Monthly Archives: August 2013

There are occasions when I wish I didn’t have such a sensitive nose. Once again I am in a smelly motel unit. Have you ever been up close to a wet dog? I mean a big, woolly-haired, wet dog? I … Continue reading →

First  the hotel. The Esplanade Hotel, a Rydges property, was expensive by this country girl’s standards, but it more than made up for it by having a really user-friendly checkout time of 11.00 am. After two consecutive late nights and … Continue reading →

The town of Cervantes took its name from the three off-shore islands that lie about three kilometres south of the town, but the islands got their name first, from the ship ‘Cervantes’, a three-mast sailing vessel which ran aground and … Continue reading →

We headed south this morning, Camel and I, along the coast road into the teeth of a gale. Oh, it was sunny enough when we left Geraldton at 10am, but quite suddenly the clouds appeared from nowhere and looked awfully … Continue reading →

Driving around Geraldton is a great pleasure for me. Even the local tradies don’t seem to be in too much of a rush. I can’t get over the beauty of this place. So much effort has gone into making it … Continue reading →