We left Fremantle in the morning and made our way along the coast to the last stop of this trip: Busselton. Along the way we stopped in Mandurah to see the Giants, large wooden sculptures created by Thomas Dambo. The Danish artist uses recycled wood to build these larger-than-life statues and places them all over…
Freemantle
We took the free of charge Freemantle Blue Bus from South Beach that morning to get into the town‘s center and walked to the „Round House“. This building was the first prison in Fremantle when the British tried to establish Freemantle as their colony. The town has a laid back appearance and lots of cute…
Rottnest Island
Temperatures in Fremantle were lower than what we were used to after the last weeks up North but considering it was winter it was still quite pleasant outside. We wanted to spend the day on Rottnest Island cycling and looking for Quokas. Already back home I had booked tickets for the ferry to take us…
Back to Perth
From Broome we flew back down to Perth. After about 7.500km on the road we retraced part of our journey by plane. We met up with our daughter who had arrived in Perth a couple of days earlier and drove down to Fremantle from where we wanted to start exploring the Southern part of Western…
Broome
Sweaty and full of road dust we arrived at Broome with new impressions, new acquaintances, lots of photos and a bag full of dirty clothes. Originally we had planned to recover for a day and then head for a day tour to Cygnet Bay. But the tour was canceled. We decided to leave it at…
Kimberleys: Back to Broome
That night we slept on a camp site right next to the new Fitzroy River Bridge. It was the last night of our bus tour and the whole group of travelers joined for dinner at the camp pub. Our twelve day tour through the Kimberleys would come to an end the next day and we…
Kimberleys: Fitzroy River
On our way back to Broome we had to take a detour as parts of the Kimberleys were destroyed during that year’s cyclone season. Sections of the Great Northern Highway and Fitzroy Crossing were impassable. At Fitzroy Crossing, the Fitzroy River Bridge, was significantly damaged, along with 500 metres of road, cutting access to Aboriginal…
Kimberleys: Bungle Bungles
One of the highlights of this trip is the visit to Purnululu National Park and the Bungle Bungles. The park is World Heritage listed. The driving is rough and a high- clearance four-wheel drive vehicle is a must on these roads and you need to feel comfortable to navigate river crossings. The area is dominated…
Kimberleys: Lake Argyle
Today we stayed in the area around Lake Argyle. The Lake is a 2.000 square kilometers body of water and the largest reservoir in Australia. A dam was built early 1970 that created the current lake. The water is used for irrigation and for some power generation but has way more capacity then currently used….
Kimberleys: Going to Lake Argyle
Next day was a very touristy day- shopping stops and rum tasting. But it started off with a drive along the Cockburn Range. Along the way we saw wild horses roam free in the bush. Leaving the Gibb River Road we stopped at a road sign. Our fellow Australian travelers got real excited about having…