It took a few days to find our feet but once all the Aussy paperwork was completed we set off and headed south. At 40 degrees in Perth it was quite nice to follow the coast with a cool sea breeze. We passed through Bunbury to watch Dolphins at play in the bay then overnight in Bussleton where the sea is so clear its stunning. Bussleton jetty mak...

Day Twenty-nine: - Esperance - Albany If you took New Zealand's tiny alpine resort of Wanaka, gave it the hilly contours of a Cornish seaside village and surrounded it with a picture-postcard coastal inlet not unlike the soothing expanse of Lake Te Anau, you'd have yourself a little place called Albany - South Australia's first European settleme...

We only stopped in Albany for one night. It had some brilliant beaches and scenery but just was a bit too cold to do anything. We visited what we consider to be the highlight of our trip "Dog Rock" which is yes, you guessed it.. a rock shaped like a dog - priceless! The whole town is based around the rock, Dog Rock Cafe, Dog Rock bakery, Dog Roc...

Albany ist eine gemuetliche Stadt deren Altstadt aus schoenen Haeusern besteht. Ausserdem haben wir die wilde und interessante Kueste suedlich von Albany besucht. Im Photoalbum dieses Eintrages sieht man auch mal ein paar Aufnahmen aus dem Inneren unseres Campers. Ziemlich klein und eng, aber vor der Tuere wartet dafuer ein riesiges Wohnzimmer :-)

Another stop on the South coast took us to Albany. Arrived here late and took a walk along the windy beach. The following day we did a bit of window shopping, got some food and took a picture of 'Dog Rock'. Internet is certainly lacking in this part of the world and we haven't been able to update the blog for ages.

Another early start finds us feeling not too sore given the nature of the work yesterday. Today we start off with more Wire Lifting before we're moved to Trunk Rubbing, once again I'll leave you to make your own joke here. Trunk Rubbing is basically pruning the trunk of the vine so that only the best shoots make it to the sunshine and grow to th...

31 Mar - 1 Apr - Albany The drive from Esperance to Albany is long (over 500km) through the coastal scrub and pastoral landscape. We arrived in Albany and set up camp at the Middleton Beach Caravan Park, which had excellent facilities - probably the best we had seen to date. It was a short stroll from there to the pub for a decent meal and to wa...

Well, here we are again! The carnival is over, the fairy floss has been eaten, the money has been made, so why not go back to where it all started, Albany? It's kinda chilly, kinda wet... Being away on the road, we forget it's Easter week-end. Makes it a little harder to find a bed... Especially walking around with our big bulky packs on 2 hours...

Albany is one of those quirky ports of call that end up being very charming. We had been at sea for two days and it was very rough, the worst it has been. One night, no one got any sleep and we were sure that those passengers that had embarked in Sydney were going to have their bags packed and get off in Albany. Most everyone appreciated setting...