npointing's TravelStream™ — Recent TravelPod.com entries TravelStream™ news feed for member npointing on TravelPod's free travel blogs service http://www.travelpod.com/syndication/rss/npointing en-us Copyright ©2009 TravelPod.com Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:59:30 -0400 http://www.travelpod.com Home — Isle of Wight, United Kingdom http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/npointing/chitty/1213301940/tpod.html http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/npointing/chitty/1213301940/tpod.html#comments Travel Blogs http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/npointing/chitty/1213301940/tpod.html Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:59:30 -0400 The grand Chitty overland Australian adventure. Driving a replica Chitty Chitty Bang Bang from the Isle of Wight to Australia.
Isle of Wight, United Kingdom

Well we finaly made it back home, We waited in Australia for chitty to sail back to Southampton in the UK taking five weeks. Chitty cleared customs and we flew back to collect her, after all the paperwork she started fine and we drove from Southampton docks to Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight ferry. On arrival the ticket collector had been following our trip through the local paper and Isle of Wight radio and said "wow your back then!" Carolyn requested with the crew for Chitty to sail home on the Starboard side as we had left on the Port side when leaving, True to our adventure title of Port out Starboard home!. The ferry guys looked a bit bemused but granted our request. As the ferry docked the emotion was running high, nine months away full of adventure, excitement and a few scary bits was now coming to an end. We were both sad it was over but also so pleased to be home. As the ramp lowered a group of well wishers gathered on the approach road made up of family and friends. They all cheered and waved as we drove off and its was a fantastic welcome. The county Press took a few photos and Isle of Wight Radio and Meridian TV conducted an interview there and then. Chitty was taken straight home to the garage and after getting our house back after being rented out, we had a welcome home BBQ. Saturday the 7th June played host to many guests and Chitty made a grand appearance from the garage. We were asked so many times about camping whilst away so we decided to put the tent up and make camp in the garden for all to see. This will probably be the last blog entry for a while but I will never say never ! We built Chitty against the odds and out of frustration at the negitive comments whether it would go or not so we were determind to prove some wrong, When I showed Chitty as a chassis to a few collegues one man said "it will never go, your barking mad," with that I said "it will, and I will prove it by driving it to Australia", hence having to make good on my promis. We have had the time of our lives and really anything is possible. A big thank you to all who have read the blog, sent us e-mails and generaly kept in contact, as for all of you, it has given us the inspiration to keep going. Thank you.
P.s. Chitty did so well and never missed a beat, although I have uploaded a Photo with Chitty in the care of the AA Automobile Association, did she breakdown ???? you will just have to wait for the book for the answer to that one!

So whats next ! well in Burma we went on the 'Road to Mandalay' maybe next we should go 'From here to Timbuktu'! Whatever !!!
]]> Chitty flies home — Caloundra, Queensland, Australia http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/npointing/chitty/1209348120/tpod.html http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/npointing/chitty/1209348120/tpod.html#comments Travel Blogs http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/npointing/chitty/1209348120/tpod.html Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:34:22 -0400 The grand Chitty overland Australian adventure. Driving a replica Chitty Chitty Bang Bang from the Isle of Wight to Australia.
Caloundra, Queensland, Australia

