On the road again

In a few days I'm heading north again, out into the desert.

In the year I've had the van I've travelled more than 26,000 km and I'm about to do around 20,000 more in a big trip north through Central Australia, west across the top of Australia, down the west coast for a while and then across the middle of Western Australia, back east along the Great Australian Bite in the far south, and home. I figure I'll be gone three and a half months.

The aim is to see lots of desert, glorious sunsets,

lots of Australian wildlife

and of course, old buildings.

I'll post some pictures from time to time when I have internet - but many of the places I'm going don't have power or water, far less internet.

See you on the other side.

Have fun
Helen

Picturesque Portland

Portland is the oldest European settlement in Victoria. Old = historic buildings. Yay!

It is still a working port, so I rode the historic cable tram

along the foreshore

to the lighthouse.

Helen

Not another old house/pub/church Mum!

Much to my family's dismay, I adore old towns. Tasmania has many historic towns, and since I'm travelling alone I can spend as long as I like looking at every old house/pub/church/bridge... I want. Bliss!!

Wonderful Westbury.

Spectacular Stanley

When I was refueling at St Helen's, a man asked, "Didn't I see you a couple of days ago in LaTrobe? Taking a picture of an old house?"
Yeah. That was probably me.
Lovely LaTrobe.

Have fun. I am.
Helen

Crossing Bass Strait and into Tasmania

Yes they did get me up to disembark at 0510. That's, like, ten past five in the morning. Here is the sunrise to prove it.

The surf was up at Coles Beach.

Several historic houses.

Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Devonport.

Helen