Gorgeous little town at the mouth of the Murchinson River. Very pretty beachfront that is protected by the river mouth form the waves and the weather. Lovely park along the beach front with BBQs picnic areas and an adventure playground for the kids that looks so good I may have a go later. Has all …
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Lynton Station
The Lynton Convict Hiring Depot (1853–1857) was the first convict depot north of Fremantle, Western Australia. It was established on 22 May 1853 with the arrival of the 173 ton brigantine Leander, which transferred 60 ticket-of-leave convicts and Pensioner Guards (retired British soldiers) that had arrived at Fremantle on the Pyrenees on 1 May. It …
Pink Lake
Pink Lake near Port Gregory, a bacteria produces beta carotene that makes the lake look pink when the sun shines on it, apparently, it looks best at sunset but it was always raining at sunset when we were there. BASF have an extraction plant for food use as food colouring.
Port Gregory
Town is probably too grand a word for Port Gregory. It is a hamlet at best with a caravan park, a beach that is protected by a reef, a general store and a pink lake, the caravan park was delightful and had all the facilities you would expect including grassy sites and a lovely undercover …
Jurien Bay
A very nice little town with all the facilities you need caravan park, two pubs, IGA, chemist, post office, etc. It has a little jetty and beaches that are beautiful and clean. Weather was not good whilst we were there so went to the Jurien Bay Hotel twice which had little creatures pale and Guinness …
Pinnacles
We have spent the last few days in Jurien Bay dodging heavy rain storms and cleaning up after an overflowing toilet. In between times we went to the pub and visited the Pinaccle desert in the Nambung National Park near Cervantes. The Aboriginal people of the area thought that the pinnacle desert was a place …
Adventure Before Dementia
Welcome to Travelling Banjos a travel blog written by two Brits travelling from Perth WA back to our home in Teralba NSW via the ‘Top End’. We are Phil and Jools Band and want to share our experience with our friends and anybody else out there who is interested. We will update every few days …