Warning.....Photo heavy post!

Bear with me because there's a lot to catch up on!!

Loved these ugg boots!

Saw this one of facebook and it reminded me of Callie and Ashlee!!

 I reckon you would need the packet below!  It was in a camping store in Rockingham and gave us such a giggle when we read the instructions LOL

Sometimes you just like to browse :)

I had another go at hot cross buns, following Ben's instructions :)   He has surpassed me in the cooking stakes these days. 

Callie and Ben visiting Kate over Easter.

We took the train to Perth from Rockingham and watched lots of kids enjoying the water feature.  We spent some time with Peter and Bev, relatives of Fiona.  It was nice to be settled somewhere over Easter and not on the roads.  Bun was also able to get the motorbike looked at and was very happy with the result.  Now he just needs to get away from towns so that he can give it a try.

We also saw David as he and Nat had been in Perth for his work.  He took the train down to Rockingham and we had fish and chips on the Esplanade. 

Bun was a bit confused at the train station, he was looking for the sign for the toilets and thought it was a toilet that was up and down??? Um no.....it was the sign for the lifts LOL

Just near Peter and Bev's place is a fantastic spot for kite-surfing so we wandered down for a look. There was certainly enough wind for them but it was pretty cold.

We shifted camp on the Wednesday before Anzac Day so that the truck and van were in a storage area.  It only cost us $6 per night so that was a bargain!  After flying back Thursday morning, Callie and I and her bridesmaids, Ashlee and Renae, went to a bridal shop for her to try some dresses on.  It was a funny afternoon but no dresses were bought :)  After tea with Josh and Kara, the rest of us drove back to Winkie.  

Ben, Bun and I got up early Friday and attended the Dawn Service at Barmera.   Later in the afternoon, Josh, Kara and Kasiah arrived, along with Steph, and Bun got to cuddle a little girl to sleep xxxx

Saturday started very early with Steven up at 5am!  George and Corey were at Winkie by 5.30 to get the spits under way.  The weather was kind to us, not too hot, cold or windy.

Photobomber!!

The girls wanted to get in the shot :)

Kara mentioned this week that we had 4 generations in this photo, I hadn't realised!!

Patty made the amazing cake for Callie and Steven, it had pink hearts through the centre.  I talked to Patty later and she had been working on this idea for weeks :))

I asked this motley crew to turn for the camera and below is what I got!

The sweethearts eventually turned the right way :)

Sylvana will be happy to see that Steven loved the cheesecake she made, it had Toblerone and Maltesers in it.

It was a lovely day and I think it had the relaxed, casual feel that Callie and Steven were after.  Thanks to all the family and friends who helped out in a number of ways and also everyone who came.

Callie and Steven are also very grateful for the generosity shown and will be receiving their new Thermomix next week!!  Callie is very impatiently waiting for the delivery :)

 We headed back to Adelaide Sunday afternoon and spent a bit more time with Josh and Kara and Kasiah.  Poor Kasiah has been teething recently and no-one is getting lots of sleep in their house :(

Josh took us to the airport before work on Monday morning as the flight left at 6.30am.

We got back to Perth late after 300kph headwinds!  Later in the day we caught up with Megan Spangler and her beautiful boy, Bronson.  He is a sweet baby, only 6 months old.  Callie says she is offended that we don't cuddle with Storm this way, but I said he didn't really give us a choice LOL

We left Perth Tuesday morning and went inland for a while and ended up back at Dalwallinu to see Dot and Ray at the farm.  It was lovely to see them again and we stayed for 2 nights.  Yesterday we got to Geraldton and got a few little maintenance jobs down on the van and the truck as well as stocking up on groceries.  We will leave here tomorrow and go up the coast to Horrocks Beach and then to Kalbarri. Rain is forecast along the coast for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday I think, so it will depend on the weather and the roads when we go to Murchison as there are gravel roads on the way.

Rocks, rocks and more rocks!!

So we climbed up and over the Wave Rock at Hyden and Bun reckoned he was 'underwhelmed' LOL  He said he expected from looking at the brochures that it was about a kilometre long and it was about 40-50 metres!

