Our trip started from Hervey Bay Queensland on the 20th January 2007. We travelled South via the New England Highway as far as Glen Innes in NSW where we turned West and travelled to Bourke via Inverell, Moree & Walgett. Then it was south to Cobar and West again to Broken Hill then South to Port Augusta and thence Port Lincoln.

We then followed the Coast road round the Eyre Penisular and across the Nullarbo plain into Western Australia. From Norseman we turned South to Esperence then Noth to Wave rock before arriving at Albany, back on the coast, and again follwed the road around to the most South Westerly point of the continent, at Augusta, before turning North and following the coast via Margaret River, Busselton, Bunbury to Fremantle and Perth.

We tarried here a week or so before heading North to Jurian Bay, Kalbarri, Geraldton and finally Monkey Mia (Shark Bay) where we hand fed the dolphins. This was our destination for this trip.

The most Easterly point of the Australian continent is at Steep Point, about 20 mins by boat from here, but a full day over rough track by 4WD.

We had taken 11 weeks to get this far and reluctantly started heading back via the towns of Perenjori, Wongan Hills and Northam in the area known as the "Wheat Belt". During Spring this area has the most magnificent wildflowers to be seen in Australia. At Northam we watched the hot air ballons from our caravan each morning as they majestically floated overhead. Then it was on to Kalgoorlie where we visited the Gold mine " Super Pit" which is the largest man made hole in the Southern Hemisphere.

Then it was back across the Nullarbor on the Eyre Highway and down to Port Pirie. Thence to Clare and then Renmark where we camped for a week beside the Murray River. We followed the river to Swan Hill and Echuca before turning North to Hay and Griffith. Thence to Cobar and Northeast to Gilgandra and on to Tamworth, which is known as the Country Music Capital of Australia. From here we followed the Fossikers Way to Warialda and Moree where we stopped to soak in the thermal pools. Then it was off to Glen Innes, Tenterfield, Stanthorpe and Killarney before we finally arrived home after visiting family in Biloela and Brisbane.

We managed to take over 700 photos and these are just a few we sent to Buddy along the way.