Monthly Archives: September 2012

DAY 6  SATURDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER 2012 EARLY MORNING Next to Sirilug’s house there is a canal (klong) and along the bank are heavy-duty exercise machines for adults and children. Bev decided to get herself into condition. Klongs in Thailand are … Continue reading →

DAY 5   FRIDAY    14TH SEPTEMBER  2012. KANCHANABURI This morning we hired a tuk tuk and driver for a trip into the countryside.  I needed to get wind on my face. Instructions to the driver were that we didn’t want to … Continue reading →

WEDNESDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER 2012 NAKHON PATHOM to DUENSHINE RESORT KANCHANABURI Duenshine Resort is near the bridge over the River Kwai and Sirilug, knowing the military history of the area and how closely it is linked to Australia, insisted we visit … Continue reading →

MONDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER 2012 PERTH to BANGKOK Easy start today. The best thing about the day was we didn’t wake up with Laurence and Nadine’s wog.  It would have been a nightmare travelling today with the flu coming on. Everything … Continue reading →

DAY 39 THURSDAY 30TH AUGUST 2012 FISH FARM CAMP TO FALCON CAMP (Falcon is just south of Mandurah which is south of Perth) Falcon where we are now located is a coastal suburb of Mandurah about sixty kilometres south of … Continue reading →

DAY 37  TUESDAY 28TH AUGUST 2012 ELLENDALE POOL CAMP  TO FISH FARM CAMP. A damp morning again, not from rain but dew. Being near water meant there were a variety of birds coming and going. One perched on the end … Continue reading →

DAY 34 SATURDAY 25TH AUGUST 2012 WAGOE CAMP  KALBARRI Slow start today as we have decided to hang around for another day and go kayaking tomorrow.  The day was spent sightseeing along the coast.  Standing on the coast and looking … Continue reading →

DAY 31 WEDNESDAY 22ND AUGUST 2012 SHELL GRIT CAMP. Denham town is located on the west side of the middle peninsula.  Map orientated north. This is a traditional style boat of the area. Fortunately last night we only had a … Continue reading →

DAY 30  TUESDAY 21ST AUGUST 2012 DEAD FINISH CAMP TO SHELL GRIT CAMP (Camping area at Denham town Shark Bay) This morning it was wet again. We expected as much so we erected our tent last night to avoid getting … Continue reading →

 DAY 29   MONDAY 20TH AUGUST 2012 STOCKYARD CAMP TO DEAD FINISH CAMP  A thick fog engulfed us in the early hours of the morning and because we were sleeping in our swag on the ground we awoke in a pretty … Continue reading →