The day has finaly come (Sadly) We had booked our Container from Strang Internatioanl shipping in Brisbane and arrange a space on the ship bound for the UK. We arrived into Australia at Perth in January, Ater crossing the continent from west to east and standing out like a sore thumb the media attention finaly caught up here! The Sunshine coast daily tracked us down and took some great photos, on the back of this we were contacted by TV, Radio stations for interview after finding out telephone numbers via the UK!
Then the Newpaper rang back to organise another photo shoot with an ex pom living up the road. Bob had emigrated twenty years ago after starring as one of the urchin Children at the end of the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang film. He was the ginger kid on the bottom left of the screen (I am told) putting pay to the Child Catcher! After a nice cup of tea and a few more photos we took Bob for a ride in Chitty. He had seen the original car on the film set but was never allowed to touch it,so we had made his day! This all took place the day before we were due to drive chitty down to the port. Spending most of the day polishing Chitty ready for a four week journey in a container we made shure she was spotless and most importantly dry. Well It rained! all the way to Brisbane it Rained, but not just any old rain, sideways cyclonic whirly rain. and guess what we hadn't put the doors on! Doh!!! Chitties poor little one windscreen wiper couldn't cope, we could'nt see a thing, if fact there was as mush water on the inside of the windscreen as on the outside. Our coats packed away we were soaked to the bone through our fleeces and very cold but worst of all Chitty was now soaked before packing. fortunately the shipping company was in no rush and we had plenty of time, We parked up close by at a small tea garden for a qucik hot cup of tea. People can over to look and one man from the house opposite was very interested. I explained about the rain and the shipping and he kindly returned with a chammy and a new bag of cotton rags (nice bloke). On arrival at the shipping office they gave us an hour of so to dry, clean and polish before we sealed the container. Once all done the phone went off for a live phone in on Brisbane radio, A great chat about the car and our trip. Then again another radio station and then the TV all wanting to know where can they see the car! We want photos and would love to film the car they all said, Where have you all been I thought. The shipping staff kindly took us to the train station where we caught the train back up to Caloundra and Dicky beach where we were planning to camp until we fly home. We sat on the beach the next day and watched the container ship carrying Chitty sail past and it was full of mixed emotions. We still had four weeks to enjoy Australia but Chitty had gone. Carolyn and I have had the time of our lives with Chitty and can't possibly get home before her so we have booked our flights to arrive when chitty does so we can complete our adventure by driving Chitty home to the Isle of Wight. Whatch this space...........
]]> The reef — Bundaberg, Australia http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/npointing/chitty/1207375920/tpod.html http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/npointing/chitty/1207375920/tpod.html#comments Travel Blogs http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/npointing/chitty/1207375920/tpod.html Sat, 05 Apr 2008 03:27:02 -0400 The grand Chitty overland Australian adventure. Driving a replica Chitty Chitty Bang Bang from the Isle of Wight to Australia.
Bundaberg, Australia

