Carnarvon, Australia Travel Blogs

Australia - Carnarvon
Apr 20, 2006 (7 photos)

... in the 80's. The dish was lit up at night and this gave it a rather spooky, sci-fi appearance (PIC). Day 2 Carnarvon doesn't actually have many attractions to boast, in our opinion at least. So after a spot of grocery shopping we drove out to the ...

Carnarvon
Apr 27, 2008

Carnarvon = another massive town on our map - the second town to get the lofty status of capitalised print. There was absolutely nothing to see or do here particularly as it was Sunday. The supermarket was our only source of entertainment. Even the ...

Whale Sharks, Ningaloo Reef
May 23, 2005 (23 photos)

We arrive at Coral Bay on the 19th May and are very impressed with how beautiful it is. We get the togs on and head straight to the beach for a snorkel. Great fun until both of us cut our feet on the coral. Thomas is ok but I keep bleeding, youch. ...

Day 163
Feb 26, 2007 (2 photos)

25th September. Today I did some laundry - the boat had washing machines and dryers! We got level with Australia today and at about noon we were three quarters up the coast. From my chat with the Chief Officer on the Bridge I'd learned that we ...

Road Trip the Third: A Parting of Ways
Apr 27, 2005 (1 photos)

... that. But I'm pretty sure that the "everyone says it's a shithole, but it turns out to be spectacular" reversal never happens. Carnarvon is no exception to this rule. The landscape on the way to Carnarvon seemed to have been born out of fire, black, ...

Six Months To Go
Jul 3, 2005

... ) If!!!!! I come back early, I'll spend the remainder of the year in my favourite city... Melbourne. I plan to depart Australia on 26th December, 2005 and return on or around 14th December. Most of the trip will be done independently, staying in ...

Only 2 months till departure.
Oct 27, 2005

Como esta? It is hard to believe that 4 months have gone since I last wrote. And to think that I only have 2 months to go is getting me mega excited. During the last 4 months, I have changed my itinerary slightly, got some needles, and continued to ...

Update in February
Feb 5, 2007

... people and the friendships I made... but I know I will cherish in the ones I've made especially with people here in Australia (especially Melbourne!).  And I miss the dramatically different cultures to our own. It's good to be back in a house I ...

Booked the Airfare
Apr 25, 2007

I've booked and paid for my airfare to Central America and pretty happy with the deal I got.  In the end, I found that it will be cheaper to travel to Los Angeles from Perth via Singapore (instead of Sydney/Melbourne).  To get from Perth to ...

One Mile Jetty
Sep 1, 2006

During the afternoon today we went to the One Mile Jetty... Stu walked to the end and back, while I took the train to the end and walked back with Stuart... I hated every minute of it (no, not because I was with Stuart) but because I could see the waves ...

Carnarvon
Jan 15, 2007

On way to Monkey Mia

Carnarvon
Dec 10, 2006 (27 photos)

... Carnarvon in search of food, Christmas supplies and presents, mail and many errands. The warm winters and hot summers that Carnarvon enjoys allow for immense tropical fruit growing, primarily bananas, and mangos on the flats of the Gascoyne River.   ...

Greyhound Logistics
Mar 26, 2007

 

campervan hell! but no blogging yet!
Jan 6, 2009

... mechanics to get our beloved, bloody campervan poked and prodded, in order that we're able to go see the north of western australia, without fear of getting stranded on the side of the road, and in easy reach of possible wolf creek killer copycat! anyway, ...

Carnarvon
Feb 7, 2007

A stopover site on our way up to Ningaloo Reef. Nothing much to report other than our when driving inland yesterday the thermometer was displaying 50 degrees and that was outside. Give or take a few degrees for it being a cheap inaccurate thermometer it ...

Perth to Carnarvon
Feb 11, 2006 (11 photos)

... people continue to swim, hoping to frolic in the water with the dolphins. No thanks. Next place worthy of mention was Carnarvon. Carnarvon itself isn't up to much but we did find a rather good little restaurant on the pier. Actually restaurant isn't ...

