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Hamelin Bay Beach and Augusta
For me, while Michael recovered from a sore chest after a heavy gym session on Friday, today started with a run along the Wadandi Trail, to get another look at the lovely forest with all its jungle sounds and wildlife. Run complete, we tucked into some bacon and eggs for breakfast to set us up…
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Vasse Felix, LS Merchants and Stella Bella wines
The weather still isn’t proving to be as reliably hot as the tourism books would have you believe. As we’re finding out from the locals, it’s actually quite normal for the climate to be a bit iffy at this time of year. The real heat comes in December, but we won’t be here for that,…
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Margaret River, Wooditjup National Park, Prevelly Beach and Cape Mentelle
Woke up this morning to the squawking of birds. For all their vibrant and interesting markings, Australian birds seem to have largely missed out on the gift of song… But there are worse things to be woken up by and we have an active day ahead anyway, so it all worked out in the end.…
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Busselton, whales and Margaret River check-in
After a 2.5hr drive south to Busselton, we stopped for a spot of lunch at Shelter Brewing Co., from where we could see the sea. Cloudy overhead today, but that won’t deter us! After a couple of incredibly tasty chicken burgers we set off for Dunsborough, from where we’ll be casting away on our whale…
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Arrival in Perth
Once off the plane, I sorted myself out a SIM card so I can still be connected to the world while I’m here and not rely on WiFi and Michael… who I met off the airport transfer bus at Terminal 3, where we collected the juggernaut… Michael managed to get a free upgrade because they…
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Gatwick to Australia!
After a long but smooth journey, including an amazing lightning storm outside the plane that illuminated the clouds from below against the starry black night’s sky, I finally made it to Perth. The plane also included some smelly farts from my seat neighbours, some interesting smelling sucking sweets (like toilet cleaner) – I opted for…
Blonde on a Road Trip 