We were more impressed with some of the other rocks that we had already seen but he had a surf on it anyway.

This ski club lake is really out in the wheatbelt country!  Only 6 boats are allowed out at any one time and that would be a squeeze too.  I loved the toilet signs, inboard and outboard LOL

More rock climbing.....

The bike has been off the truck a few times too, it's lovely to be able to zip around easily sometimes and leave the truck hooked up.

The beach above was just east of Hopetoun, there are rocks along a section so it makes a real noise as the waves break.

While we were at Hopetoun, we found that the slide-out pantry had come loose from it's moorings so Bun did a repair job.  I think it had not been put in properly anyway as it seems to be working better than before.

As we left Hopetoun, we drove through Fitzgerald National Park on the way to Bremer Bay.

I'm going for the windswept look I think!  It's now nearly 3 months since a haircut and if I wasn't going to be home VERY soon, I swear I would have let Bun loose with the clippers before now!!

Just on dusk at Bremer Bay this kookaburra sat just near us.

We went for a drive to the local shops and discovered on arrival that we'd left the towel rack hanging off the back of the truck LOL   Gave us a good laugh anyway, Bun said he was giving it a blow dry!

After Bremer Bay, we took the scenic route to Albany.   On the way we called in to Millers Point and Cheynes Beach, a couple of places we could have stayed longer at.  Sometimes it's a pain having to meet a schedule :(

Albany is a very pretty spot with plenty of water views.  Having rung Liz and John (the couple that we met at Westonia) for a few clues on what things we should see, they invited us to camp out at their place.  They live on 100 acres a few kms out of town.   We had 3 great days there, doing the full-on tourist thing during the day and then spending the late afternoon into evening with them.  It's been wonderful when traveling to meet new people and find that you just click and have so much in common, John and Bun have very similar senses of humour!

We did the boardwalk around Mt Adelaide and were lucky enough to see this ship escorted through  the heads into port.  It was a Chinese supply ship coming in to stock up on fuel and supplies for the ships still out searching for the black box.

We also visited the old whaling station to see the history of the industry.

Urgh!! See what I mean about the hair??

Bun went on the Cheyne IV for a look around and for once, I got a photo of the front of him.  So often, I am trying to take and photo and he just walks away, the bugger!

Bun with Liz and John, I told them they had to make an appearance on the blog :)

After Albany, we had to go to through Denmark and onto Walpole as Bun had plans to do the Tree Top Walk.  Again, Bun's expectation of the walk was set a little too high?  He just said that maybe he expects all experiences to measure up to the Transformers Ride at Universal Studios??

We spent the night at Peaceful Bay, just east of Walpole.  

I think that Bigfoot was staying there too!

After a night at Pemberton where I had tea that consisted of 2 marron (cost $31!!) that are just like large yabbies, we went via the very winding scenic route to Greenbushes.  There was a free camp behind the sports ovals so that was a good spot.  We haven't done a lot of free camping so far this trip, first because of the heat, but more so now because there are towns and people everywhere.  We are hoping to do a lot more as we go north.

How's this for a great idea for a chandalier??  Plus you would always be able to find a glass for a drink!

Bun found a new girlfriend in Walpole :))   Zoom in on the photo because she is seriously scary LOL

In Pemberton, we went for a ride to look at the Gloucester Tree.  We couldn't believe that these days you would be able to climb this tree without real cages to 'keep you safe'!

We have been staying off the highways as much as possible so we can see more of the countryside. It makes the trip so much more interesting.  We are now at Binningup Beach and will drive up to Rockingham in the morning.  As it's now school holidays as well as the lead up to Easter and Anzac, we've stayed away from the coast the last couple of days and will be glad to be settled somewhere for that period.

In the last couple of days, I've been in contact with a lady from Murchison and we have somewhere to head when we return from SA.  She and her husband run a roadhouse/caravan park there.  We will be staying for a few weeks and helping out with whatever needs doing there.  It's nice to have something sorted as Bun has just started to get a bit 'toey' about not having something to do :)

Only 10 days now until we fly back into Adelaide so we're looking forward to see all the kids again!!!

Cheers

Anne