Family Holiday Esperance W.A
Left Murray Bridge this morning 21/1/23
Nullawil silos and metal work.
After nearly 7,000kms in 2 weeks and 6 days we are home 🏡
Thankyou for coming along on the journey with us 👋
In the most part our trip has been amazing and hopefully we have Inprinted some special memories for the girls 👨👩👧👧
Tuckers Travel signing off until the next time 😁😍🤗
Swollen River at Murray Bridge
20th Jan
Krispy Creme
Finally got to try a Ice Coffee Giant twins. Yummo. Actually went thru Lara home and makers to Golden North Giant twins, due to time we got our Twins from Adelaide.
Camped now at Murray Bridge Marina tourist park overlooking a swollen Murray River.
Lucky to get lunch today at the Gungellan Pub in Freeling (home of McLeods daughters) pub stopped cooking at 1:45 and due to 11 lots of roadworks we were an hour behind schedule and got to the Gungellan pub at 1:44. Thankfully the accommodated us and we all enjoyed chicken Parma with chips and gravy 😋
Memorabilia of McLeods Daughters in the pub.
My lunch Chic snitz with mushroom gravy and chips.
Gungellan truck stop from McLeods Daughters.
Kingsford homestead - home to Drovers Run McLeods Daughters. Can just make out roof line and chimneys of original homestead.
Zahlia doing some reading this morning Mount Remarkable at Melrose.
Wirrabara silos
Couldn't get up to the lookout due to the camper trailer but it looked good at the sign
Listening to the kookaburras
Left Elliston this morning Thursday 19 Jan.
Beautiful sculptures in the town of Cleve ,realy won't to look around more here one day.
Yay finally yummy fish and chips, only took until Whyalla to get them 😲 fishermans basket from sumthin tastee they were amazing 😋
Whyalla HMAS Ship.
Camp tonight Melrose show grounds..fees $30 toilet and shower :)
Wednesday 19 Jan
Talia Caves/woodshed caves and the tub.
Elliston Jetty.
Zahlia cooking dinner at Elliston Caravan Park. Saussages and salad.
Wednesday 19 Jan left Streaky Bay and did the Westall Way Loop Drive, saw the Point Lablatt Sea Lion colony, Zahlia enjoying the wind, Murphy's Haystacks (rocks),
View from camp site, saw dolphins pass by again, further out tonight than last night.
Yummy Chicken Snitzel sandwich for dinner, I'm certain it was better than the pizza we were going to have.
The most spectacular sun set I've ever seen. People came from all directions to watch it but we had front row tickets from our camp site.
Cape Bauer loop drive. Streaky Bay.
Very overcast and patchy rain today.
Girls loved investigating the Sea Urchins.
Tilly found a star fish
Our camp spot at Streaky Bay Islands Caravan Park, most amazing caravan park I've ever seen..Lucky us we have ocean views.
Swimming in the bay just outside our camp spot.
Record Shark catch 1990 caught at Streaky Bay, replica in Shell station.
Giant crab caught at Streaky Bay.
More photos from our camp site, watched dolphins swim passed.
Star gazing absolutely clear skies.
Tilly wanted to do b-fast but after a rough windy night we got up around 9:30 and after getting washing done our b-fast turned to lunch....cheesy bacon on toast.
Zahlias very proud Lego tower at Streaky Bay Information centre.
Bush camping Nanks campground near Penong, cooking all hands on deck, was bloody delicious 😋
Penong footy grounds, obviously Tigers supporters. Tilly was very happy 😊
Sunset over Balladonia Roadhouse stayed at Caravan park, made use if the pool as was 42° few days beforehand was 50° woke up next morning to 20° and cold.
90 mile straight sign coming the other way East.
Cocklebiddy Roadhouse home to two Wedged tail Eagles that can't be released due to injuries. Bruce and Samantha.
1st real bush camp at Eucla in amongst the sand dunes.
The old Telegraph station at Eucla.
Bush camp just before Penong, Nanks campground.