Our WWOOFing Experience
Aug 31, 2006 (2 photos)

... and post them on the site within the next few days. We plan to finishing our WWOOFing here on Friday, so we will leave Carnarvon of Saturday morning.... we will then head for Coral Bay and the Exmouth area... so will try and check emails there. Mum - ...

Collapsed in Carnarvon
Oct 13, 2009 (11 photos)

... themselves with a few local sights like the Point Quobba blowholes, lighthouse and beach (about 73km north), along with Carnarvon's Historic Precinct, including the heritage listed One Mile Jetty. This structure is actually not quite a mile long, but ...

Surviving Cyclones with me Ma
Jan 16, 2006 (5 photos)

Hi all, hope you are all well Visa application is in - I have a bridging visa !! - So will be at Gnaraloo for the forseeable, and unless it turns out I have TB I should get my full visa soon. Like everything here, it was done lastminute.com. I filed ...

Fruit/Veg and Fishing
Nov 6, 2009 (23 photos)

... (no longer in use now) It was used for the moon landing way back in the 60s and it was the first contact that Australia had that telecasted the man landing on the moon. Many Americans lived here for sometime running the place. they have now all left of ...

Cinema Experience - The Carnarvon Way!
Sep 2, 2006

We just thought that this is worth mentioning in the blog.... On Friday night (1 Sept) we went to the cinema in Carnarvon to watch Fast and Furious Tokyo Drift - the films was typical - fast cars and the guy pulls the bird.... but anyway.... we could ...

WWOOFing and The Dish
Aug 29, 2006 (2 photos)

We arrived in Carnarvon by midday and booked into a caravan park for the night... tomorrow will be our first day as WWOOFers... Last week we joined 'WWOOF'.... Willing Workers On Organic Farms.... so we are now WWOOFers! You work as volunteers, and ...

Shark Bay to Random Camp Site
Jul 18, 2006

... you want to get technical). 3. Stromatolites which I will explain later. 4. Is Home to 6 of the most endangered animals in Australia. And we didnˇ¦t see any of them. Plus a load more smaller reasons, all very impressive. We woke up early and I was ...

Carnarvon
May 6, 2005 (3 photos)

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Gnaraloo
Oct 3, 2005

... up and running here so you can get me by email or address and phone number is below: Gnaraloo Station, PO Box 99, Carnarvon, WA 6701, Australia. Ph: 08 994 25927 Photos soon - I promise Love to all Q xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Carnarvon
Aug 29, 2007

... was metres thick. There must have been billions of shells. Horseshoes would have been even more amazing. We drove to Carnarvon today through more millions of wild flowers. Nothing in this country comes in small numbers. Weather fantastic so we just ...

blowholes and coral reefs
Jul 28, 2009 (5 photos)

The blowhole at Point Quobba blows the water several meters into the air. In the rockholes of the rugged coastline colorful fish hide and at the closeby coral reef it is possible to get close up with the amazing colors and shapes. What a great place to ...

Fingers crossed
Dec 1, 2005 (5 photos)

Hi all, sorry I haven't written for so long. Things have been really busy and the internet is a bit intermittent (as is the pile of people you have to climb over to get to a computer here !). Life is bowling along - the time is virtually whizzing ...

Dead roo...
May 30, 2005 (4 photos)

... The car seems to be fine, but there is a bit of a pungent smell under the car now - time to hit a carwash methinks! Carnarvon is famous for its plantations, and we managed to drive past quite a few, finally stopping at one and buying fresh fruit and veg ...

Day 121-128 Carnarvon-Quobba Pt
Apr 25, 2009 (7 photos)

... 's second youngest) joined us for drinks whilst Jason and Kobe went for a fish. The rest of the Miltons headed back to Carnarvon, they are returning for a long weekend tomorrow and will stay with The Stanford's who are set up at Quobba Station about 8km ...