after the road trip along the westcoast, ben and myself jumped on an airplane in broome (this was at the end of may) which took us to brisbane where the remains of my bicycle were waiting for me to being put together again. it took me a while to gather the motivation for the task… Continue reading a wrap-up of the last three months
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cape leveque
the trip to cape leveque was a typical australian trip: a bunch of people with supplies for a couple of days in a four-wheel drive taking some dirt road away from civilization to camp in the bush. they have their fishing gear and a couple of cold drinks at hand. and enjoy that at the… Continue reading cape leveque
broome
after a long day’s drive we checked into a hostel to wash off the dust from the road and to drift through the nightlife with a bed waiting at the end of the party. there is more or less just one club most people go to. the only club for hundreds of miles. some change… Continue reading broome
karijini national park
we continued towards exmouth, stopped at coral bay to go snorkeling and made once more use of the gas bbq’s at lunch break. as ben got some nights paid accommodation from the insurance, we got ourselves a neat bungalow with shower, kitchen and nice veranda. the next day we went fishing with ben’s mate dan.… Continue reading karijini national park
red bluff
with some help from the people of the station, we put the truck back on its wheels. we towed it the last twenty kilometers to red bluff where we got ourselves a nice shack, our home for the next week. just in front of the shack was our little garden with a bench to watch… Continue reading red bluff
crash no. 2
on the way to red bluff we passed the quobba blow holes, just an hour north of carnarvon. a place where the force of the sea shows itself when it hits the rocky coastline and sends water fountains up in the air. quite a nice shower if you’re not too close. we continued on a… Continue reading crash no. 2
trip north
after leaving magaret river we went to perth, fixed the exhaust of the truck on the way and crashed at katie’s place, a common friend of ben and ian from the sunshine coast. i had a lovely night out in freo once more and on the next morning we set out along the coastline to… Continue reading trip north
trip south
after deciding to leave magaret river after three months, there was still the question where to go next. my original idea to go east was getting less attractive each day as it was getting cold down south and it would get colder and rainy over the following months, so i started thinking about going north… Continue reading trip south
pemberton
to get out of the hostel we made a road trip to pemberton. famous for its huge karri trees which were used as a fire-lookout. the most famous one being the gloucester tree. the way you climb up is still the same, just some metal rods sticking out of the bunk like a spiral staircase.… Continue reading pemberton
magaret river
the hostel has a wonderful atmosphere. more like a small village with enough quiet corners to read a book or pick up the guitar. the football field was used for that if there was no game on and the swimming pool was perfect to take a dip afterwards and during the hot days that followed.… Continue reading magaret river