Coffee tasted awful this morning, a strong rubbery aftertaste, probably from the hose I used to fill up the tank. I make a mental note to add bleach to the tank and see if that makes a difference. Off to Lesueur National Park, which in spring has the largest number of wildflowers around here, Read More
I just realised I forgot to hand over the spare set of keys to Pete and Andrea’s place. Oops. Well I guess there’s another excuse for Pete and I to have a beer in Karratah then. The Indian Ocean Drive goes from Perth to Geraldton, along the coast. From Lancelin there is, well supposedly,, Read More
Friday night, the Ducey’s come home, and my big truck is parked on their front lawn. The neighbor kindly offered me a beer while I waited for them. Stella jumps to greet me, while Sophia is fast asleep. Great to see you guys. I sleep in my car, as they don’t have a guest, Read More
A month ago, I was swimming at Manly Beach, NSW, in the Pacific Ocean. Today I’m facing the Indian Ocean, on the other side of the country. More than 3000k apart. Brussels to Moscow is only 2500km… Hamelin Bay, this is as far as I can go heading west. From now on I’ll be, Read More
Day Nine: Today is Thursday, more than a week ago I experienced the last drops of rain, today is still a beautiful day. The sun wakes me up again too early. I really need to tint these windows. (And no, no curtains, it’s ugly and I would look like a Dutch camper-van, no offense, Read More
Day Eight : Daylight saving wakes me up. We’re 45min behind , this is Central Time. I get to the WA-SA border and the Quarantine Officer has me thrown out all my fresh produces : half a kilo of carrots, a handful of beans, a lettuce, even the garlic and the onions. I eat, Read More
Day Seven : Beautiful sunrise on the campground, over the airfield a helicopter takes off, most likely a couple of miners are on their way to work. It’s very common on these parts of Australia, miners meet their wives and kids at the nearest town and fly for the week to the mining site., Read More