We stayed at an adorable hostel in Albany, which looked a lot like a little beach town on the Oregon Coast. After grabbing coffee at a shop downtown, we hopped into the van and drove to a museum called "Whale World", which told the story of Western Australia's historic involvement with whaling. Whales swim right up the coast from the arctic, so ...

This morning was painful. Cringeworthy. A 6.30am start and on the road for 7. But we did it. Somehow. V. proud of selves! Needless to say, the drive down was a steady one, with plenty of junk food and stops for shopping at every possible opportunity but, by early afternoon, not only had we recovered (just about!), but we'd also arrived! Wa hoooo...

Hello everyone! Hit the frog and toad the past couple of days driving down to the very bottom west coast of Australia. We stopped along the way to catch the last half hour of the Wallabies vs England Rugby game... Close game with England winning in overtime.. Fun energy in the pub with a few women yelling "Go Convicts!" which was rather amuzing....

We were only 10 km out of Margaret River and already we were lost. Peggy has given up on her navigator as totally useless. The Navigator feels that occasionally she gets it right, but the issue will remain forever in discussion. Best not to dwell on it. However, every time we got lost (let me count the times....), we ended up having an unexpecte...