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Chapter 13: Australia - February 2025


Day 16 (Part 2) – Delays, Drama & Derry
After many miles, trains and lifts, we finally made it to Terminal 2 for our last flight: London to Derry. But of course, we were too...
Jul 23


Day 16 (Part 1) – Qatar to Chaos
Technically, we touched down in Qatar in the very early hours of Day 16. Alexander, once again, was an absolute star on the flight. The...
Jul 23


Day 15 - Last Day Down Under
Our last day in Australia began early like our first with a peaceful walk around the park while Aoife set off for another long-distance...
Jul 23


Day 14 - Perth Poonami
We woke early, packed up, and said our goodbyes to George, our faithful canine companion over the past few days. Our first stop was a...
Jul 23


Day 13 – Beach Cricket & Wine Tasting
We began our day with a visit to the Injidup Natural Spa, a stunning rock pool near Yallingup where waves crash over the rocks, creating...
Jul 23


Day 12 – Rain, Wine & George the Dog
We woke to the sound of rain on the roof and the wind howling through the trees - not quite the Australian summer we’d signed up for -...
Jul 23


Day 11 - Picnic & Winery
Today we had to find a garage to fix the car. Aoife was up and ringing local garages with most saying they didn’t have any appointments...
Feb 26


Day 10 - Busselton Jetty
The sun came up and therefore so were we. The tent was actually very pleasant, it didn’t over heat but we did have a few unexpected...
Feb 20


Day 8 - Fish Raffle
We all enjoyed a lie in this morning, some more than others. I got up at 10am, had a cup of tea and wrote my blog for the day, while...
Feb 12


Day 7 - Caversham Wildlife Park
Today we visited Caversham Wildlife Park, just north of Perth. When we arrived, we went straight to see the Koala’s and had a picture...
Feb 10


Day 6 - Padel & Bowls
We had a little lie in this morning and then headed to a local sports club to play some padel. Again, some of Aoife’s friends came to...
Feb 9


Day 5 - Rottnest Island
Another early start today as we had to leave by 7:30am to get the ferry to Rottnest Island. We picked up some coffee and bagels on the...
Feb 8


Day 3 - Arriving in Perth
Tiredness was kicking in as we boarded our final flight, Doha to Perth. This time we were flying with Qatar Airways, and although the...
Feb 6


Day 2 - Travelling through Qatar
Alexander woke up pretty early this morning, so we were up and went down to breakfast nice and early. There were all the usual’s for...
Feb 4


Day 1 - Wee Al’s first flight
Hello again and welcome to G&T Chapter 13! 13 isn’t so unlucky though as you have the better looking, better craic…. and less...
Feb 3
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