Category Archives: Spike

We have been up north, out back and chilling on coral coasts for so long now that even Perth seemed to be teeming with greenery. Margaret River and our Cape to Cape explorations began to reacquaint us with the concept … Continue reading →

A holiday from the holiday, that was the plan. We had booked a week on Rotto a few months before we set off in July and thus it became a bit of a milestone as a sort of halfway mark.  … Continue reading →

The Pilbara is a unique place.  We have travelled down from Port Hedland, visited Karijini, checked out Tom Price and a few other towns on the way. At first it seems quite harsh and desolate but spend a few dusks … Continue reading →

I suspect the Gibb River Road (GRR) will one day be paved. Probably because of mining exploration/exploitation, or possibly so the nomads can access it. While it remains a dirt road it hangs onto its tag as one of Australia’s … Continue reading →

Closure.  It has taken 27 years, but I have been reconciled with Ubirr.  As a teenager, on a trip with another family, we visited Ubirr. It was hot, as usual, and looking at rock art was not an inspiring afternoon’s … Continue reading →