Day 44 Carnarvon to Denham by Tilly

This morning we got up and made toast for breaky. Then we got in the car and drove to the dish at Carnarvon to have a look.

We went to the museum and had a look. The first thing we did was go in a fake spaceship. It felt like you were in a real spaceship, and it had TVs on the Side for Windows.

 

 

 

While we were in there, smoke came out.

 

Then we had a look at the nbn satallite that went into space.this helps make the nbn work.

 

After that we saw the rover that landed on Mars, and was controlled by people on Earth.

 

There was a tiny piece of moon, but we didn't get a photo. There was also a bit of a spaceship that fell onto the Earth.

Then we had a look at the space game room. We all crash landed the spacecraft, but Dad landed it.

  

Then we took a photo on the cardboard astronauts. Dad was holding Bill in the air, but you can't see him.

 

 

Then we got a postcard and a poster each, and a coin to share.

 

Now we are driving. We just stopped at a petrol station called the Overlander Roadhouse. We got some petrol, then we got back in the car, and now we are driving again.

We have made it to Denham. We had a look to see if the blue lagoon pearl shop was open, but it wasn't, so Dad rang and asked when they open. They said they are closed until Monday, but they can open it.

Dad bought Jess and I an opal surrounded by a pearl, and Emily a necklace. Jess' is the one on the right and mine is on the left.

 

The man that was running it didn't have a voice box, so he had a hand held speaker voice box, and the lady had the same glasses as me.

Then we went to the shop next door and Emily and I got a necklace, and an oyster with a pearl in it, but you don't know which colour you will get.

 

Then we walked to the car and had a look at the ocean, which looked like Mums new pearl.

  

Adelaide is happy with her doll, and Bill is happy with his shark teeth. Then we got in the car and drove to a pub for tea. I had half a chicken palmi. At the pub Mum asked if any of us feel homesick. Jess said no, she just misses our big TV screen. Now we are in the float about to go to sleep. Goodnight.

 

Day 43 Exmouth - Carnarvon by Jess😊

Day 43!

This morning we woke up in Exmouth and mum, Tilly and Emily went for a walk to the bakery and got us some breaky. Today we are going to get to Coral Bay. We are now driving and have stopped at a caravan shop and are trying to fix the fridge. Our fridge isn't working properly. They can't fix it. We are back on the road heading for Coral Bay. We just arrived at coral bay and are on the beach. Here are a few photos.

   

We found a sand castle and here is a photo of it.

 

We found a cafe and had lunch there.

After lunch we looked at the caravan park and it looked like there was a lot of people there and so we kept on driving. In the car Adelaide put make up all over Bill and this what he looked like. 

 

We crossed the Tropic of Capricorn and got to a place called Carnarvon and fuelled up. We saw a caravan park near by and decided to stay there. After we parked the float we went for a drive and stopped at a park. This is a photo of the park.

 

 We watch the sunset and saw the dish that helped the man on the moon get there. Here is another picture.

 

We are back at the horse float and dad and Bill are fixing the pump. 

                               

We are now making hot dogs for tea. We just watched a movie and are now going to bed goodnight.😉

By jess!

Day 42 - Exmouth by Caroline

Everywhere in Exmouth is booked out because it is school holidays, so last night we had to stay in the overflow parking. This suited us, because there was plenty of room, and it was right beside the netball courts, with water, showers and toilets. The downside was that it meant that today we had to move the float into a caravan park, ( because that is the policy in Exmouth) and in the process, Big Tred copped his first bit of damage. He was scraped along some rocks, while we were trying to get into a pokey little camp site. 

Actually Big Tred is having a few issues lately. The water has stopped working, and today the fridge has too. Danny is onto it though,  and we think a diagnosis has been made. We are just waiting on an opportunity to implement the cure.

Emily and Adelaide didn't quite master snorkelling at Ningaloo Reef yesterday, so we decided that we would do a glass bottom boat tour today.  It was great. The guide was very funny. He and his wife own the business, and they worked very hard. We saw all sorts of fish and coral, turtles and Ray's. All of my photos just look like green haze, but he gave us a cd of photos  that he had taken from his different tours. This is my best effort. 

 

 

Adelaide had a go at snorkelling off the boat today, and was happy to quit once she saw one fish. 

Emily couldn't be convinced to try again, and I think it's because yesterday when she finally agreed to get into the water with me, the first thing she saw was a stingray. That was the end of Emily's snorkelling experience. 

Bill loved it, and you could hear his excitement through his snorkel. 

Tilly wanted to like it, but kept getting frightened.

Jess and Danny enjoyed it, but didn't enjoy the cold. 

 

After the boat ride, we had a look around town. There are lots of emus walking around Exmouth, and yesterday I watched all the cars wait while an emu crossed the Main Street. 

We saw the big prawn

 

And the big chair... ( I remember a very similar photo with different Phegan kids sitting in it last year)

 

And the big whale shark...

 

It is bed time now, and I just forgot to take my towel to the shower.  I had to dry myself with a wet face washer and a dirty T-shirt. I am in bed and Danny is out making more friends. 

