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| Wildboy in the wildflowers |
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| Blissful dreaming |
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| Having a look around |
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| peek-a-boo |
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| analysing the texture of the flowers |
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| family photo |
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| this was taken by my little man, 5yrs old - I love it! |
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| could these guys get any happier.... seriously?? |
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| Mullewa, WA |
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Coalseam Conservation Park - Wildflowers Season, WA
WOW.... the wildflowers are out..... We visited the Coalseam Conservation Park, as we had been informed by a good source (i.e. Rose had told me the night before at the Provincial) that this year is the best year EVER for the wildflowers. As you can see from the following pics, it was just SOOOOOO beautiful....
The curse of breaking down in Geraldton
Numerous people told us to be careful of Geraldton, WA, as you break down there and never leave... here's what happened....
Girl Version....After alot of discussion, we headed south to Geraldton (from Kalbarri) for a new turbo unit, which ended up taking alot longer and cost alot more money than expected!!!! Usual story...
Boy or Rev Head Version....Ross was noticing a loss of power and alot of black smoke from the vehicle, so decided to have a new turbo unit installed and replace the fuel injectors. We also had the air conditioning unit seen to whilst in Geraldton, since we are heading into hotter climates.
We got the car back feeling great about having the motor sorted for the long stretch north, when the clutch failed. Ross nursed the truck into a 4WD workshop and they replaced the slave cylinder. Whilst he was there Ross asked the mechanic to have a look at a leak in our oil cooler. The mechanic recommended bypassing the oil cooler, no worries. The mechanic then took the car for a test drive and seized the motor, he had closed off oil flow to the engine - ooooowwww noooo.
The next day they spent replacing the big end bearings on the car and the following day after that we left Geraldton, heading north (again). We made it not quite 50kms up the road and the motor blew up. We called the NRMA and were towed back to Geraldton and on Monday morning the mechanic sourced a replacement engine and told us to come back in a week. We have now picked up the car and the mechanic picked up the bill!
Big thanks to James (our rescuer), who picked up me and the small boys off the side of the road, 46 kms north of G-ton, there are good souls in the world xxxx
Girl Version....After alot of discussion, we headed south to Geraldton (from Kalbarri) for a new turbo unit, which ended up taking alot longer and cost alot more money than expected!!!! Usual story...
Boy or Rev Head Version....Ross was noticing a loss of power and alot of black smoke from the vehicle, so decided to have a new turbo unit installed and replace the fuel injectors. We also had the air conditioning unit seen to whilst in Geraldton, since we are heading into hotter climates.
We got the car back feeling great about having the motor sorted for the long stretch north, when the clutch failed. Ross nursed the truck into a 4WD workshop and they replaced the slave cylinder. Whilst he was there Ross asked the mechanic to have a look at a leak in our oil cooler. The mechanic recommended bypassing the oil cooler, no worries. The mechanic then took the car for a test drive and seized the motor, he had closed off oil flow to the engine - ooooowwww noooo.
The next day they spent replacing the big end bearings on the car and the following day after that we left Geraldton, heading north (again). We made it not quite 50kms up the road and the motor blew up. We called the NRMA and were towed back to Geraldton and on Monday morning the mechanic sourced a replacement engine and told us to come back in a week. We have now picked up the car and the mechanic picked up the bill!
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| oh dear.... not good |
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| not such lucky ducks today |
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| good bye Bilbo |
Big thanks to James (our rescuer), who picked up me and the small boys off the side of the road, 46 kms north of G-ton, there are good souls in the world xxxx
Geraldton, WA
We have spent quite alot of time in Geraldton... due to the car (see next post!!!). We stayed with Jess, Jonah and Luca's family for a few days, camped out in Roxanne and Adam's backyard. The boys loved hanging out with the girls, Bronte and Thea - thank you for having us xxxx
Whilst in Geraldton we visited the local optometerist (see new glasses below), museum, primary school for awards day and pottery class and the Leaning Tree for some homeschool supplies (a Steiner inspired commnity school).
We hung out at the Provincial (Roxanne's restuarant/cafe/bar) for two Friday nights. Ross did a days labour, woo hooooo, first one this year! We met lots of lovely locals and friends of Roxanne's, we even managed to catch Nathan Kaye in town playing didgeridoo and slide guitar one night.
Whilst in Geraldton we visited the local optometerist (see new glasses below), museum, primary school for awards day and pottery class and the Leaning Tree for some homeschool supplies (a Steiner inspired commnity school).
