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Gnome Ranger have you seen these little guys yet?

 

You fit in well Gnome, but I don't think the Mrs would let you stay there with the others, lol !  

Sounds good GS, pick your season though, not much fun down south in winter! 

Here's the Gnomes clickable link GS, guessing the two terrors are meeting up sometime in Kalbarri after their arrival there;

http://www.mytripjournal.com/travel-695307#topOfPage 

PS:  HH, looked at that Pemberton site again in Camps 6, it says small vehicles only, as yeoeleven (from GN) stayed there with his campervan I would imagine that might be about the limit, although best to check with the tourist info centre at Pemberton, don't take my word for it.  

 

I hope you lot are taking lots of notes for me for our trip west next year

Barb wrote:

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Gnome and Carol....

You will have to make sure you take your own Gnome and Mrs Gnome to leave them at Gnomesville.

What an amazing collection of Gnomes.

They started out ont he roundabout and now they are on the corner and go for up to 600 metres along the road, in the grasses, in the creek, up the trees, keep out a viligant eye as they will surprise you where they live.

Fantastic day spent checking them all out.

Barb and Darryl

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 There is an arrest warrant out for Gnome for escaping from Gnomesville..............................................LOL

Carnarvon Outback Oasis Caravan park, great little park, brilliant older style facilities, ( aromas of my grandmas house) pot plants in the corners, real old world charm.Excellent value. A lot of development going on with the main street in Carnarvon, but no real hindrance.We are really enjoying ourselves, off to The Blowholes & Quobba Station for a day run tomorrow.

You think it is windy where you are.

Ordinary Member wrote:

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Gnome Ranger wrote:

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Not pet friendly but there are a couple that are.

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 So Carol will be ok if she is not on a leash ofr wearing her Madame Lash Gear??? Maybe we could slow down and meet you at Kalbarri? Are you driving from Carnarvon to Kalbarri in one step? We are planning to stay at the Murchison C P @ Kalbarri pet friendly on the waterfront maybe we could wait/meet there? I'm keen to spend more time at Denham/Monkey Mia but at $50 night? though there are some cheaper places around the Hamelin pool, I want to stop there and interview a stromatalite for my blog.

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 We will be in Kalbari on the 15th Aug. Haven't booked or decided how long we will stay yet. Will free camp at Nerren Nerren on the 14th.

Will do Weev, what are their names?

Ordinary Member wrote:

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Landsdale may be a good spot for us to stay with the hound of the Baskervilles. Any info available on it???

Gracie loves dog parks, unfortunatlery she cannot read the code of conduct and gets too excited to even listen to me when I'm trying to explain the ettiquette of not killing all the small irritating agressive dogs...

If we dont get our acts together and meet up at the same time the Westralians are going to be busy rolling out the red carpet for each of the eastern staters visits....

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 To be honest I think it will be too difficult to arrange all of you to be in Perth at the same time, Barb and Daz will be here from 4th to the 10th, I think the Landsdale Park they are staying at is the one at Madely, Kingways Tourist Park, $40 a night, but double check with them also if they are I assume it is dog friendly.

Karrinyup Waters is a far better park but does not allow pets, or caravans over 9 metres long (from front to back, including tow ball end and spare at rear)......Not all that far from the Kingsway one but closer to the ocean....

 

When are you planning to be in Perth OM?The speed you are travelling at this stage of your trip, you'll be home by the end of Sept.

Maybe after you have been to Denham you can track north & meet us at Carnarvon. We will be at the Outback Oasis Caravan Park for a week from the 7th - 14th Aug.Not pet friendly but there are a couple that are.

Landsdale is very close to Whiteman Park, also dog friendly, see;

http://www.whitemanpark.com.au/facilities/dogpark.aspx 

 

Been out of range for a few days. Had a very good stay (although windy) at Exmouth for a week, because we were at the Lighthouse Caravan park on the western side of the Cape only place to get reception was at the lighthouse, now at Coral Bay, absolutely beautiful spot. Glad we got sunset piccies last night as it is now raining. Here for a week also, then off to Carnarvon for a week.

 Exmouth - Dunes beach

 Coral Bay sunset

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Enjoy your time at Carnarvon. A drive back up the coast to the blow holes is absolutely worth the effort. Explore along the coast north and south of the T junction. Just watch the water for a while. Even if there's very little swell it's a real natural wonder.

hi Greg and Carol,

Leave Exmouth tomorrow and head south toward Carnarvon.

Will miss you again

Catch up down the track though.....

Don't be smokin de erb mon....

Cable Beach caravan park is very large, over 500 sites, but is well laid out,you hardly notice.We were lucky enough to arrive in time for the stairway to the moon phenomenon. Plus other sights.

Moon shots

 

Camels ahead

 

And behind

Early morning from Gantheaume Point towards Cable Beach

 

 

 

hopefully we will still be here in Broome when you arrive.  The fridge is being put back into the van as I type.

Barb

Yesterday we went on a guided tour ( let someone else drive for a change) to Windjana Gorge & Tunnel Creek, fantastic.

 

2000 year old boab tree

 

The transport

Entrance to Windjana Gorge

The Gorge

I named this one knees & feet

At the end of Tunnel Creek,just have to go back the way we came in.