Noosa is a few hundred kilometres north of Brisbane and is great for Surfing, Having left the children at home, Michelle who deciced to decline the offer of coming on our adventure having a sensible moment and following a college course in Hairdressing is now out for a couple of weeks and enjoying surfing lessons. We took Chitty to the beach near Frazer Island but didn't want to get her feet wet in the salty water so we hired a 4x4 for three days on the Sandy Island. Frazer is the largest sand Island in the world and has no roads only sandy tracks and the beach as the main road. The interior in full of rain forest and crystal lakes and the odd spider! so I am reliably informed by Carolyn and Michelle. We camped on the beach on a deserted stretch listening only to the sea and a few Dingos. As the sunset a few wild Dingos showed up sniffing around for a few scraps. We had to be very careful here as a few years ago a young lad was attacked. The Dingos had become used to people and now feeding could lead to a $3000 fine, having said that, they were still shy and they were not having any of my spaghetti fine or no fine!
The beach runs for over a 100 kilometres and we had to constantly look out for light Aircraft landing on the beach bring day trippers. It can be pretty heavy going on the vehicles driving in and out of creeks, washouts and salt so we were very glad we did't bring Chitty. There is a headland called Indian point from here we watched hammerhead sharks swim by, a constant reminder why we only swam in the lakes.
We took the Bruce highway after the short ferry ride from Frazer Island, and reflected on the crossing fare. How many times have I heard the Solent Isle of wight ferry is the most expensive crossing in the world per mile, well Frazer beats that hands down. The barge is very small holding a few cars and takes about 10 mins (thats not because the its far but because its slow!) As for the distance well you could spit across it!(not recommended)and how much ? well about 40 pounds, so I have stopped moaning.
Arriving at bundaberg we embarked on boat trip to the Great Barrier Reef. The fast cat departed from the town of 1770, the only town in the world with a number as a name! and guess what year captain cook landed here? anyway we settled down on board to a introductry talk on how to use the sea sick bags and the possible purchase of sea sick pills, blahh blah blah... no ones listening including me. I know every time I go to sea I will feel ill however the clue was in the fuss they were making about it. At 32 nauticle miles out to sea Lady Musgrave Island and reef is at least two hours away and a hour in the boat was very Quiet. carolyn who has spent her life on the water and has never been sea sick in her life was notably quite. I was doing realy well for me, deep breathing, eyes focused on the horizen and riding the waves in my mind, well that did't last long, soon I was throwing up a gooden! I had no Idea the rest of the boat was in a simalar fashion as normally its just me. The crew were exellent in thier care bring new breakfast bags as they called them, and the odd napkin. I hid in the the seat as the pacific ocean disappeared over the boat lashing the windows. I adopted my normal calm, Il get on with it manner! as perfected with five years serving in the Royal Navy, however Feeling clamy, hot, sweaty and with bile bridging my fingers giving me a webbed hand look, I nearly choked on the carrot stuck in my throat. As the waves gave way to calmer seas as we entered the reef I lifted my head expecting to see all the hardy travellers... there weren't any! even carolyn had filled three sick bags, thats nothing I thought, I filled Five! Once on dry land with a cup of tea and a fruit cake I felt fine, although Carolyn not only had to deal with nausia but I think she was also suffering from Shock!
The Reef was spectacular and we swam with Turtles, stingrays and Barracodas. We snorkeled the reef and came very close to large loggerhead turtles in the crystal seas. This experience was unforgattable and added to the night a few days ago when we had watched baby turtle hatching. Stumbling onto a beach we came across turtle volenteers approved by the Queensland wildlife dept. They showed us the nests. then as they all hatched and the guide put them into a bucket to prevent them heading towards the street lights. We then lined up on the beach holding a torch directing the baby turtle to the sea. As they made thier way down the beach they climbed over our feet and through our legs heading for the fake moon light. A really great day... oh dear! we have got the boat journey home yet!
]]> Sunshine coast — Brisbane, Australia http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/npointing/chitty/1206402300/tpod.html http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/npointing/chitty/1206402300/tpod.html#comments Travel Blogs http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/npointing/chitty/1206402300/tpod.html Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:40:47 -0400 The grand Chitty overland Australian adventure. Driving a replica Chitty Chitty Bang Bang from the Isle of Wight to Australia.
Brisbane, Australia

The dust has settled after Sydney, the media and non-stop traffic, so we took a slow drive up the coast. Chitty is purring along and enjoying the view. Hugging the coast we stayed at Red rock which has a stunning beach and is named after the red rock in the bay! funny that! Every new campsite in Australia brings a fresh set of interested people who we talk to whilst setting up the tent, sometimes this takes three hours! and as much as I think i know all the questions coming theres always one that catches me out, "So does it run on steam!" or "Poms and we thought the Yanks were mad!" or " this is the most beautiful Rolls Royce I have ever seen!" I like that one! but sorry lady its a Landrover. "Oh look its a Marry poppins car", but whatever the question we both realy enjoy talking, even just yesterday carolyn was holding a conversation with a family whilst camped on the beach, at 7am in the morning and crouched over the washing up bowl washing her hair and pouring water over her head with a ceral bowl. She couldn't see who they were, but hey, she gave a running commentary!
Chitty has engaged four wheel drive on many occasions and performed well off road in the outback and on the beaches. We camped at Pacific Palms which was a wild rugged white sandy beach and swam in crystal clear water. We even camped on the sand at Rainbow beach having had to drive along a deep rutted soft sandy road, a fellow camper came over for a chat amazed we had got there! He had got stuck in his 4x4 Nissen so didn't expect to see Chitty, I told him we flew in!, after a raised eyebrow I pointed out Chitties secrets!
Brisbane soon was in sight and we called on Scott & Gill who live in Caloundra north on the city. Coming up to see them was one of the main reasons for Australia and Brisbane as they emigrated out here from the Isle of Wight two years ago, They are our buddies from way back when! and when we arrived..... they were out! so we hid round the corner and waited. Once home we made a grand entrance with Chitty music playing so loud all the neigbours came out. It wa quite an emotional moment, they had made us a welcome Australian flag complete with the kids hand prints reflecting the southern cross.
A full english breakfast and a roast dinner wow! the first for seven months and a bed! ( which we really couldn't sleep in) too hot! too comfortable! too inside! too quiet! too just not camping!. but we were very grateful. In caloundra we were asked to attend the local school over three days to talk to the kids about Chitty and the trip and on the last day the local TV station turned up!. After a great week we took to the road again heading for camping on the beach at Noosa and also inskip point just south of Frazer Island. Where next? well, we still have a couple of months in OZ, anything is possible!
]]> Fantasmorgorical! — Sydney, Australia http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/npointing/chitty/1205193000/tpod.html http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/npointing/chitty/1205193000/tpod.html#comments Travel Blogs http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/npointing/chitty/1205193000/tpod.html Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:40:38 -0400 The grand Chitty overland Australian adventure. Driving a replica Chitty Chitty Bang Bang from the Isle of Wight to Australia.
Sydney, Australia

