Pilbara Country is unique. Its rugged beauty is defined by a vista of broken and craggy ranges and mulga and scrub swept plains. Everything is red. Along with the Kimberley where we are headed it is the powerhouse of Western Australia. Australia's fortune is often defined by the amount and price of iron ore and … Continue reading Back to the Indian Ocean
Author: Mike Brooke
Red Country – Inland and the Pilbara
First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is Words and Music by Donovan Leitch We are camped at Tom Price and the campground is a beauty. Grassy spots and modern facilities. But it is its position that draws the breath. Some three kms out of town the campground sits at … Continue reading Red Country – Inland and the Pilbara
Swimming with Phantoms
Cos i'm oh i'm whalingOut on the green - i'll never get used to the seaBut i'm whaling - manning my harpoon by Dave Dobbyn At the northern end of Ningaloo Reef is Exmouth. At first glance what seems like a small wilderness town turns out to be a gem. A gem with an unusual … Continue reading Swimming with Phantoms
Blue Angels, Spotted Rays and Coral – Along Ningaloo Reef
Don't you worry your pretty headI'll never let you downI'll always be aroundBlue angel by Roy Orbison Roy Orbison sang of blue angels and heartache. When his own heart gave up at the young age of 52 mine nearly went with it. Cryin, In Dreams and Only the Lonely. Life could be lived through these … Continue reading Blue Angels, Spotted Rays and Coral – Along Ningaloo Reef
Shark Bay to the Coral Coast
And I was thinkin' to myself'This could be heaven or this could be hellThen she lit up a candleAnd she showed me the way… From Hotel California written by Glenn Frey (may he rest in peace), Don Felder and Don Henley There is a touch of heaven in the Coral Coast. A place where the … Continue reading Shark Bay to the Coral Coast
The Gorges of Kalbarri National Park
Now he walks in quiet solitude the forest and the streamsSeeking grace in every step he takesHis sight has turned inside himself to try and understandThe serenity of a clear blue mountain lake From Rocky Mountain High Beautiful song and lyrics by Mike Taylor and the late, great John Denver Kalbarri National Park, in Western … Continue reading The Gorges of Kalbarri National Park
Expectations and False Dawns
Yes I'm stuck in the middle with you,And I'm wondering what it is I should do,It's so hard to keep this smile from my face,Losing control, yeah, I'm all over the place, By Gerry Rafferty and Joe Egan of Stealers Wheel Stuck in the middle of Jurien Bay with MTC. Not a bad place really … Continue reading Expectations and False Dawns
Let’s Get Some Perspective
What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?      — Only the monstrous anger of the guns.      Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattleCan patter out their hasty orisons. Wilfred Owen War Poet The lone cross in my mother's garden that reminds us of the futility of war Private Eric Low was my great uncle. I never met him of … Continue reading Let’s Get Some Perspective
Mad Dash for the Turquoise Coast
I hear her voice in the morning hour, she calls me, the radio reminds me of my home far awayAnd driving down the road I get a feeling that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and John Denver We weren't quite being called home but it became obvious that … Continue reading Mad Dash for the Turquoise Coast
“We will remember them”
All alone am I ever since your goodbyeAll alone with just a beat of my heartPeople all around but I don't hear a soundJust the lonely beating of my heart written by Altman Arthur and Hadjidakis Manos Performed so beautifully by Brenda Lee I am not alone, of course, because I have the beautiful and … Continue reading “We will remember them”
Travels With Mr Gato Downunder 