Around Australia Trip

Woke up saw the sun, wife smiling. (happy wife happy life)!!
Off to see the Pelican feeding. These pelicans are smart, hang around, do a waddle and look good get a free feed!!

After that we headed to the Rainbow Jungle. Parrot lovers paradise, every sort and type of parrot you can imagine. What magnificent colours some of them have. You start to think some of them are just stuff toys the colours are so vivid! The owners are now building a outdoor cinema here, so maybe we will see that next time. Bad news though, it started to rain again@#$%^&!!! So off to the Cafe.

After lunch we went to the Nat.Park to see Natures window. A great show on what mother nature can do! (see pic).
Did a lot of walking here, Brenda's knees are starting to argue!!
The trip into the park was by 44 klm's of unmade road mainly sand and lots of corregations. Still "the truck" handle it well.
Back to the C/park for a little sit before "Happy hour"

Collingwood interchange bench!!
Some more bad news, is that Brenda reckons she has got a new illness!!
It's called CARARSE! read it as two syllables and you will understand.Hope she does't read this or the trip could end about here!!!

Left Geraldton at 915am onwards and upwards towards the sun! This time we are heading for Kalbarrie. Great spot loved it last time we were here.
Arrived and set up, nice en-suite site. Had a chat to some new neighbours. As usual he knew someone who was in the fire brigade,
Bob Attoni who now works up at Puckerpunual.
Sun is shining and quite warm, this is what we came for!!!
Rick and Co arrived they ste up while we had a walk along the beach. Got back had lunch, we all went for a walk to the beach and park for the kids!
Happy hour started a bit early tonight. A few pre dinner drinks before we all go out to a BBQ place called Finlays. Finlays is a Fish BBQ resturant very reasonabally priced. You take all your own drink, they cook for you. Serviettes are dunny rolls!!! very La de da!!!
We had a great time there, plenty of food and drink.
Brenda still misses all you people at Myer! But boy is he having a good time!!! The tan is starting to get a bit deeper and she is now drinking Champagne. must be the outback that does it to her.

Got back to park and Rick wanted to get stuck into the Port had to pass on that, one thing I don't need is a hangover!!!got some good pics to put on but will do them in the morning

Our last night was one to behold, the wind did not stop blowing. The van was rocking and all for the wrong reasons. Headed out this morning for a reccy. Did some shopping( why not )!! found Macca's. Did some e-mailing there.Back to van for lunch. had a go at fixing a water leak in the wheel arch, hopefully fixed! We took a drive around the million dollar estates, Brenda reckons they all must be crooks or shoplifters! Truth is they or a majority of them work in the big mines around the west. Trust me thats where the big money is.The cleaners starting pay in the mines is $1000.00 pw. And believe it or not, the mine companies prefer women driving there big rigs, as they reckon that they are more careful with them. I found a new job for Brenda!!!
Home to the van for tea and in bed asleep by 8.00 pm. Don't laugh it's tough this caravaning.

Well we left the million dallar estate behind and headed North still chasing the sun but still getting pi..s ed on.Still heading north chasing the sun god , but so far he hasn't shown his big red smiling face!! Stopped for breakfast at a place called Cataby? Still raining, what have we done to deserve this?
We gto to a small town called Dongara Shh! its stopped raining!!
Ous prayers to the sun god might have been answered, blue skies at last!
Arrived at Geralton abd caught up with rick and family. We all went into town to let the kids play on the beach at this loverly park.
Back to the van park another romantic walk along the beach OH!!
Brenda says " hato all at Myer she is thinking of you while she is ving happy hour, at 3, 4,5,6 oclock". she does think of you all!!
Dinner watch kate win the dance contest, then bed for a good nights sleep.

Hi ya mark, not a problem printing those pages. tell all that we caught up with Wendy C. and husband John. Went to the Pub had a great meal and of course the obligitory few drinks!!! Hic!
She and Hubby are going great, they live in a very ritzy area all million dollar homes absolutley fantastic. Wendy said hi to all, she is coming over in Oct so will call in.
We are going along well car is pulling like a dream no troubles at all.
If you would like to e-mail us :- brianpyne@optusnet.com.au
Hear from you soon.
B&B

Day 11 Saturday 28th

Woke early after a very cold night, 3 degrees! But a least no rain!! Off on a sightseeing drive today. We headed off to the old port area of Albany. Port is still in use exporting wood chip to China!! We went to the highest point in Albany Mt Clarence. On top is a brilliant memorial to the Mounted troops of the first world war, that fought in Egypt. The sad part was that for most of them it was their last glimpse of Australia.
We them headed into the town centre and found the first MacDonald’s since Port Augusta. Pig out time.
Did my e-mailing there, then back to the van for a walk along the beach. Had a great chat with our neighbours in the next site, who incidentally come from Balnarring 5 minutes down the road from us in Hastings.
Had dinner , watch a DVD ( ghost Rider load of rubbish don’t bother watching it), went to bed quite contented on our days discoveries.