Frenchman's lookout (hike)
Driving on the beach at Cape Le Grand Beach and lunch BLT.
Hells Fire Bay
Thistle Cove Beach
All stunning at Cape Le Grand National Park 😍
So many photos, more on the camera reel🤣
Perfection at Lucky Bay
Cape Le Grand National Park 😍
Sign of road closures.
Lucky Bay (overload)
Boat Cruise 11/1/23
Cruised around the Islands.
Zahlia feeding the sea Eagles
Saw bird life, goats, seals, dolphins.
Snorkelling at Blue Haven Bay.
Kari at A&E Esperance Hospital (Dr thought suspected Spider bite)
Fun on the pillow at Pink lake Tourist park. Chips and drinks overlooking the ocean at 33 Degrees.
Beach Fun at Twilight Cove Esperance
Arrived in Esperance around 3:30hrs.
Checked in to Pink lake tourist park. Went to the lookout, walk along the beach.
Fish and chips for tea.
Lunch stop at Norseman. Zahlia loved Norseman horse
B-fast in the camp kitchen before leaving Kalgoorlie. A stop at the lookout.
Amazing Oasis at Hammond Park.
Roaming peacocks.
Pet cockoos and species if other birds. Bridges and ponds, playground and kiosk.
Last venture for the day was the Goldfields museum.
Full moon last night
Day of adventures this morning, started with Kalgoorlies Superpit
Left Madura Pass by 0600hrs. Adjusting to W.A time we were all awake at 0430hrs.
Madura Pass lookout, what you see 1st 2 pics was once...along time ago the ocean.
Stopped at a few roadhouses across the Nullarbor. Got the all important 90mile straight sign pic. Lunch and fuel at Balladonia road house. Where going to stop in Norsemen which was 526.5kms but girls opted to drive the extra 187.3 kms distance and go to Kalgoorlie. Kids were in car for 711kms (bit over 7hrs) we think they deserved a swim. Now have a site right next to the pool and all emenities very close. Here until Monday. The girls think not having to pack up and drive all day again tomorrow is a great idea 😁
Nullarbor roadhouse house, lunch and Ice-cream stop. Zahlia got new thongs. More spectacular scenic lookouts of the ocean. Border village for fuel and another inspection of prohibited goods crossing into W.A
We have pulled up stumps at Madura Pass and headed to the local restaurant for a fed 😁
Left windy Fowlers Bay at 0830hrs. The town is being engulfed by tge sand dunes. We had a Milo bar and fruit box for b-fast just to get out of their quicker. Wind was really strong. Very bad night sleep.
Saw the magnificent Great Australian Bight today 😁 Absolutely stunning 😍
Fuel and lunch at Ceduna then onto Fowlers Bay....finally a swim in the ocean for the girls 😁🏖
Kimba tourist attractions, oh yeah the girls made a friend with the Border Collie Buddy
2nd night Wednesday 4/1/23
Awesome free camp spot at Kimba.
Donation boxes and $1 showers.
Very popular but amples of room.
Love the little town of Burra such a pretty little place.
Had to go thru my place of birth/Jamestown S.A
Awesome hay bale bear we passed.
Orroroo big gum tree, Tilly has grown just a tad since our last visit (she was 10 months old)
Onto Port Augusta for fuel and food 🙂
The river devastation continues 😔 Morgan S.A
Tuesday 3/1/23 Well after nearly 8hrs of driving we found our 1st camp at World end Gorge (Burra Creek) Girls 1st eye opener to a questionable drop dunny 😅
So Zahlia is right with her i-pad as she says she added the internet before we left 🤣
Lunch at Big Lizzie in Red Cliffs and a park play 😄
Sealake silos
On our way 🥰
We're packed and ready to start our adventure tomorrow. You have been selected to follow our travels.
Headed to Esperance WA 😁
Across the Nullarbor with kids....😬
Thanks to Judy and Rodger who are House and animal sitting for us 🥰
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