Category Archives: Travel in Australia

DAY ONE We left Esperance a little later than expected as we had to get one of our headlight bulbs replaced. Thanks to the BMW call centre, we were able to locate a local place that would have the right … Continue reading →

Our trip to Esperance was uneventful and across interesting country. We travelled a little faster than our previous days as there were not as many places to visit on the way. One place however, was Bremer Bay, which our Lonely … Continue reading →

We left Margaret River by 8.00 am on Monday and headed south to Albany. It was difficult driving for the first hour or so as we were facing into the low sun, but one unintended benefit was that the sun … Continue reading →

Our trip from Perth to Margaret River took us through a number of interesting places. South through the new suburbs to Mandurah showed us just how much Perth is growing and how significant this southern corridor is in this growth. … Continue reading →

We left Geraldton early on Thursday morning and took our time traveling back to Perth. We had the whole day available, so we took our time and stopped frequently to admire some of the wildflowers that were growing by the … Continue reading →

We arrived in Perth almost on time yesterday morning. I think that to be just 5 minutes late and after 4300 kilometres is really good. The train crew told us that it would take 40 minutes to unload the cars, … Continue reading →

Now that we are in South Australia, and the track is much smoother, it was easier to sleep and much more comfortable last night. We were wakened this morning by the train crew with a cup of tea in bed … Continue reading →

We enjoyed our day traveling from Broken Hill and the time seemed to go quickly. The country side changed along the way from arid salt bush country near Broken Hill to green grass around the pastoral area of Peterborough and … Continue reading →

Well, after a very bumpy ride overnight which made sleeping very difficult, we arrived in Broken Hill at 6.40 this morning. It was very cold (1.8c) and I decided to walk along the platform and count the number of carriages … Continue reading →

Our train left Sydney this afternoon at 2.55 pm. We spent a day in Sydney yesterday doing some shopping and then had a wonderful dinner with Jill & Derek King and Graham & Janice Chalkely who we met on our … Continue reading →