The drive out from Kalbarri was very pretty with wattle in bloom on roadside verges mixed up with heaps of wildflowers.
Kept on going to just south of Geraldton to Dongera - Port Denison where we stopped on the foreshore for a few last hours of sun and some lunch.
It was a really picturesque spot and I spent a bit of time checking out the boat ramp activity.
Later on we drove on to a free camp. Once in bed Jill got a bit wary of the location - and so we moved on to another spot 16km up the road at New Norcia, Australia’s only monastic town.
A Benedictine monk community was established in 1846 and continues today. It has beautiful Spanish architecture with awe-inspiring cathedrals .
Next day continued the long haul home. The sky had closed in and for the first time in 10 weeks saw grey clouds and rain.
Got to Kalgoorlie, having planned to stay for a day to look around but the weather was ordinary so kept going leaving Kal for next time. Camped at Kambalda before continuing on to Norseman, then the "90 Mile Straight" - the longest bit of straight road in the country.
Still raining!
Free camped just before the WA -SA border and then on Wednesday drove through the southern tip of the Nullarbor - still cloudy and raining
On Thursday we got to Moonta in SA where we had some drinks and food with Trish Jackson, Gibbo (Trevor Gibbons) and his wife Cheryl - friends from my Whyalla days in the late 60's and early 70's.. a great night remininscing. Gibbo is the main man associated with the Moonta Historical Railway and has been featured on several TV travel shows.
On Friday it was still raining so also left Moonta (a great looking little place) for next time and headed for Adelaide and spent Friday night at a pub with Mum, Dad, Ian, Carol and Alanna.
On Saturday Jill and I caught up with another old mate Rex Munro and his wife Maureen at their lovely place in Willunga. A great meal at the "bottom pub", a walk around town and heaps of old (tall) tales completed the afternoon before we went back to Ian and Carols for tea. Ate too much.
Left Adelaide on Sunday morning and drove to Ballarat for our last night of our trip - will drive home tomorrow morning
The end of the most fabulous holiday!
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