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Travel Blogs from York, Australia
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On the way to Perth...
This little town is like a western town with an old saloon where all the people living there go after work, as we were a bit early when we reached Perth we thought it would be a good idea to have look and find a cool rest area for our last ...
Taking care of business
... buy cheap bike parts to reconstruct your bikes? Can you get a Medicare number if you can’t prove when you arrived in Australia and when you’ll depart? Straight talking and honesty goes a long way over here, so these issues were quickly ...
Cape York To Weipa.
... we travelled to the tip, took the obligatory photos, then moved to Sommerset Beach (the original administration town for Cape York and Thursday Island, but now abandoned) for several days relaxed camping. We then returned to Bamaga and arranged to take ...
The big fishing trip
The guys headed off on their fishing trip today. There is much depending on a good outcome - egos to name one. They have opted for a half day of action, so us girls get to just soak up the atmosphere. Decided to read some of my book, whilst the ...
Mmmm Freedom Camping at its best
... to understand…….you will see why. We took off away from Hyden and travelled over 200 kilometres to reach a town called York. You really would have thought that the Australians who want to be rid of association with GB could think up some names ...
The Northern most tip of Australia!
... and made the last part of the journey on foot, an 800m walk to the tip. We were able to stand at the very top of Australia, on the Northern most rock of the country! Such an incredible experience and because it was quite late in the day there were only a ...
Exploring the Top
Woke to the sound of the ocean. Hard to get used to after the sounds of the bush, but who is complaining? The quest is back on the catch a fish, so it was time to get the rods ready and plan the next trek. The boys have booked a charter ...
Avon Calling !
... trip to the historic town of York in the Avon Valley, about one hour drive east of Perth. York was Western Australia's first inland town, established in 1830! Today however, the Town of York had their annual Gourmet ...
The Great Outback Adventure
... on dirt roads through desert-like conditions. Our first day’s drive started out comparatively tame as we drove up Cape York’s eastern coast. We stopped a couple of times at various viewpoints en-route to take in the spectacular coastline and ...
Thursday Island on Wednesday
Woke up bright and early. Discovered that Im useless being hassled into a schedule on holidays! Had to meet the transfer boat at 7:30am; just made it but had hubby and kids pacing the beach waiting for me. The 'mother ship' ...
Thinking of moving....not
Decided to just ease into the day. Eventually decided that we needed to stock up on supplies ready for the return leg of our journey tomorrow. Went into Seisa and took the fishing rods again to the wharf. This time we didn't have ...
At the top
... stressed out fam etc. Then on to beautiful Punsand Bay camping resort was to be our next stop. We can see Cape York and the surrounding islands and the beach is just a stone throw from our camp site. The promise of hot showers ...
York
... in York (No not England!!) and checked into the B&B (Nosh&Nod) for 1 night and wandered around the streets. York was the first inland British settlement in WA and some of the old buildings resemble the colonial era. That's all for now. ...
We made it!!!
So Thursday 16th August is the day. WE MADE IT TO THE TOP. This has been our goal for most of the year and we finally did it The water is amazingly clear and blue. I didn't realise that there were a few small islands off the top. People have even ...
Windy Harbour
Nic- Once again we drove in separate cars to Windy Harbour with all the girls in one car and all the boys with the van. The lady in the site across from us gave us a bag of golden delicious apples she had grown. We stewed them that night. As the girls ...
York
Fruehstueck und Kaffee in der aeltesten Stadt in Westaustralien. York war die erste Stadt die in diesem Teil von Australien gegründet ...
Oyster Bay
We left St Helens nice and early for our trip to Oyster Bay. We had to be quick as we had a lot to pack into today. The drive was only a few hours but then it is quite a walk from Oyster Bay car park up to the viewpoint of Oyster Bay. it was a rough ...
York
... , we decided to head for the small town of York, about 100k west of Perth. It was apparently the first inland town in Western Australia, dating back to around 1830 or so. We only looked around for half an hour or so, mainly because it is so small. ...
Rob's observations Part I
Rob's Observations 4 April 2009 Camping store owners know more than you do. 4WD shops know more than you do. GPS takes all the pressure off driving in cities. Murray can't be parked in carpark buildings. Little reatures Pale Ale tastes ...
York
Short Trip
... River. I chose to pull up alongside the river and opened a good 'ol tin of sardines...my staple diet. "York is the oldest inland town in Western Australia, situated 97 kilometres (60 mi) east of Perth in the Avon Valley near Northam, and is the ...
The smell of tropical islands!
... It was also the main supply depot for the area. Where the Burns Philp boat restored from Australia. Where the District Officers in this area came for R&R. Where the area Magistrate came to meat out justice. A different ...
Trip to York, the Oldest Inland Town in WA
... lot of the local residents have told the old place is haunted and has apparently been rated as one of the most haunted sites in Australia!! It was a self contained hospital with it's own mortuary and surgery. I am not sure I would want to live ...
Fishing Adventure
Great spot to relax and fish. Eat drink relax and be merry just looking at the clear turquoise water is enough without even having to fish. Need to keep and eye out for crogs some of them can be big fellows so keep your distance. Seisia ...
Magical Umagico
... paperbarks 1 July "Wayne's World" - Bertie Creek 2 July Umagico campground, on the beach in Cape York (Injinoo Community) 3 July Sommerset - near the Jardine graves, Cape York 4 July Sommerset, Cape York 5 July ...
3dsound
der 3d sound ist in jedem Fall zu empfehlen. Gerade wenn der eigene Computer aufgerüstet werden soll, ist es wichtig, dass im Bereich Sound zum Zocken alles richtig konfiguriert wird. Die Qualität muss beim Sound auf jeden Fall ...
#9 'the tip'
... , Cape York, Punsand Bay, New Mapoon, Muttee Beach We are officially in the northern-most town in Australia!!! Up here it is so dry, red dust EVERYwhere, but amazingly there is also an abundance of fresh water. These areas have all ...
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