May 26, 2012

Exploring Port MacDonnell

Rainbow over the bay at Port MacDonnell

We’re determined to visit a new place in the Mount Gambier district every weekend. Today we drove 28km to Port MacDonnell, the southernmost town in South Australia, population 650. It was proclaimed a port in 1860. Ships anchored a mile out to sea and supplies were taken by launch to and from the jetty. We [...]

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Impressions of Esperance

I mentioned earlier that we were heading to Esperance, which we did last weekend, but due to work commitments I haven’t had a chance to post my impressions until now. It’s nearly a four-hour drive from Kalgoorlie via Norseman. The countryside changes from forested scrub to farmland about 70km from Norseman, or 110km from Esperance. [...]

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