During a long drive up the highway Claire thought it was time she was ready to have a go at driving the van which was great for Chris as he got a break..........well, for an hour or so! We stopped overnight at a park by the airport outside Perth where we bumped into Dave and Dyna we had met a few days ago. Saturday involved another long drive up...

We could have got stuck in Horrocks for days if not weeks but we had to be in Perth by the weekend so we continued South to Dongara.... On the way to Dongara we called in at the historic town of Northhampton and also to Geraldton for lunch. In Geraldton we visited the tribute to the HMS Sydney (the Aussie couple told us about it at the camp in H...

Camped at Seven Mile Beach just north of Dongara. Its crayfishing season and several boats are moored off shore, they tinny their catch into the beach and load it straight on to a waiting freezer truck. Having problems uploading pictures, the 3g network must be stretched pretty thin, great speed for downloads but dead slow uploading.Changed all ...

Beafore leaving we went to the Police Museum, which was a little house that used to be the Police Station, the Court and the Cells. We got a lovely guided tour around the place, which had a bit of pioneering stuff in the annex... blacksmiths stuff, woodwork etc We then went to the local bakery, which was recommended to us by the locals in Carvan...