We made It! Sydney and what a great feeling. We approached the city and the traffic was as expected, busy, fast and so much to see. The plan was to find a campsite, park up Chitty and take the bus into town to find the best place for a photo with Opera house behind. The lakes campsite was on the Sydney north shore and was the most expensive site of our trip at $45 a night but hey this is Sydney!. Catching the Manley ferry across the harbour took us across to the city centre and gave a great view of the sights. The opening to the ocean made for a huge swell and it was very rough, sea spray covered the bows and Carolyn was looking at me concerned for the return of my breakfast! Once on dry land we walked for miles around the Opera house and surounding streets and found a great place under the harbour bridge. This is a traditional site for wedding photos and here there were limos queuing up so the Bride and Groom could get the perfect shot.
The next morning the sun was in full swing so we navigated Chitty through the Sydney street and found our spot, well the spot we shared with five wedding parties and a few hundred tourists. We managed to bring a small set of travelling Chitty wings across the world obviously for suitable flying conditions and the odd photo call, however trying to manouver Chitty on to the pavement with the view behind, open out the wings with happy sun seeking tourists squeezing the horn, taking photos and asking questions made driving across the world seem quite easy! We then realised we had nobody to take the photo as we both needed to be in it! Doh! I know, I thought, I would ask a tourist, Well the first two couldn't speak English so their photos had us and the car but no Opera house, The next guy seemed more interested in Carolyn which made for a great pin up but he missed the point a bit. I then asked a Japanese guy who was very enthusiastic and took thousands of shots from all angles and lept around like David Bailey. Finaly a great bloke who was walking with his wife and son of about three did the trick. His son was a Chitty fan and could't leave the house without watching the film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang first on a daily basis. His son was speechless however his dad took some great shots (Thanks).
The photos managed to find their way to the Daily Express and they wrote a nice feature on us. After Sydney we headed north stopping at some beautiful beaches. The weather on the east coast has just seen its wettest summer for about 50 years we are told and Chitty has certainly experienced the rain in the last few days.
]]> Phillip Island — Melbourne, Australia http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/npointing/chitty/1203913080/tpod.html http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/npointing/chitty/1203913080/tpod.html#comments Travel Blogs http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/npointing/chitty/1203913080/tpod.html Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:27:42 -0500 The grand Chitty overland Australian adventure. Driving a replica Chitty Chitty Bang Bang from the Isle of Wight to Australia.
Melbourne, Australia

