Day 82 - K’gari, 17th September 2025

Had the alarm set early this morning to get down to the ferry to go over to K’gari.


Ian reversed the car onto the ferry….


…and off we went towards K’gari.



We even managed to spot a couple of whales on the way! 


Arriving at K’gari only 40 minutes later we were off! 
Our first destination was Lake McKenzie. The signage wasn’t great and Google maps wasn’t much better- we didn’t get off to a good start driving down the walking track lol!
Finally we were on our way. It was a pretty bumpy and in some parts, very narrow track. We made it to Lake McKenzie unscathed. It has brilliant blue freshwater and pristine white sand  and is the most visited place on the island. 


But it was definitely beautiful. It is a dune lake fed entirely by rain water. 


The water wasn’t too cold and was crystal clear.




After our swim we made our way through the Pile Valley Rainforest to Central Station, an old logging community in the 1920’s, where we had our lunch. 




After lunch we followed the scenic 700 metre boardwalk along the banks of the Wanggoolba Creek. The water was crystal clear, what we thought was algae or leaves floating on top was actually the sand on the creek bed.




The station is surrounded by lush rainforest including soaring satinay trees, giant king ferns and kauri pines.


After lunch and our walk we headed to Lake Birrabeen, equally as spectacular as Lake McKenzie but without the crowds. We saw two people around the bend from where we were but basically had the beach and lake to ourselves. It was stunning! 





We were planning to go to Lake Wabby but couldn’t find the track so decided to head back and save Lake Wabby for tomorrow. On the way back, we saw our first dingo! 


Back at Kingfisher, we checked in and went to our villa. It was a gorgeous 2 bedroom villa, complete with lounge, dining, kitchen and balcony.



We booked in for a late dinner at Sand and Wood and headed to the Sunset Bar to enjoy a drink or few and watch the sunset.






We may have gotten a bit carried away lol!


The sunset was stunning and we were the last ones to leave the bar (as usual).




We headed up to the resort and found another bar to try another cocktail.


We had a delicious dinner - I ordered nachos which came in a giant tortilla bowl!


After dinner we went back to the villa for a couple more drinks and a game of cards before bed. Fantastic day! 

















Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Day 161 - Streaky Bay, 5th December 2025

Image
We reluctantly said our goodbyes to the farm this morning and to the koalas and horses and set off for Streaky Bay. Stopped in at Point Kenny to grab our lunch, We turned off just before Streaky Bay  to check out Murphy’s Haystacks, a 1500 million year old geological wonder. Buried by calcareous dune sand 30,000 years ago, erosion has revealed the pink granite forms standing on the hill top. According to local legend, a Scottish agricultural advisor saw these landmarks in the distance and thought they were baystacks. It was only a short drive to our beautiful camp at Streaky Bay. It wasn’t right on the beach but it was pretty close. Ian went to do some fishing and I went for a walk into town. I found Ian out on the beautiful old jetty. He had caught a couple of fish but nothing worth keeping. Back at the caravan park we sat and had dinner on the beach and watched the sky change colour as the sun started to go down. It was beautiful. We even had rainbows. It just got better and bett...
Read more

Day 168 - Kalgoorlie, 12th December 2025

Image
 We set the alarm early this morning to head out onsite.  We had to check in and get our visitors passes and our PPE before we could get entry onto the mine site. Then Waz took us on a tour of the site, explaining the process…. …before we had to don our hard hats and safety glasses to enter the Gold Room. Once inside the first room, we had to remove our boots and scan our cards to gain entry to the next room. Then we had to put on their boots before we could enter the viewing area to watch the gold pour. It was like a big cauldron full of molten gold that was then poured into the tins like loaf pans. It was amazing to watch. Then they cooled them before tipping the gold bars out and cleaning off any excess slag. Then….we were allowed to hold them. I could barely lift it with two hands, it was so heavy. The one I held was bar number  57657. The biggest one was 17 kilograms worth about 3.5 million dollars. The pour we watched was the first of two they were doing that day. T...
Read more

Day 121 - Mount Field, 26th October 2025

Image
No need for alarms today, we had a sleep in and headed off for our walks mid morning.  We checked out the visitor's centre and then headed off on the 6.1 kilometre Three Falls Circuit.  It started with a short walk to Russell Falls, through some beautiful forest…. …before we came to the falls which were just stunning. We then climbed a bit higher…. ….to Horseshoe Falls. The walk continued on the Tall Trees walk which took us through the forest and showcased some magnificent old trees.  Last but not least was Lady Barron Falls.  The walk wasn't too difficult but there was a couple of steep staircases with quite a lot of steps....I hate steps! We walked back to the vans and on the way we ran in to some local wildlife.  He didn't seem bothered by us at all and certainly wasn't in a hurry, just poking around looking for food. We had some lunch while sitting in the sunshine.  We decided to go up to Left of Field campgrounds to have a look.  We had heard it ...
Read more