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| hanging out in the shade |
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| some new glasses for the lil man |
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| Getting a pottery lesson from Rox |
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| Pottery class with Teacher: Roxanne |
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| Pottery class with Thea's class |
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| At Bronte and Thea's school |
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| with James at the Provincial |
Kalbarri, WA
After the winter months in the South of WA, we've spent some gorgeous sunny days in Kalbarri, loving the warmer weather.... breakfast, lunch and dinner outside, how it should be!!
We visited Kalbarri National Park for the gorges and the beautiful, Nature's Window.
We had a couple of days swimming at the beach, riding in the skatepark, checking out the local playgrounds and the new family favourite "Icecream Friday", all the stuff that the boys love to do... and the people are so friendly too.
We visited Kalbarri National Park for the gorges and the beautiful, Nature's Window.
We had a couple of days swimming at the beach, riding in the skatepark, checking out the local playgrounds and the new family favourite "Icecream Friday", all the stuff that the boys love to do... and the people are so friendly too.
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| boys overlooking the gorge |
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| Nature's Window |
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| Gotta love orange.... |
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| Icecream Friday part 1 |
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| Icecream Friday part 2 |
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| Icecream Friday part 3 |
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Coronation Beach, north of Geraldton, WA
We are back in the warmer weather... its so lovely to be back in shorts and t-shirts and hanging out in the sun....
Here are some pics from Coronation Beach, which is just north of Geraldton... Beautiful spot, great for west coast sunsets... We had some play sessions on the beach, fishing and science experiments in the sand (thanks to the Morris family for the new science kits xxx) ....
Here are some pics from Coronation Beach, which is just north of Geraldton... Beautiful spot, great for west coast sunsets... We had some play sessions on the beach, fishing and science experiments in the sand (thanks to the Morris family for the new science kits xxx) ....
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| afternoon beverages |
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| playing at the lookout |
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| having some fun... |
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| off to do a spot of beach fishing |
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| the catch of the day... by one happy boy!... and it was delicious (whiting) |
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| Science week on the homeschool front |
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| Mr Devine... xxx |
The Pinnacles, Cervantes, WA
Dad and the three boys were very pleased to back on their adventure around Australia and headed north out of Perth, stopping off at the Pinnacles.
No one quite knows how the Pinnacles were formed. Lucas and Leo thought they were great fun for hiding behind and Frankie decided that one or two could be improved a little and so he added his own touch.....
No one quite knows how the Pinnacles were formed. Lucas and Leo thought they were great fun for hiding behind and Frankie decided that one or two could be improved a little and so he added his own touch.....
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| Adding some sand .... |
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| Peek-a-booooo |
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| What are these things anyway..... |
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| Lets have a closer look around the base... |
Monday, August 15, 2011
Perth - WA
It's been a while since you've had an update.... I've been working, based in Perth, hence the delayed travel diary.
We've had six long and wet weeks in Perth, we rented a couple of houses to get out of the rain... (it's been the wettest winter in Perth in years). Our first night in the cottage at Freo was such a luxury, kitchen, big couch, gas heater, washing up with running hot water, a toilet and bathroom.... we LOVED it!
Ross also managed some homeschooling, regular visits to the local libraries and museums, family fun days, Naidoc Day, shadow-alphabet fun, home-made knitting needles.... We also had a from Mark T and a second visit from Zed (on his way to Kalgoolie), here are some pics to follow.....
We are now back on the road.... with weekly updates now lucky followers xxxxx We miss you all by the way xxx
We've had six long and wet weeks in Perth, we rented a couple of houses to get out of the rain... (it's been the wettest winter in Perth in years). Our first night in the cottage at Freo was such a luxury, kitchen, big couch, gas heater, washing up with running hot water, a toilet and bathroom.... we LOVED it!
Ross also managed some homeschooling, regular visits to the local libraries and museums, family fun days, Naidoc Day, shadow-alphabet fun, home-made knitting needles.... We also had a from Mark T and a second visit from Zed (on his way to Kalgoolie), here are some pics to follow.....
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| ... in the puddles |
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| Some children at Naidoc Day 2011 |
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| More children at Naidoc Day 2011 |
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| Checking out the snakes at Naidoc Day 2011 |
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| Our children at Naidoc Day 2011 |
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| BBQ dinner and a visit from MT (the other half of Sarah) |
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| a couple of wild tigers |
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| Having a go at rock climbing |
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| Learning to juggle |
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| The Shadow Alphabet...'H' |
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| Dadda's Birthday... loving the chocolate cloud cake |
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| Sanding our knitting needles |
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| Putting some lanolin on the knitting needles |
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| Making the knitting needles perfect... and they knit well too - we are knitting our gnomes |
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| Kangaroos in the front garden... |
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