Wet and windy is the order of the day for Melbourne, and we are feeling quite cold! but hey! We drove passed Melbourne to Phillip Island which is famous for the little penguins who march up the beach on a nightly basis. The Island now connected to Australia by bridge once had beaches full of nesting penguin but sadly the likes of us gawping tourists have scared off the majority. Once there was thousands digging little burrows under houses and roads in most of the bays and beaches but now they only come to summerlands ( that sounds nice!). The rangers do a great job in controlling the spectators and the whole process is a very ordered fashion,and now the birds are increasing. Its a bit sad but has to be when you hear the rangers stories of how dim witted tourists from all nations run after them, try and pick them up for a cuddle, pose with one on thier heads! and even try and take a penguin home.( poor old Toga) The general public eh! (Doh! thats us!) Any way after buying our ticket for $17.80 each we walked down a boarded footway and sat on a concrete step near the beach, the area was roped off from the beach and huge flood lights illuminated the shore. The majority of tourist were either Japanese or Chinese who sat very enthusiasticly until a few little birds waddled up the beach, they had seen it, so they left! Now with the best seats We endured the cold and persistant rain but it didnt bother us or the penguins. You can pay a bit more if you like, and buy a penguin plus ticket for $30 and sit a bit closer but once the others had legged it in fear of getting wet or being savaged by rabid bird we had a great view. The ranger explained the little penguins will gather in groups on the shoreline with safety in numbers and will hesitate for two or three minuits watching for preditors before making a dash for it! As dusk hit the little birds stood ankle deep( do they have ankles?) and wandered left then right, somehow I thought the penguins were not hesitating because of preditors but more to do with the wembly stadium flood lights and 500 people stood gawping at them! As they waddled up the sand more and more started to follow up to 2000 little fellows and there is always the geedy one whos has eaten so much fish he keeps falling on his belly and resting for a while.

Anyone from the Isle of Wight will feel quite at home on Phillip Island as the capital is Cowes. We had a nice beer in the Isle of Wight Hotel on Cowes esplanade and then spent the rest of the day at Ventnor! I did a bit of research but I will tell you about that later.
From Melbourne we headed north to Castlemain which we thought was home to four x beer! but no. Stranger than that it is home to "Kent" and the largest Chitty Chitty Bang Bang collection in the southern hemisphere and possibly the world!
Kent has been collecting since the age of 9, fourty years later hes still going. He had been following our story and our trip with interest and couldn't believe we were heading for OZ. After making contact and meeting under a clock tower all wearing a pink carnation (not really!.....the other two didn't like theirs!) We were invited up to see his etchings, well more like posters, cars, hats, more cars, bed spreads, photos, models, even more cars, I could go on, and he did, we were there for hours and Carolyn loved it.
He played the sound track on vinal, showed us the 35mm film strip and produced three of only twelve peddle cars ever made. Kent knew more about us than we did from a Chitty perspective and once we revealed our e-bay user name he confirmed he had out bid Carolyn on most of the things she had ever gone for!
Kent was so keen and enthusiastic it made us both look pretty boring, We took him for a ride in Chitty whilst playing the Chitty CD, I smiled, Carolyn smiled and Kent sang his heart out to the words and waved to everybody he knew and the ones he didn't. and you thought we were mad!
We had a great few days, exchanged Chitty photos and he surprized Carolyn by giving her a very rare model car as a gift. Carolyn had bid for one for the last few years and was either out bid or simply stopped as the price went to high. Which isn't surprizing when you see how many Kent has. It was a lovely touch and we are very grateful.
]]> Adelaide — Adelaide, Australia http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/npointing/chitty/1203401520/tpod.html http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/npointing/chitty/1203401520/tpod.html#comments Travel Blogs http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/npointing/chitty/1203401520/tpod.html Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:37:19 -0500 The grand Chitty overland Australian adventure. Driving a replica Chitty Chitty Bang Bang from the Isle of Wight to Australia.
Adelaide, Australia

