Another week has gone and we've finally found out about our new house. Deal is done! And this finally means the end for living from a suitcase! We're moving in hopefully at the end of the month.
And here it is!
Last weekend, we decided to drive to Kalbarri -- a coastal town in the Mid West region located 592 km north of Perth. The driving was so easy as we hardly had any traffic on the way.
The main activity on Saturday evening was a silhouette photo-shoot during the sunset and fishing ... and we (Rob) caught THREE fish.
On Sunday, we've drove back to Geraldton via the Kalbarri National Park. The major geographical features of the park includes the Murchison River Gorge which runs for nearly 80 kilometres on the lower reaches of the Murchison River. Spectacular coastal cliffs are located on the coast near the mouth of the Murchison River and the town of Kalbarri.
ROB SAYS:
A relief to finally get the house thing resolved. Can't wait to get moved in and find out what's happened to all our stuff.
http://goo.gl/maps/dNEVW
Don't expect to see anything on Street View -- when the Googlecar passed here it was only a blank lot!
When I moved to Australia 22 years ago, everyone thought I was moving to the end of the earth. Yet, Sydney with its population of 5+ million is hardly what you would call "out there".
The most recent move is a bit different.
Our new suburb is Drummond Cove, the northernmost "suburb" of Geraldton, and our street, Wavecrest Circle, is amongst the northernmost part of Drummonds. After that, the next settlement is Kalbarri, 160 km away. This time we really ARE at the end of the earth.
Perth holds the distinction of being the world's most isolated city. The nearest city to Perth is Adelaide, at about 1500km away. Geraldton is 450km north of Perth and the only population centre north of Geraldton is Exmouth about 10 hours drive to the north, with a couple of thousand people. After that it's mostly just ocean and a bit of Indonesia until you reach Singapore.
In Drummonds, theres no traffic, no noise, no rubbish trucks, no drunks--yet it's only a 10 minute drive from Geraldton and virtually anything you could want from cinemas, cafes, bottle shops; even a JayCar shop, Target, Coles, Woolworths, IGA -- anything you'd want!
So, here we are, GERALDTON. Bring on the next adventure!
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