 

 

 

Thanks John, will PM you with our info when we are closer to Perth, as we are not running to a timetable.

Had a marvelous flight over the Horizontal Falls & Buccaneer Archipelego's Thousand Islands before landing at Cape Leveque for a swim in the Indian Ocean & afternoon tea before returning to Derby.

Kate, our pilot.

Horizontal Falls

 

Islands of the Buccaneer Archipelago

Landing at Cape Leveque

Hi FL,

Buster went well.  The night before arriving at the border we took all his bedding and 'coats' out and made sure that we got all burs and grass seeds etc out of them.  The morning of travel we brushed him and checked his fur for hidden seeds and carried him to the car. 

When we got him to the border the chap checke dhim over for any seeds etc and checked all his bedding and 'coats' and gave us the all clear.  I would have bathed him too but didn't have enough water in the van tanks to allow that.

Once we got to Lake Argyle we could wash anything and everything and empty and refill the water tanks in the van.  They encouraged everyone to do this.

Was not as stressful as we had anticipated.

We will be going the Gibb River Road on Firday morning and hoping to arrive in Derby within 8 days from then.

Barb Darryl and BUSTER

Hello fellow expedition members.......

Barb and Darryl and the expedition mascot - Buster - are leaving Katherine on the morrow and heading toward Lake Argyle.  We should arrive there on the 15th June andstay for three nights.  We will then head to Kununurra for 4 nights.

A decision will then be made as to which way from there - ?Gibb River Road or ?Great Northern Highway.

Barb and Darryl and Buster

Safe and happy travels to you. Maybe we'll meet again.

If any of you make it to Darwin the Adelaide River Cruise conducted by Harry is a must.

This is the second time we have been on it and it's worth every penny.

It is $130pp and that's for a full 8 hour tour with morning tea and BBQ lunch provided.

When you compare it to the $80pp for a two hour tour on the Adelaide Queen it looks pretty good to me.

AND

You go way further up the river than any of the other operators and he only has a maximum of 10 people at any one time where as the ARQ caters for anything up to 200 at a time.

I'll take the individual tour any time rather than a meeting of the masses.

I love watching them - from a distance.
They are so smooth in the water, they just slip down and reappear 10 metres closer to the bank. The water barely shows a ripple.
A prehistoric, engineering marvel and eating machine.

Grrr, I am soooo jealous you lot. Great pics.

An ABB credit card that will be maxed out and you will then be responsible for the payments on said card.

Now who is the Philistine???

No this card will be personally issued by Craig Thompson and comes with complimentary Cab Charge vouchers pre signed by Peter Slipper.....

Greg your photograps are trully superb..... Bluddy brilliant!!!

As a special reward I promise you this: If Craig Thompson is not charged with sundry criminal offences on or around 3:30pm on 24th of May I'm going to let you take over as the new "Fearless Leader" and all will be yours, I'll even throw in a limited edition ABB credit card....

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A few piccies from the last few days.

Sunset at Devils Marbles

 

Rob's happy hour defence against the aliens

 

Sunrise at Devils Marbles

 

 

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 Must be some ultra radiation coming out of those marbles Blue!!

No point in rushin'. What's the "hurry"?
Stay safe and keep a look out for the elderly hippy. He's an interesting nomad.

Have you arrived in Katherine yet? Yeoeleven John is in that neighbourhood now at the Munbulloo Park.
His hippy painted Hi-Ace van stands out from a distance.
Keep a look out for hime and say "g'day".
Have fun folks.

O.K. don't rub the HOT bit in we will be starting off in about 10 days Lacey

All upright and accounted for in beautiful HOT Alice Springs.

Cruising Granny wrote:

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Well I'm here to report all is well with the team, well, when I last saw them on the banks of the mighty River Murray, in SA.
They even caught a few fish, which they could eat.
I was invited to join the team for a couple of nights in "The spare room".
The hospitality is unbeatable.
Safe and happy travels team. Thanks for having me.

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 It was a pleasure having you join us Chris and THANKS FOR THE VANILLA SLICES.   You other people don't know what you missed out on.  YUMMO!!!!!!

Well I'm here to report all is well with the team, well, when I last saw them on the banks of the mighty River Murray, in SA.
They even caught a few fish, which they could eat.
I was invited to join the team for a couple of nights in "The spare room".
The hospitality is unbeatable.
Safe and happy travels team. Thanks for having me.

well FF you still have time to join them.... they are meeting up with CG at Port Augusta on tuesday Im told....

Gnome Ranger wrote:

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goinsoon wrote:

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Put your alfoil beanie on Gnome (the one with the antenna) and send us a report

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 Sorry, the Gnome is in hiding, dodging his arrest warrant.

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 Gnomesville just isn't the same without you Mate.

Put your alfoil beanie on Gnome (the one with the antenna) and send us a report

This group must be all just sitting around the brazier, hardly a chirp out of them now......

The Moderator had a very nice evening thankyou very much.  No hangover either I might add.  

Gnome Ranger wrote:

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Neither rain,hail,sleet or snow will dampen happy hour at Lake Wyangan.

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 And does she look happy???? Of course she does....LOL