Goodnight. 

Day 41 - Nanutarra to Exmouth by Danny

For 40 consecutive early mornings I have had to get up for a wee, and I am now convinced that I have reached middle age. It sucks. It is cold, I can never find my boots, and although I try and be ninja quiet for everyone else's sake I know I'm making more noise than a possum going through garbage. But it is what it is. This morning I tried to wish it away for 20 minutes but at 4:37 am I gave up and stumbled around for my boots, trying to get back to bed before the pre dawn cold snap sets in.

Back in bed I can't sleep so I read a few chapters of a new book I'm reading ' last of the nomads'.

At 6:30 I'm a bit weary again so I close my eyes and before I know it ..... Dad rings .... At 6:31. He realises he is 2 hours in front of us so by the time I find my boots again and stumble out the door he hangs up.

In the next few minutes I get some business emails, not farm related, which stir me up for most of the morning and it's fair to say I wasn't the greatest coversationist til about lunchtime when we arrive at Exmouth. This is a great little spot. Caroline gets the kids organised with hired Scooba gear and we head out to Ningaloo Reef. I have to admit that I still get the 'Derr Dnts' if I go out above my waist in the ocean so I watch Caroline and the kids go out first to make sure there are no sharks. Between snakes and sharks I'm starting to think I'm a bit of a wuss. (Except for the time I stood up to the Zebra Rock bloke at Kunanurra - I negative trip advisered the hell out of him!)

 

 

 

 

Reefs never seem to look as colourful as they do on Finding Nemo but the characters do. 

We saw:

This guy

 

And this guy

 

And this guy

And this guy

 

And this guy

 

And this guy is out there but we will probably swim with him tomorrow

 

But we didn't see this guy

He was actually very hard to find. Which is just as well because we learnt at the hatchery at One Armed Point that they are cranky territorial little buggers who punch well above their weight. 

After the swim Bill and I went fishing to try and eat all the cute characters we'd seen earlier.

We caught this guys little brother but the surf reclaimed him on the beach

 

 And then this bloke who was some sort of emporer.

 

After fishing we head out to the site of a ship wreck to watch the sun set.

 

 

Then we went to the single best pub we have been to all trip and had the best steak I've eaten since we have been away. We watched the state of origin at the Cadillac honky tonk bar.

Back home in bed at the float and Adelaide has crawled in beside me. She won't be so happy with her sleeping arrangements when I need to get up for a wee. (That reminds me to leave my boots out)

Night

 

 

Day 40 Tom Price to Nanutarra - By Adelaide

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This morning we woke up and had breakfast. 

Emmy brushed my hair.

 

 

Then we got in the car and drove.

We stopped at the supermarket. We saw these statues in Tom Price.  They were some emus, and a kangaroo and some goannas.

 

 

Then we went to the singing toilet.  Then we drove to Nanutarra. We are sleeping here tonight. 

We drove past this truck on the way and it had a sign on it.

 

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By Adelaide

Day 39 Karijini to Tom Price - by Emily

Day 39 Karijini to Tom price.

This morning we woke up and had breaky.🌯 for breaky we had cheese on toast.🍞 then we all had a cup of tea.☕️ but mum didn't.

Then dad Tilly and Jess played on the guitar.🎸

 Then mum Bill and Adelaide did the dishes. 

Then we climbed the tree.🌿

 

Then we went in the car. We went to a Gorge. It was called Dales gorge. At the end there was a pool. It was called Circular Pool. 

 It was a very steep walk and it was 100m down.  We saw a man slip over and land on his bottom.

 Then we went back to Donk. Our car🚘

Then we went to the visitors centre and we handed in our workbooks, And we got our badges.

 

And we got an ice cream. 🍦Our ice creams were melted. Because the ranger was talking to much about our books that we had to do. 

 Then we hoped back in the car. We ate our melted ice cream. 

Right now we are in Tom price.

We went to a petrol station. 

Then we drove to the caravan park. At the caravan park we played footy. Then we went on the play ground. Then we hoped back in the car. We are heading to another gorge. It is going to be our last gorge on this holiday. On the way I danced in the car.

 

 We also saw a very long train that came from the mines to collect iron.

 

 

 right now we are at the gorge. It is called Hamersley Gorge. 

 

  

It had lots of waterfalls and the walls were bendy with lots of patterns on them. 

 

 

 

 

  At the gorge Adelaide bill and I slide down a steep bit. 

 

 

Then

We went back to the car. Then we talked to Nan and Poppa on the phone.

Then we went to a singing toilet. It was funny. We had to press a button to open the door. Then when you went inside it says welcome. You have 10 minutes before the door opens. Then it starts playing music.  When you are finished you have to press a button for the toilet paper. You put your hands under the hole and the soap comes out. Then you put your hands under the tap and the water comes out, and at the same time the toilet flushes. When you are finished you press a button and you get out. 

Bill asked his toilet questions, but it didn't answer him.

 

Then we had tea. Now we are going to bed.

Goodnight.😴💤😊

By emily.🐴🦄🐳🐬