Margaret Rive, Albany, Esperence and across the NULLARBOR!!

Sorry, I didn't realise that it had been solong since my last post! We have been so busy we simply fall into bed in the evenings (as do the girls which is even better).

To bring you up to date...
I managed to talk Greg into Margaret River however, as a family on a budget, there was nothing really suitable for us to do together. It was a bit disappointing however we still enjoyed sharing our dinner with the kookaburras by the river in our caravan park. Greg reluctantly said goodbye to his chicken kebabs (twice) as they completed a fly through snatching - leaving the boring sausages for him!

From Margaret River we travelled to Albany. It was such a wet day when we drove in however the scenery was incredible. You will see some of our shots in the gallery, the looming clouds made for fantastic photography and none of us really minded the wet.

From Albany we visited Experence (2 pics), similar to Albany for its incredible bays and beaches only Esperence decided to turn on the sun on our last day, thankfully! We found a lovely little caravan park in Esperence that didn't charge us the world and they had a great camp kitchen that was so great to use, we sat around the camp table and chat with a few other travellers. It was so nice to sit back and relax and share stories. Thanks to Neil for the great info on Fraser Range Station. We stayed there for the night before we hit the Nullarbor and it was such an incredible place!

When you are on the road and only stopping for 1 night, anything that makes packing up in the morning easier is most welcome. One of the things we love to make use of is the camp kitchens. The kitchen at Fraser Range Caravan Park was awesome. There was everything you needed to cook and eat dinner, the place was immaculate and there was a lovely fire to keep you warm. Such a lovely place and all Jasmine could say to everyone was "I found a ram skull in my camping spot!"

Back on the road again and we travelled a fair distance to Eucla which is only about 20kms from the SA border. We stopped in our first free camp spot by the road house and it was fantastic. We had the whole place to ourselves including the stars!

From Eucla we wanted to make it to Ceduna. Again we were recommended by Neil to visit the Head of the Bight to see the whales. Again Neil - you were so right. There were so many Southern Right Whales swimming with their calves. It was such an incredible sight and the gils were amazed. The viewing platforms were fantastically built and there were lots of people there enjoying their lunch on the platforms watching the whales frolicking. If you are thinking about travelling this area of Australia Head of the Bight and Fraser Range Station are definate MUST SEES! You have to read our entry in the Fraser Range Visitors Book too.

Ceduna was another great little town. We didn't have too much time to experience too many sights however we did visit the lookout. On the lookout sign it told that the islands visible from the coast were very likely to be the ones used in the story "Gulliver's Travels" coincidently this was a dvd we picked up for the girls to watch so Jasmine spent lots of time trying to see little people on the island!

From Ceduna we travelled to the Flinders Ranges which is where we are now. Another incredible location that we have really enjoyed. We spent the first day here relaxing and walking around the resort at Wilpena Pound. That was a bit of a mistake as that night it POURED and rained most of the next day, we had 2 inches in under 24 hours! The 3 Dog Camper held up fantastically while we witnessed other campers with their own indoor swimming pools.

The pic you see here is of the girls seeing the fossil castings in Brachina Gorge. After their favourite movie being Walking with Beasts they undertand what fossils are and were very excited!

Tomorrow we leave for Broken Hilland into Far west NSW, Meninde and Mungo areas. We arelooking forward to another unique part of Australia!!