From Perth to Pumphrey’s Bridge, south to Wagin, further south to Cheyne’s Beach, east to Bremer Bay, Hopetoun and Esperence, finding Lucky Bay and climbing Frenchman’s Peak, before heading home again via the Chicken Ranch (Varley), Kulin and Kwolyin, and finally Meckering. I took the best photo I’ve ever take on this trip. See if you can work out which one it is …

Telling stories about how Pumphrey’s Bridge collapsed … 
… And the bus plunged to the bottom … 
… and the kids couldn’t get to school 

More in the Lying on Railway Lines series 


A typical Western Australian Rock Hopper 
A typical Western Australian Rock Hider 
He cracked it 


Yet another awesome lunchtime view 

Lucky Bay 
Lucky Bay 
Oh no Skip, I think Sonny needs our help. 
Australia Day on the most beautiful beach I have ever had the pleasure to visit 

Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home 
From the top of Frenchman’s Peak 
The Chicken Ranch at Varley 
The place from which AWST is determined near Ravensthorpe 
What a relief to find this spot on a 40+ degree day