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The Great Mattress Catastrophe of 2012!

By outbackjoe on March 20, 2012 • ( 4 Comments )
Inflatable Mattress patching up holes

We first invested in our coleman queen size air mattress in 2006 (purchased from Kmart). It had served us well the past 6 or so years but there comes a time when objects […]

Esperance, South Western Australia

By outbackjoe on March 19, 2012 • ( 1 Comment )
Esperance Holiday Park weird bug

We were planning on spending a few more nights camping at various spots within the Fitzgerald River National Park but decided to head to Esperance as Sharni picked up some relief teaching work there. […]

Quaalup Homestead, Fitzgerald River National Park

By outbackjoe on March 14, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )
Quaalup Homestead nature walk

After spending two nights camping in the dunes we decided to move on to Quaalup Homestead in the middle of the Fitzgerald River National Park with the promise of a hot shower. Quaalup has a […]

Roughing it, dune camping, Fitzgerald National Park

By outbackjoe on March 12, 2012 • ( 1 Comment )
hilux at Tooregullup Beach fitzgeral national park

We have just spend our first night dune beach camping in Fitzgerald National Park near the mouth of Gordon Inlet at Tooregullup Beach. The unsealed 20km dirt road took almost 2 hours to drive […]

Dillon Bay Beach, Bremer Bay

By outbackjoe on March 10, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )
Wheelie Bin on 4WD beach near Bremer Bay

Today we explored Wellstead Museum, just out of Bremer Bay township. It cost $6 per person which wouldn’t be so bad if everything was labelled and had extra information and history. There […]

John Cove Beach, Bremer Bay

By outbackjoe on March 9, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )
john cove beach

After our cross country marathon cycle from Bremer Bay to Fisheries Beach and back yesterday we decided to have a bike free day! Today we did the very tame 4km Wellstead Estuary Walk along […]

Fisheries Beach, Bremer Bay

By outbackjoe on March 8, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )
Brember Bay nearby beach

After a gruelling 8 km bike ride battling strong winds and steep roads we finally made it. Joe thinks it was worth it, I am still deciding while dreading the ride BACK […]

Welcoming me to the shower block

By outbackjoe on March 7, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )
wallabies at bremer bay caravan park

The cutest little wallabies greeting me before I have an evening shower at Bremer Bay Caravan Park.

Bremer Bay, Western Australia

By outbackjoe on March 7, 2012 • ( 1 Comment )

We arrived in Bremer Bay yesterday and spent our first luxurious night at Bremer Bay Caravan Park (the one by the beach). The facilities are really good, clean and modern by caravan […]

Boat Harbour Beach, Wellstead, Bremer Bay (and Trevor)

By outbackjoe on March 6, 2012 • ( 1 Comment )
boat harbour day use area

It was getting too hot in the Stirling Ranges. Much too hot to climb any mountains. We needed some beach so we spent Monday night camping at Boat Harbour Beach, a little bush camping spot […]

Moingup Spring, Stirling Range National Park

By outbackjoe on March 5, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

We’ve just spent the last five days and four nights camping at Moingup Spring, Stirling Range National Park while exploring a couple of the mountain peaks in the area. Have had fun chatting with all the […]

Porongurup Wine Festival

By outbackjoe on March 4, 2012 • ( 1 Comment )
Porongurup Wine Festival

On Sunday, we ventured from our campsite in the Stirling Range National Park to the Sleeping Lady Chalet in the Porongurup Range to meet up with our friends Kathryn & Steve who had […]

Climbing Mt Hassell, Stirling Range National Park

By outbackjoe on March 3, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )
climbing mt hassell stirling ranges

The day after climbing Bluff Knoll we climbed Mount Hassell, still in the Stirling Ranges, which is half the length of the Bluff Knoll walk and 200m less in height. The track was mainly  loose […]

Climbing Bluff Knoll, Stirling Range National Park

By outbackjoe on March 2, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )
bluff knoll western australia

Bluff Knoll, Stirling Range National Park, Stirling Ranges Climbed Bluff Knoll, the highest mountain peak in the southern half of Western Australia. The track is well-defined, clear  and well maintained. It is […]

Catching up with Family in Albany

By outbackjoe on February 28, 2012 • ( 1 Comment )

It started raining the last couple of days we were at Shelley Beach, West Cape Howe National Park. So we decided to move on and make the half hour trip to Albany Sunday […]

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