A Postcard from Western Australia

Kim · Post by **Kim** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:48 pm

Following Bob's excellent post showing pics of beautiful Tassi, I thought I would post a few, all be it generic images, of my home state Western Australia.

WA is big, it changes a lot from one end to the other. Big red country up north in the Kimberleys where we find big wet steamy summers and features like the Bungle Bungles. Move on down to beautiful Broome, the eighty mile beach and then the Murchison's, flat, arid, dull scrub country that defies logic as it burst into a breathtaking carpet of colour each year with the short lived spring rains of the central west. Then further down to the capital city Perth and all of the superb beaches that run down the coast to the giant Karri and Jarrah trees of the temperate forest in the moist southwest corner. From there she changes again dramatically as you follow the crust of the flat, featureless, and intimidating scape across the Nullarbor (Aboriginal word means no trees) Plains to the huge cliffs where the world meets the sea at the great Australian bite and on into South Australia.

Oh yeah, we do a pretty cool sunset over here as well.

Here's the Bungle Bungles

Some of that famous Red Earth.

Into Broome and Cable Beach

Kim · Post by **Kim** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:56 pm

On down to Exmouth and the Ningaloo Reef.

From there we drive down into the Murchison, watch out for the birds

Kim · Post by **Kim** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 10:04 pm

If you reach the Murchison at the right time of the year you can have a look at the flowers.

And on the way to the capital city Perth, drop in and see some rocks.

Kim · Post by **Kim** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 10:12 pm

Once we get to Perth ( Yeah, it's small but lots of stuff not all good just like any city.

We get to my place about 50k (30 miles) south.

Kim · Post by **Kim** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 10:35 pm

Where the local flora look a lot like this.

From there we head south to a bit of surf at Margret River.

And then we head inland a bit to the Karri forest.

Watch none of those big buggers fall on you.

And then it's off down to Albany

And Esperance.

And from there we cross the Nullabor

And drive along the Great Australian Bite to South Aussie

Just one more sunset for good measure.

Cheers all

Kim

Kim · Post by **Kim** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 11:29 pm

http://members.iinet.com.au/~larkim/lar ... ofaPom.pdf

Serge · Post by **Serge** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:08 am

What an awesome country you folks have, wish i could afford the plane ticket !

Thanks for the great pics Kim!

Colonial Tonewoods · Post by **Colonial Tonewoods** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:20 am

Kim,
Beautiful place! I've just booked my one-way ticket...you gonna be home next week?

Ron Wisdom · Post by **Ron Wisdom** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:12 am

Wow, that's some beautiful country!! Sure hope to visit someday.

Ron

Hesh1956 · Post by **Hesh1956** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:42 am

Man Kim you live in beautiful country!!!

Lillian · Post by **Lillian** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:55 pm

Serge Brother you echo my sentiments. If we win the lottery, we'll send you and Line.

Its moments like this that I wish my mother had sucked it up and taken the damn boat when dad was offered a job. She was too pregnant with me to fly and refused to cruise. Ah, well, maybe not. I really like the family I have now. They've gone on me you know.

kiwigeo · Post by **kiwigeo** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:07 pm

Hey Kim,

You dont know a guy by the name of Tony Lemon do you? Hes a guitar playing surfie type from down your way.

Cheers Martin

Ron Wisdom · Post by **Ron Wisdom** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 3:20 am

Kim, what's the story on the rock that looks like a giant wave coming in? How do they think that thing was formed/eroded like that? I've seen a lot of neat formations but never one like that.

Ron

Dennis Leahy · Post by **Dennis Leahy** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 5:53 am

Wow, Kim, what a tremendous variety of landscapes and seascapes. Really looks great! So, I read your post about hot summers - when is the perfect time of year to visit WA?

And the wildlife shots are very beautiful. No, not the emu, not the reef fish, not the whales or sharks, but the two-legged wildlife strolling down the beaches. The Australian Ambassador in the yellow suit looks quite healthy.

Dennis

Kim · Post by **Kim** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:55 am

Ron Wisdom wrote:Kim, what's the story on the rock that looks like a giant wave coming in? How do they think that thing was formed/eroded like that? I've seen a lot of neat formations but never one like that.

Ron

Hey Ron,

That rock is called "Wave Rock" and it is situated just out side of a small town called Hyden in WA which is about 330 km (170 miles) east of the capitol Perth.

