day 138

Day 138 – 16/9/2012 – Bunbury

It was nice to have a bit of a sleep in as we didn't have a big day to get to Bunbury and we didn't have to be out of the camp site by 10am :-). When we were finally ready to leave and were doing our final pre departure check, I found that the hazard/indicator lights weren't working, there was a battery charging error light on on the dash and the battery voltage looked way higher than normal, up around 15.5v! After a bit of detective work I found that the hazard fuse had blown. After replacing the blown fuse everything was back to normal.

Camp Will & Bec

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Oz Trip - Day 137

Day 137 – 15/9/2012 – Perth

Kilometer wise it wasn't going to be as big a day as the last couple, so we could afford to have a bit of a latter start. It was about 9am by the time we eventually rolled out.

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Oz Trip - Day 136

Day 136 – 14/9/2012 – The Pinnacles

Again we were up and on the road again early. On the way out of town we stopped to make a phone call to make a booking at the Cervantes van park. First stop was Port Gregory to see the Pink Lake. It is not pollution that makes it look pink but the beta-carotene contained in the algae that does.

The Pink Lake

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Oz Trip - Day 135

Day 135 – 13/9/2012 – Murchison Station

This morning we had to cook breakfast in the camp kitchen as it was far too windy to use ours. It also saved us a bit of time in packing up. We were on the road by 8am. We stopped at the Overlander roadhouse to refuel and make a few phone calls. The first thing that we noticed as we were getting closer to Kalbarri was the wild flowers lining the side of the road.

Wildflowers lining the side of the road

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Oz Trip - Day 134

Day 134 – 12/9/2012 – Steep Point day trip

After speaking to a couple of people the night before in the camp kitchen, they said that it took them about 4 hours to get to Steep Point. So with this in mind we set off at 8am. The first 100km or so was formed reasonably good dirt road.

The good dirt road

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Day 133 – 11/9/2012 – Denham and Monkey Mia day trip

As it was a couple of hours drive to Monkey Mia, so we set out relatively early. We stopped for smoko at Denham on the way.

On the way to Denham

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Day 132 – 10/9/2012 – Hamelin Station

We left Exmouth early and headed for Hamelin Station stay. We were going to use the station as a base to explore the surrounding areas.

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Day 131 – 9/9/2012 – Cape Range National Park day trip

We were able to have a bit of a sleep in as we had to wait for a local dive shop to open so that we could hire some snorkelling gear. We were planning to spend the day in the Cape Range National Park. We didn't bother trying to camp in the national park as it was notorious for being full and having to line up early in the morning to wait to get in.

On the way out to Cape Range National Park we stopped off at the lighthouse.

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Day 130 – 8/9/2012 – Exmouth

We left the roadhouse relatively early, but we were still one of the last to leave. By putting in a big day before we arrived at Exmouth around lunch time which gave us a bit of time to have a bit of a drive around the town in the afternoon.

On the way to Exmouth

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Oz Trip - Day 129

Day 129 – 7/9/2012 – Tom Price mine tour

We left Karijini at 7:30am because we had to be in Tom Price for a mine tour at 9:30am. This mine tour was really good as well. Although you couldn't see a lot into the bottom of the pit to see the activity, it did allow you to get up closer to the big mining trucks and see more of the processing plant up close. The mining trucks were driving right past the lookout and you could see the drivers in the cabs. They were also blowing their horns as the tour group waved to them.

Changing a wheel on a dump truck requires a monster forklift!

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Oz Trip - Day 128

Day 128 – 6/9/2012 – Karijini Day trip

Today we set out to drive around the Banjima Drive through the Karijini National Park. First stop was Joffre Falls. We only did the short walk to the lookout as we were on a tight time schedule.

Joffre Falls

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Day 127 – 5/9/2012 – Mt Whaleback mine tour and Karijini National Park

It was the coolest morning that we had had for a while. It was about 8deg. We didn't have to be at the visitors centre until 9:15 for the mine tour. We were ready to go just after 8am so we decided to go for a drive to Radio Hill that looked out over Newman.

Looking out over Newman from Radio Hill

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Day 126 – 4/9/2012 – Road trip to Newman

We were up, packed up and pulled out right on 8am. Today was basically just going to be a driving day to Newman. We weren't too sure which way to go. There were a couple of options. Down the dirt via the Rio Tinto Rail access road – the more direct route with pretty much no doubling back, or sticking to the black top which meant back tracking about 200km but we could site on a good speed.

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Day 125 – 3/9/2012 – Karratha Jobs Day

It was into TJM first thing to pick up the new battery tray. It was exactly the same as the one that had broken and fixed so it was pretty easy for me to put in. Nothing else needed to be changed just an unbolt, swap and rebolt job.

After I finished fitting the new tray we decided to head back out to Hearson Cove for a swim because it was so hot. We pretty much had the place to ourselves today as it was a Monday and everyone was back at work. A lot quieter than the day before.

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Day 124 – 2/9/2012 – Dampier day trip

The first thing that struck us on the way to Dampier was the massive amount of road construction that was going on. They were in the process of constructing a divided dual lane carriage way from Karratha to Dampier. To put that into a bit of context for the people at home, it is the same as building a divided dual lane carriage way from Bundaberg to Bargara!

The massive amount of roadworks

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Day 123 – 1/9/2012 – Karratha

Since arriving in Derby I had been chasing a replacement axillary battery tray to replace the one in the Pajero that had been welded up twice. After making a few calls from the Pardoo Roadhouse I managed to track one down at Karratha. So that was going to be our next destination.

First stop on the way to Karratha was Port Hedland. We were only doing a drive around the town as we weren't stopping overnight.

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