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Category Archives: Margaret River
Great Surf
What beautiful weather we have had here in Margaret River for the long weekend. We could not resist going over to the beach to watch the surfers enjoying the waves. The views up and down the coast made the water … Continue reading
Delights of Horrocks Beach
We are currently staying up at Horrocks Beach at Gaylene & Marks house, with friends Graham and Heather from Sydney, who were keen to see some of WA during their stay here. On a lovely calm morning Jim and Graham … Continue reading
Foodies Heaven
More than 50 international and local culinary stars gathered in Margaret River for this year’s Gourmet Escape held at the iconic event location, Leeuwin Estate. Chefs Rick Stein, Marco Pierre White, Matt Moran, Antonio Carluccio, Matt Preston, George Calombaris, Guillaume … Continue reading
Final Destination – Shanghai
Shanghai is the third largest city in China; 24 million people live in this busy metropolis. Considered the most modern city in China it has had western influences for centuries. The Bund area along the river was the area for … Continue reading
Posted in China, Margaret River
Tagged Ancient Civilisation Museum, Bund district, Maglev train, Shanghai, Shanghai at night, Shanghai museum
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Suzhou
Suzhou – known as the ‘Venice of the East’ – is built on a series of man made canals that link to the Grand Canal. The Grand Canal is also a man made river that flows from Beijing in the … Continue reading
Posted in China, Margaret River
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Hangzhou
Hangzhou is in southern China and is very popular with wealthy Chinese. Given the mild climate and beautiful scenery in this area many of them have luxury homes and apartments around the West Lake. Hangzhou also attracts about 20 million … Continue reading
Longji and Guilin
We flew into Guilin and travelled north to the mountainous rice fields in the Longji region. The drive up the mountain was remarkably dangerous in a bus travelling around hairpin bends and very narrow roads at high speed – we … Continue reading
Posted in China, Margaret River
Tagged Guilin, LongJi Rice Fields, Ping An, Reed Flute Cave
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Xi’an and the Terracotta Warriors
Travelling south to Xi’an via bullet train we passed many very large cities and large areas of food production. With China having approximately 1.4 billion people to feed, farming of every sort is huge and crops of fruit and vegetables … Continue reading
Beijing and the Great Wall of China
We have recently returned from a 13 day tour of China which we thoroughly enjoyed. Unfortunately due to China’s ban on external social media, we were unable to use Facebook, Google or WordPress which I use to publish this blog. … Continue reading
Posted in China, Margaret River
Tagged Beijing, Emperors Summer Palace, Forbidden City, great Wall of China, Imperial Garden, Tiananmen Square
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The Great Ocean Road
After a few days in Melbourne we are now slowly making our way home. The trip over from Perth to Melbourne was pretty rushed; 3,423 km in four and a half days towing the caravan – the trip home will … Continue reading
Posted in Caravanning, Margaret River, Victoria
Tagged Great Ocean Road, Kennett River, Koalas, The Twelve Apostles, Victoria
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AFL Footy Fever in Melbourne
Melbourne is awash with Eagles blue & yellow and Hawks brown & gold colours being worn with pride by their supports. In Friday’s grand final parade our nephew, Jamie Cripps, was enjoying the moment as a West Coast Eagles player. … Continue reading
Posted in Caravanning, Margaret River, Victoria
Tagged AFL, AFL Grand Final, AFL grand Final Parade
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Spring is here
The weather the past couple of days here in Margaret River has been glorious…hopefully spring is here. The overcast cool days have turned to lovely sunny days and although the breeze is still a little chilly the sunshine makes up … Continue reading
Lovely winter sights
Winter is a wonderful time to be in Margaret River. There are so many lovely sights to enjoy. Although a little chilly at this time of the year I think it is still a great area to visit in the … Continue reading
Lovely winter gardens in Nannup
On a glorious winters day we travelled over to Nannup to attend their annual Flower and Garden Festival. The sunhine certainly bought out the best of the flowers and the crowds of people who attended seemed to be enjoying the … Continue reading
Bryah Station
We finally get to visit Bryah Station. This map of Western Australia shows its location. Dane’s family sold Bryah many years ago and unfortunately in recent times, with no one living at the station, the homestead has fallen into disrepair. … Continue reading
Posted in Caravanning, Cowaramup, Margaret River, Western Australia, Wildflowers
Tagged Bibbingoona Pool, Bryah Station, Gascoyne, Gascoyne River, Murchison
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Exploring the Murchison
After meeeting up with our brother-in-law Dane we began exploring the area between the Murchison and Gascoyne rivers. We set up camp on a little ridge overlooking the plains. Dane prefers sleeping outdoors in his swag…with Fenton (the dog) nearby. … Continue reading
Posted in Caravanning, Cowaramup, Margaret River, Western Australia, Wildflowers
Tagged Fenton, Gascoyne River, Murchison River, Peak Hill, Peak Hill Cemetery, Wildflowers
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Heading North
We have just returned from 10 days camping north of Meekatharra between the Gascoyne and Murchison rivers. Our brother-in-law, Dane, grew up on Bryah Station and we decided to take a short holiday to visit the area with him. Departing … Continue reading
Posted in Caravanning, Cowaramup, Margaret River, Western Australia
Tagged Bilyuin Pool, Cue, Murchison River, Nallan Lake
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The Margaret River
The Margaret River is only a small river, about 60 km long and has a catchment area of only 470 sq kms. Along its course the river passes through national parks, wetlands, a range of diverse farmland and of course … Continue reading
Huge waves for WA south coast
Huge waves forecast for the south west of Western Australia are proving to be a thrill for ‘big wave’ surfers. The huge waves are been generated by a massive storm in the southern Indian Oean. Waves were forecast to potentially … Continue reading
Quilt Exhibition at the Fair
One of the lovely things about the fair is the quilt exhibition. This year there were four different categories of quilts on display. Here are a few photos from each of the categories. The Best of Australia Quilts. State winners … Continue reading
In Perth for the Craft and Quilt Fair
If you are a craftsperson then the Craft and Quilt Fair is for you. Held annually in May at the Perth Convention Centre the event has a large range of retailers happy to sell you all things crafty. Workshops showing … Continue reading
Giro d’Italia comes to Bagni di Lucca
Here is our friend Debra’s blog on the Giro d’Italia as they passed through Ponte a Serraglio. In two of the photos of the peloton coming up the street you can see Villa Isabella where we stayed and our steep … Continue reading
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Giro d’Italia – Stage 5
Everywhere you travel in Italy there are cyclists on the road – it is a very popular sport. This years Giro d’Italia, Italy’s national cycling road race, will be travelling through Ponte a Serraglio in Bagni di Lucca, the village … Continue reading
Posted in Margaret River
Tagged Bagni di Lucca, Giro d'Italia, Ponte a Serraglio, Villa Isabella
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Historical York
On our recent caravan trip the only town we stayed overnight in was York – the oldest inland town in WA. Founded in 1831 on the banks of the Avon River, York has some lovely old buildings, many still in … Continue reading
Posted in Caravanning, Margaret River
Tagged Historical buildings, Patchwork on Avon, The Sock Factory, York
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So much to see!
We next travelled to Kokerbin Rock to see Australia’s third largest monolith, after Uluru and Mt Wudinna in South Australia. Mount Augustus, also in WA, is twice the size of Uluru, stands at 858 metres, is 8 km long, but … Continue reading
Posted in Caravanning, Margaret River
Tagged Cuballing, Dog Cemetery, Kokerbin Rock, Little Bank, Shackleton, Yealering;, Yornaning, Yornaning Dam
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