Brenda and Kemm's travels

Day 2 – Perth

Weather not exactly wonderful again today but certainly didn’t seem to be as rainy as yesterday. Headed off to Kings Park in the middle of Perth to check out the wildflower displays there. GPS is a great gadget getting you around when you really have little idea of where you …

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Day 1 – Perth

The weather in Perth has been horrible – starting with a 3am thunderstorm which woke us both up – clap of thunder directly overhead! Took us a while to get up and about with being up early whilst WA time caught up with us. Headed out firstly towards where I …

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Mum and Brenda arrive in Perth

I arrived in Perth about 12.30pm after a great 5 1/2 hr flight from Brisbane to Perth. Hardly a bump at all.Caught up on some website work that hadn’t been a priority but I had a solid 4 hrs to tend to it so it was a constructive flight if …

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East Cape, New Zealand

When we arrived in Auckland on Tuesday night the weather was horrendous and freezing! The weather news on TV wasn’t much chop either with the forecast being ongoing cold weather.However the next day we woke to not a cloud in the sky and although cold, was a beautiful day.Our planning …

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Darwin

PHOTOS Now in Darwin – nanna napping – I think we’ve walked 10kms this morning! Found ourselves a nice over the water lunch spot (as we do) and a nice bottle of white (as we do) – otherwise all good and nothing to report! What Kemm once knew as a …

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Darwin

The flights from Brisbane to Darwin (well Virgin anyway!) only leave late at night so it was an 8.45pm flight out of Brisbane, due to arrive in Darwin at approx 1am. All good – I think I actually slept for about and hour and a half even if it was …

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The Ghan

This transcontinental adventure offers an unsurpassed view of Australia – North to South over three unforgettable days. Travel by rail between Adelaide, Alice Springs and Darwin and you are embarking on one of the great train journeys of the world. Named after the Afghan cameleers who once traversed this route, …

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Mornington Peninsula

Having arrived yesterday afternoon, today is a quiet day but had to arrange for a new mirror for the car so Kemm had to make a couple of phone calls to get that happening. Appointment time arranged for after golf tomorrow so we need to drive up to Mornington to …

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Day 1 Golf – The National

The Mornington Peninsula was at it’s best – cold and windy and even more so for our day out on what I believed was a fabulous course. Very open and blustery but big wide fairways and of course the perfectly placed bunkers. I think I cam home with the same …

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