Perth to Albany
Hello.
We are currently in Albany, on the south coast of Western Australia and heading east. The car's in the garage having a service so we're just killing time in the town... err sorry, city centre.
After our last update we spent a week with Kev's relatives in the beautiful Mandurah, just outside of Perth (well, an hour away but that's 'just outside' in WA terms). Most of our time was spent sitting on the settee and watching DVDs - two luxuries we haven't had for a very long time.
Living with bricks around us and a proper roof over our heads was extremely nice, and we were treated out to a meal by Kev's cousin Gareth too, so that was excellent. Everyone there was busy doing their own thing most of the time so that gave us chance to get out a bit. We popped to the beach and had a swim, met up with Adam and Keri who we met in Broome who are also down that way now.
We also had an encounter with the biggest Huntsman spider we've seen so far. Kev tapped it on the arse with a pencil, expecting it to do as all spiders do and run away. But no, this thing turned around and grabbed hold of the pencil, prompting Kev to fling it across the bedroom.
It was there again the next night and a more successful attempt to remove it was made with the aid of a big cardboard box. We may be a long way from the land of crocs now but even in the city you just can't escape Aussie wildlife.
We left Mandurah on Monday and headed into the south west corner of Oz, and we've been cruising along this way up to now, enjoying some of the most beautiful parts of the country. It's surprising that this part of Australia rarely gets mentioned but it is absolutely stunning, and it's also much quieter than the east coast. We'll get pics on when we can in case you don't believe us.
All being well, tomorrow we'll be starting the first of our big drives, up to Wave Rock and then down to Esperance. From there onwards, it's just miles and miles of nothing. We'll probably be covering the length of the UK again but this time in just a few days.
And that's why the car's being serviced right now...
We are currently in Albany, on the south coast of Western Australia and heading east. The car's in the garage having a service so we're just killing time in the town... err sorry, city centre.
After our last update we spent a week with Kev's relatives in the beautiful Mandurah, just outside of Perth (well, an hour away but that's 'just outside' in WA terms). Most of our time was spent sitting on the settee and watching DVDs - two luxuries we haven't had for a very long time.
Living with bricks around us and a proper roof over our heads was extremely nice, and we were treated out to a meal by Kev's cousin Gareth too, so that was excellent. Everyone there was busy doing their own thing most of the time so that gave us chance to get out a bit. We popped to the beach and had a swim, met up with Adam and Keri who we met in Broome who are also down that way now.
We also had an encounter with the biggest Huntsman spider we've seen so far. Kev tapped it on the arse with a pencil, expecting it to do as all spiders do and run away. But no, this thing turned around and grabbed hold of the pencil, prompting Kev to fling it across the bedroom.
It was there again the next night and a more successful attempt to remove it was made with the aid of a big cardboard box. We may be a long way from the land of crocs now but even in the city you just can't escape Aussie wildlife.
We left Mandurah on Monday and headed into the south west corner of Oz, and we've been cruising along this way up to now, enjoying some of the most beautiful parts of the country. It's surprising that this part of Australia rarely gets mentioned but it is absolutely stunning, and it's also much quieter than the east coast. We'll get pics on when we can in case you don't believe us.
All being well, tomorrow we'll be starting the first of our big drives, up to Wave Rock and then down to Esperance. From there onwards, it's just miles and miles of nothing. We'll probably be covering the length of the UK again but this time in just a few days.
And that's why the car's being serviced right now...
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