by Dana | May 16, 2017 | Australian wildlife, cruising transitions, Great Australian road tripping, Reasons to leave Australia, Reasons to visit Australia, Sarah Steenland Coconut Telegraph comics
Check out Sarah Steenland’s brilliant cruising comics at www.www.sarahsteenland.com! As a cruiser traveling ’round the world with her family, her perspective is not only funny, it’s spot-on.We bought a boat in St. Lucia in 2012. We sailed... by Dana | May 6, 2017 | Great Australian road tripping, What to do in Bundaberg
Bundaberg Returned Service League (RSL). We sailed into Australia via Bundaberg, and had our first drink in Australia there. Thus we made a point of stopping back there when we completed our loop of this substantial continental island country.November 13,... by Dana | Apr 26, 2017 | Australian wildlife, Great Australian road tripping, kangaroo, kangaroo population, kangaroo recipes
Kangaroos, a mother and her joey near our camp at Deep Creek, South Australia.Kangaroos – what could be more quintessentially Australian that this unique marsupial native? And what could be more cool than watching them bound in the wild? When you see them,... by Dana | Apr 9, 2017 | Australian wildlife, emus, Frenchman's Peak hike, Great Australian road tripping, Great Ocean Drive Western Australia, Lucky Bay Cape Le Grand National Park, what to do after Nullarbor crossing
Clear, calm wade-able turquoise waters of Cape Le Grand National Park’s Lucky Bay, about a 45 minute drivefrom Esperance, Western Australia. This area is as vibrant as the Nullarbor is almost monochromatic.While most of the Lucky Bay beach is a lovely,... by Dana | Apr 5, 2017 | Australian wildlife, emus crossing the road, Exmouth Western Australia Ningaloo Reef area, Great Australian road tripping, humor
Exmouth (Ningaloo Reef area) Western Australia; where traffic jams may be caused by emus.We were amused watching an emu stop traffic with its leisurely stroll across Exmouth’s main drag. Eventually, one of the car drivers got impatient and leaned on their horn. Cars... by Dana | Apr 3, 2017 | Australian wildlife, Great Australian road tripping, Kookaburra encounters, Leeuwin National Park
Kookaburra at a more comfortable distance from our campsite.Leeuwin Natl Park, Boranup campsite, Western Australia.Leeuwin Natl Park, Boranup campsite, Western Australia. There I was, spreading out all our victuals for dinner prep, when suddenly...