Some find driving the straight roads of the Nullabor boring, others go so fast along it they see nothing but road, We on the other hand thought it was great, we took our time and enjoyed every minute of it. We took about six days and camped in the middle of nowhere. The roads Trains constanly roared passed sending a cyclone on wind in to the cab, a spray of grit and dust lashed the sides of our faces and left Caroyn's hair in disturbed ringlets. With the suction of wind all four bonnet catches un hooked and and the two locating pins came out from there holes, the only thing that kept Chitty's bonnet on was the trusty leather Marks and Spencer belts. We took the oportunity to stop at most scenic sights of the southern ocean and it was well worth it.
Secured to Chitty's grille was the brass Spitfire plane which en-route the propeller flew round from the Isle of wight across the globe. Sadly when Chitty came out of the container in Fremantle the Spitfire mascot had been stolen in Malaysia. Although sealed in the container it was re-opened and we lost a few personal bits and bobs but most importantly the mascot had gone. Half way across Australia we passed by the town of Kimba and found a Kangaroo and a friendly engineer nexk door who drilled a hole in it for us! so now we have Kimba the Kangaroo on the bonnet.
]]> More Nullabor — Port Augusta, Australia http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/npointing/chitty/1202956920/tpod.html http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/npointing/chitty/1202956920/tpod.html#comments Travel Blogs http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/npointing/chitty/1202956920/tpod.html Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:53:14 -0500 The grand Chitty overland Australian adventure. Driving a replica Chitty Chitty Bang Bang from the Isle of Wight to Australia.
Port Augusta, Australia

From Norseman we drove east for five or six days along the Nullabor, The road is pretty staight for hundreds of kilometres including one stretch of 147 kilometres straight road the longest in Australia ( the Romans would be proud!) The views change from bush to trees to nothing and I mean nothing! well I saw an old beer bottle once. The road is hot and sadly full of dead Kangaroos, we saw lots at dusk when making camp (live ones) but saw more on the road. Every night we turned off the road and drove about a kilometre into the bush to sleep. More soon!!!...
]]> The Nullabor — Norseman, Australia http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/npointing/chitty/1202696340/tpod.html http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/npointing/chitty/1202696340/tpod.html#comments Travel Blogs http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/npointing/chitty/1202696340/tpod.html Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:27:08 -0500 The grand Chitty overland Australian adventure. Driving a replica Chitty Chitty Bang Bang from the Isle of Wight to Australia.
Norseman, Australia

leaving Esperance was quite hard to do as the views are stunning and the beaches great, We headed north to Norseman, a one horse town quite literally! There is a statue of one horse called Norseman who pawed or hoffed at the ground and discovered gold! probably found a sugar lump! now it is starting to feel like the out back
]]> Australian bush and roads — Albany, Australia http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/npointing/chitty/1202107800/tpod.html http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/npointing/chitty/1202107800/tpod.html#comments Travel Blogs http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/npointing/chitty/1202107800/tpod.html Mon, 04 Feb 2008 02:27:37 -0500 The grand Chitty overland Australian adventure. Driving a replica Chitty Chitty Bang Bang from the Isle of Wight to Australia.
Albany, Australia

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 makes for great photos so we stayed a few more nights. On departure we passed a classic car ralley and we were invited in. They made us all very at home with tea and scones and an official over the microphone welcome. We met a great bunch of Aussy one with a Bentley called Chitty Chitty Bang Bang! They were realy surprised to see us. On to Margaret River to taste a drop of wine, then we took to the beach at Meelup, this is truly a fantastic beach. Hugging the coast we camped in the bush which backed onto the beach for free. We washed in the sea, watched kangaroos, had words with the scorpian on our tent door and were slightly apprehensive at the brown snake a sleep under our ground sheet. Carolyn was becoming a bit twitchy by now so when I brought a huge spider into the tent at dusk she was a little histerical to say the least. Mind you I didn't do it on purpose, I didn't know I it was crawing over my head whilst sorting a tent rope. As I entered the tent the spider leapt from my head to the tent roof and ran the full length. Carolyn was now screaming so loud and jibbering I thought we were under attack from an alian invasion. Looking for the ear plugs I took the role of husband protector and ran!.... no not realy I like spiders, I reached out my hand to grab it and suddenly realised we are in Australia! spiders bite here, I grabed the sleeping bag holder, grabed the spider and evicted the lot. What was most disturbing was its size and the way it leapt from by head to the roof!.
Camping on the beaches in the bush in Western Australia is so remote its soul searching, Nobody about, only wildlife and torqouise water...um.. Then when you do see sombody its disapointing! unless its over a week then you talk for england!
We made down to Albany and onto Esperance which is the start of the Nullarbor Road. The next few days we are getting ready with fuel and water to cut across Australia.
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