Here is what wiki has got to say on it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave_Rock

Cheers

Kim

Arnt · Post by **Arnt** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 8:04 am

This last week has been rain and snow, snow and rain, then some more rain.... I hate it!

My house is on the top of a long, steep hill, and the road up can be very difficult this time of year. A couple of weeks ago my wife (with our two youngest in the back seat) almost made it up, but not quite... The car stalled and then slid about 70 metres straight backwards before it wrapped itself around a large birch tree. Good thing, because a few more metres and they would have been headed for the river on the other side of the road. Thanks to seat belts and good baby seats everybody is OK, but it was too close...

So like I said before, living here is a bit of a mixed blessing. Right now your part of the globe looks pretty darn good, Kim. I am VERY envious!

Kim · Post by **Kim** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 9:00 am

Dennis Leahy wrote:Wow, Kim, what a tremendous variety of landscapes and seascapes. Really looks great! So, I read your post about hot summers - when is the perfect time of year to visit WA?

And the wildlife shots are very beautiful. No, not the emu, not the reef fish, not the whales or sharks, but the two-legged wildlife strolling down the beaches. The Australian Ambassador in the yellow suit looks quite healthy.

Dennis

Hey Dennis,

If you interested in the exploring the North West the best time is the beginning of the dry season (yes it's monsoonal and has only two seasons, wet and dry) which is July - August, in the peak of the wet season much of it is inaccessible. For a more complete run down, have a look here:

http://www.outback-australia-travel-sec ... tures.html

Further down the coast in the more temperate areas, which is where you will find the capitol Perth, it's pretty good all year round, but I recommend early to mid spring Sep - Oct for travelling around site seeing, and Dec-March if you just want to sit on the beach and view some truly spectacular wild life.

This is an aerial shot of Scarborough Beach, one of Perth's many popular beaches.

Cheers

Kim

sebastiaan56 · Post by **sebastiaan56** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 9:07 am

See the big building in the middle of the Scarborough Beach picture, well thats where Im writing from. Just about to go and visit with the home of all great aussie tonewoods.

I love WA, it is spacious here and although there is a boom on (think Calgary in the 80's) traffic is easy, you can park and the people are friendly.

Time to post some Blue Mountains pictures.....

Kim · Post by **Kim** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 9:10 am

sebastiaan56 wrote:See the big building in the middle of the Scarborough Beach picture, well thats where Im writing from. Just about to go and visit with the home of all great aussie tonewoods.

I love WA, it is spacious here and although there is a boom on (think Calgary in the 80's) traffic is easy, you can park and the people are friendly.

Time to post some Blue Mountains pictures.....

Hey Sebastian,

Say geday to Tim for me, sorry I can't make it

Cheers

Kim

Sam Price · Post by **Sam Price** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 9:46 am

I nearly passed out from those beautiful pics!!

I used to live in a village called Broome and a seaside resort called Exmouth, and they were NOWHERE near as nice!!

Now know why my pal is so desperate to emigrate this year..........

Serge · Post by **Serge** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 10:12 am

Lillian wrote:Serge Brother you echo my sentiments. If we win the lottery, we'll send you and Line.

Its moments like this that I wish my mother had sucked it up and taken the damn boat when dad was offered a job. She was too pregnant with me to fly and refused to cruise. Ah, well, maybe not. I really like the family I have now. They've gone on me you know.

Thanks sister Lillian, i'll remember your promise if i ever hear that you won the lottery, what's said is said, HA!

No regrets sis, you just never know what tomorrow holds for you, dreams are still fulfilled and prayers answered, keep the faith!

Your believing Bear

Dennis Leahy · Post by **Dennis Leahy** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 2:52 pm

Kim, I'll make it sometime - hopefully sooner than later. Thanks for the warning to avoid the beaches in December through March - I'd probably need a defibrillator.

Dennis

joel · Post by **joel** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:00 pm

I spent about 10 years in a mining town called Newman when I was a kid. It's about 1200km north of Perth in a pretty arid area called the Pilbara. The region had an average rainfall of 300mm a year (usually all at once in a massive storm), and an average evapouration rate of 3000mm a year (did a school project on rainfall once!). I don't remember really seeing green grass except for occasional family trips to Perth.

We had a river the went through the town. I remember water in it twice, and both of those times it was flooding. We used to picnic IN the river, not beside it. I'll have to get the pictures from my father one day.

I spent two years at Wesley College in South Perth as a boarding student. I don't remember too much of Perth, but what I do remember is that Perth is a great city. And the south west of WA is a truly beautiful place.

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