Saturday 12th of April. Drove to Adelaide. I drove to Keith. Elsie then to Tailem Bend. I finished it off. Relaxed in Airport motel for a while. Uber into the city. Elsie checked her backpackers out. Didn't like it much and ended up sleeping on the floor of our motel. Had a snack and a drink on the way to footy. Elsie went her way. Jo and I found our way to the ground. The seats were good. The game entertaining without being spectacular. Essendon won. Walked to a taxi rank and got a cab back to the motel.
Sunday the 13th. Set off for Ceduna. Fuel at Port Wakefield. I drove to Port Augusta. Elsie drove for a few hours. Accidentally went the through Whyalla. Arrived at the Ceduna foreshore hotel about 5.00 pm. Did zoom that evening then had a meal at the hotel and a pleasant walk along the jetty.
Monday the 14th. Drove to the Border Village. Seeing FE holdens crossing the Nullabor. Saw Nundroo where I had been broken down 43 years before. Stopped at the Nullabor road house.
Tuesday the 15th, Drove to Norseman. Stopping at Madura and Balladonia on the way. Went up a lookout and had a meal at the great western norseman motel where we were staying.
Wednesday the 16th. Decided to drive down to Esperance. Place was humming. Did a small amount of shopping and did a lookout walk. Then Elsie drove up to Kalgoorlie. Had a meal out.
Thursday. Spent the day around Kalgoorlie. Wet one. Drove to an open cut viewing spot. Then down to Kambalda.
Friday 18th Drove to Perth. I drove to southern cross. Elsie to Northam or somewhere. I drove in. Found our accomodation ok. Relaxed for an hour then an uber to Optus oval. Tense game in the end with Essendon hanging on to win by 2 points. Walked into Perth after the game and had a meal.
Saturday 19th. Went back into Perth. Pleasant walking around. Went back to accommodtion in Riversvale. Then went out for a meal at Cotteloe beach looking over the Indian Ocean. Ejoyed that.
Sunday the 20th. Said goodbye to Elsie. Drove to Geraldton. not much else. Geraldton bigger than I realized
Monday the 21st. Had a look at the HMAS Sydney memorial in Geraldton. Drove to Carnarvon. Stopped at a few road houses.
Tuesday the 22nd. Drove to Exmouth. Power was out at our accommodation. Warm night.
Wednesday 23rd Power still out in morning. Drove down to Coral Bay for a look. Power back on afternoon. did some shopping and relaxed. Jo cooked pork and lamb chops.
Thursday 24th Drove out to see the Mildura wreck and down towards Yardie creek. Saw all the communication towers for submarines and the US telescope.
Friday 25th. Drove around and saw the lighthouse. Watched Anzac day football.
Saturday 26th Drove to Karratha stopping at the Nautanni roadhouse and laso the deserted fortescue river one on the way. Bought some groceries. Jo cooked,
Sunday the 27th. Looked around Karratha had a car wash.
Monday the 28th. Not much. Went to shops and a drive out towards the Millstream national park, Saw a long stationary iron ore train.
Sunday the 13th. Set off for Ceduna. Fuel at Port Wakefield. I drove to Port Augusta. Elsie drove for a few hours. Accidentally went the through Whyalla. Arrived at the Ceduna foreshore hotel about 5.00 pm. Did zoom that evening then had a meal at the hotel and a pleasant walk along the jetty.
Monday the 14th. Drove to the Border Village. Seeing FE holdens crossing the Nullabor. Saw Nundroo where I had been broken down 43 years before. Stopped at the Nullabor road house.
Tuesday the 15th, Drove to Norseman. Stopping at Madura and Balladonia on the way. Went up a lookout and had a meal at the great western norseman motel where we were staying.
Wednesday the 16th. Decided to drive down to Esperance. Place was humming. Did a small amount of shopping and did a lookout walk. Then Elsie drove up to Kalgoorlie. Had a meal out.
Thursday. Spent the day around Kalgoorlie. Wet one. Drove to an open cut viewing spot. Then down to Kambalda.
Friday 18th Drove to Perth. I drove to southern cross. Elsie to Northam or somewhere. I drove in. Found our accomodation ok. Relaxed for an hour then an uber to Optus oval. Tense game in the end with Essendon hanging on to win by 2 points. Walked into Perth after the game and had a meal.
Saturday 19th. Went back into Perth. Pleasant walking around. Went back to accommodtion in Riversvale. Then went out for a meal at Cotteloe beach looking over the Indian Ocean. Ejoyed that.
Sunday the 20th. Said goodbye to Elsie. Drove to Geraldton. not much else. Geraldton bigger than I realized
Monday the 21st. Had a look at the HMAS Sydney memorial in Geraldton. Drove to Carnarvon. Stopped at a few road houses.
Tuesday the 22nd. Drove to Exmouth. Power was out at our accommodation. Warm night.
Wednesday 23rd Power still out in morning. Drove down to Coral Bay for a look. Power back on afternoon. did some shopping and relaxed. Jo cooked pork and lamb chops.
Thursday 24th Drove out to see the Mildura wreck and down towards Yardie creek. Saw all the communication towers for submarines and the US telescope.
Friday 25th. Drove around and saw the lighthouse. Watched Anzac day football.
Saturday 26th Drove to Karratha stopping at the Nautanni roadhouse and laso the deserted fortescue river one on the way. Bought some groceries. Jo cooked,
Sunday the 27th. Looked around Karratha had a car wash.
Monday the 28th. Not much. Went to shops and a drive out towards the Millstream national park, Saw a long stationary iron ore train.