We’re Off
Apologies for being so rubbish at blogging, I’ve got loads to tell you but no time to write it all up. I have written it down though so I wont forget and will try to blog it all when I can.
Basically over the last few days we came back from Albany and we’ve been to the Pinnacles and yesterday we went to the Wave Rock which was 360km east and its a crazy rock that looks like a wave funnily enough which was cool.
We’ve checked out now and are gonna start the next leg up to Darwin. We were originally going to get the Indian Pacific train from here (Perth) to Adelaide and then from there to Melbourne then Sydney but now we’re gonna drive up to Darwin with our new buddy Jelle (pronounced something like yeller, but I call him Jelly) which should work out cheaper and we get to see the north of Australia.
So, I’ll let you know how we get on, I don’t know when I’ll next get online, hopefully sooner rather than later.
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July 8th, 2007 at 6:26 am
Stone me!! What an incredible and unforgetable sight …
So, driving to Darwin huh? I suppose you realise how far that is … over 4k kilometres - should give you a taste of just how big Oz is. Sounds like a great journey though - I looked it up on the net but stopped reading when they mentioned crocadiles ….
Best wishes to Jelle, hope he can drive …
Have a great time but be prepared for long distances without places for getting water, food, fuel, RAC etc.
July 8th, 2007 at 1:21 pm
sounds NICE! the wave rock is stunning.
praying for you. x
July 8th, 2007 at 2:39 pm
Nanna and the Hodges-Oakes clan wish you all the best, put another kangaroo on the barbie
July 8th, 2007 at 5:05 pm
that looks amazing! just seen the video of you trying to get out of the sea on facebook too, great stuff!
why don’t you post videos on your blog?
Anyway, have fun with your new german friend (ceryn said he was german)
July 8th, 2007 at 10:29 pm
Amazing views of the rock - hard to imagine. Drive safely; look forward to the next installment. Colin says make sure you don’t run out of petrol!!
July 9th, 2007 at 2:44 pm
Been looking through your blog. What can I say? It looks like an amazing exerience. I love that wave rock thingy. You are brave to go on such an adventure like you have. Nice one. Something pretty cool happened to me in High Wycombe the other day though. I actually got something worth having in a Kinder Suprise egg. Thats hard to beat even with your wave rock.
Take care, look after yourself and congrats on the baptism.
-Dawn
July 11th, 2007 at 11:18 am
I’ve seen the video of the Indian Ocean too! I was not amused!!!!!
July 19th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
I have not seen the video, what am I missing for Mam not to be amused!!!!
Been catching up with the blog, makes Spain seem ordinary?
Looks as if your enjoying yourselves, Sun, Blue Sea, White Sand, Beer…….sorry Pool and the open road……. Keep on trucking guys
-DJ
July 20th, 2007 at 12:45 pm
I saw the Indian Ocean film too …looked ok to me but then, I have a history of videoing my kids in the water so the fact that the ocean was winning didn’t appear that strange. Jonny gets full marks for keeping the camera running instead of running for the nearest coastguard.
PS: you’ll have to do something to please old queen victoria. How about a bungee jump!!!
PPS: May not be posting for a while after that last PS especially as I’ve just returned after a week away on the Gower!!
July 20th, 2007 at 3:22 pm
I will post the video up on the blog eventually, haven’t got it on me at the mo though sorry, basically its me trying to come out of the sea after having a nice swim but the waves having other ideas.
You wont know I’ve been bungee jumping until you see the pics