Busselton, Perth, Geraldton, Kalbarri

Sun peek a booing through the rain clouds

Hi once again from the West, we have now left the southern part of WA and are in Geraldton, have intentions of doing this a bit at a time otherwise it becomes to great a job to keep up with, so here goes.

Busselton we stopped here for a week with our friends Errol and Lyn who live just up the road from the park we stayed at. The Busselton CP close to the wharf.

Errol, Lyn and Bianka

 

Busselton Wharf/Pier/loading place Train

Busselton Wharf/Pier/loading place whatever?

This wharf is approx 1 mile long and a nice stroll last time we where here it was being fixed as 3/4 way it had been burned down by someone or so the story goes?

 E & L showed us around Busselton and some pretty sights we visited. although most of the time we just caught up on good times we had. Had a little rain but what can one expect it is autumn after all.

 Perth next we had intended to stay in Freemantle but just prior to leaving BST Fran and Paul invited us to stay at their place as they had plenty of room and that is what we did we stayed for 13 days from here to

Bianka, Fran, Paul and Sig

Fremantle warf Seafood and more sea food

Loading of life stock

The Onslow in the maritime museum

 Freemantle Harbour

Some wrestling in the gardens in Fremantle

 Swan Valley with its eateries, choc factory wineries, Nougat factories and much more,

       Manduring Weir,

Kings Park looking toward Perth

Kings Park views and Perth etc.

Have close look inside the growth a badger ( not carved)

Boa Tree what a remarkable survival story

Click this and read the travel of the above Boab Tree

Perth's Eateries

Perth

Old buildings are rife like this in Perth

 next to the Swan River

The new clock Tower

During our stay we received the replacement Level rider cups and baubles as the old units where faulty so we found out anyway that is fixed.

Our stay with Fran and Paul was most pleasant and we thank you both for having us.

On the way to Geraldton we stayed in a freecamp for the night at Hillcliff
The Dunes

Looks like snow does it no it is a Sand Dune 5 Km from the ocean

Black boy field there where thousands in thisarea

Bianka  next to a black boy

Pure white Sand Dunes next to the road

Bush Fires leave a nasty scenery behind  this is half way between Perth and Geraldton

 
























































North from here we had a view of one of the gas rigs out to sea (unable to take photo to far out to sea),

and a great Sunset

A sunset through the Bush fire ravished land scape

 

And then we got this Sunset spectacular as a follow up am not sure if this is Cloud on the horizon but it looked fantastic

 I was intriguing to see

 Next day

Dongara/Port Denison look out

Port Denison harbor

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 Geraltdton (as I was setting up camp this happened) knocked my noggen on the side mirror and bled like a pig it hurt like blazes,

Monday washing and more washing

 While here we were entertained by the RAAF's  Roulette's training, there was a Airshow on at Pearce RAAF base Perth.

RAAf Roulette' sat work

The HMAS Sydney Memorial Geraldton

HMAS Sydney walk up and dome Memorial wall

Australian Flags, poles mounted on propellers

Memorial with Propeller in center with wall of the lost behind

 Seagulls above represent the 634 sailors lost

HMAS Sydney's Bow with Mother/Wife looking for their loved ones

HMAS Sydney's resting Pool

the Seagull is pointing in the direction of her resting place, Lat. Long on bottom

Lit up at night

Ceiling with port and Starboard lights and ceiling of the lost crew

Sydney memorial a must to see since we last visited here the Sydney had been found at that time, now a new memorial has been added, this memorial is a pool, 5 tiered with the 634 sailors represented by Seagulls just above the water line, and the 635th Seagull in the middle representing the Sydney herself, this seagull faces in the direction of the Sydney's resting place, with her Lat. Long. position inscribed below it.

We visited the memorial both day and after dark and it leaves me speechless and proud to have been in the Royal Australian Navy.

Leaving Geraldton behind we did a big drive 35 km, to a place called Coronation beach,

Coronation beach lookout over the Camp ground

and spent3 nights here 100 meters from the beach warm weather made the stay very pleasant, had a nice spot,no fishing once again talking to people who tried it seems there was no fish here either but had a swim and walked on the beach and saw some great sunsets.

A Night Owly visitor

Sunset at Coronation beach from the lookout

Then to Kalbarri for 4 nights this is a little place of paradise the park is opposite  the beach, the place is quiet and has some lovely beaches

Rugged Coast of Kalbarri

Rugged Coast of Kalbarri

Visited the coastal sights here with stunning views of cliffs and beaches a place to retire if it wasn't so far from everywhere.again with stunning Sunsets.

Kalbarri Sunset with the Pier in the Fore ground

Kalbarri Sunset with the Ocean in the Fore ground

Well of to Qubba next this is the station where the German sailors of the Korman came ashore appropriate we visit this also so till than

Cheerio
Sig and Bianka