Around Australia on a Scooter.

I have just read about a women from WA that has ridden around Australia on a 50cc scooter.  By herself, 60plus years old, camping in a tent...    And here I am too flippin' scared to drive a few hours to New Norcia and camp the night in a van.
 
She went through big cities on a small scooter, how brave is that.  I won't go on a freeway that is not too bad outside peaktimes, turn 2 corners, at lights, go slow up a hill...How SookyLaLa is that!

It got me thinking though and if I ever when I get my van back I am going places.  Might only be close to home but I am definitely going to go.  I have picked out the first area that I will explore and over 4 or 5 trips I should have it all covered.  There are some Geocaches on the way and probably in the area as well so if I can work out how to use our GPS I could look for them too.

Just need to get me van back now...

Soon. Within A Week or Two...

Went visiting Wanda the daughter on the weekend and while there spoke to her, the daughter, about the van.  She is hoping to have her van back on the road within a week or two so that means I will get mine back.  Within a week or two. 
I miss her (daughter and Wanda) and have seen some nice little towns on the way to and back from the daughters place that I think are worth a better look.  Next time I visit the daughter I will be able to stop off at the towns of Nannup and Kirup and explore the area a bit more.

The weather is starting to warm up and though the mornings are cold it will be good to get out adventuring some more.

Where's Wanda?

The van is still not back and I don't know when it will be but it is being used so there has been no more trouble with the battery.  That is something that I will need to keep an eye on when I do get it back.  I will need regular adventures or I will need to get a solar charger and keep it trickle charged.  The adventures sound like the more fun thing to do.

The daughter needs a new radiator in her van and she is on the lookout for one but until her van is back on the road mine is out having regular trips adventures between her new home and her old one.  Sometimes they call in and visit me.  I actually got to drive it last weekend and it still makes me smile.  It's still a cool little van even with all her innards in our shed.   That's sad though, I go in the shed and see the bed and the stove and all the stuff I had in her and it does make me want to get it back in the van and used.  Maybe I wont be so lazy and sookylala when I do get it back now.  Maybe I will remember how I really want to use it now that I can't so I will be more more inclined when I can.  Maybe...

Nannup Area.

Hubby and I and the grandaughter went for a wander yesterday.  It was wet and windy at home and we knew it would be the same down there so we rugged up and went for it.
Our destination was Nannup.  I haven't been down this area for years which is not good as it's a lovely spot and only a couple of hours away. 
We wouldn't have gone now but a family member has moved down that way so we went for a visit.

I am going back down there when the weather is better.  For sure!!

I have somewhere to stay if I can't find a spot that I feel comfortable with but on the way Hubby pointed out where they put the bees when they are after Jarrah so I will be able to go and park there and we saw some other likely looking spots on the way down.

 Another spot to add to the list of places I can but probably never will wander to.

Wanda is Awandering....

Without me.  How sad is that!

Going...

Going...

Gone.

Daughter has borrowed it for awhile as hers is in the garage but she *needed* one as she was moving house.  Now my baby is hours away and I only have a vague idea of where.   I don't know where the van is either.

I have no contact with either, it is all a bit worrying but I am a Mum, and a van owner, and that is what I do.   I'm sure they are both fine.

Both are due back here in a week or two.

Then it will be my turn.  Really!!

My Adventure....To Gnomesville

My planned 2 day adventure was a bit of a fizzle.  I had managed getting the car battery out and recharged and back in the van and she started fine on the Wed so I didn't need a new battery after all.  Early Thursday I started the car again and it started right away, no worries...the adventure was going to be a goer.

I loaded it up, thinking I'd be gone for 2 days, one night so I packed enough for a week.
It was getting close to leaving time when I heard the calf out the back mooing for it's mother.  Found it in the dam paddock but after trying for ages to get the silly thing out I finally gave up and left it there.  Went and got ready to leave, jump in the car, turn the key and ....Nothing.  The damn thing wouldn't start.  I had left the ignition on and 2 doors open from earlier when I started it so the 4 hours must have been enough to drain it enough not to fire.  Never mind I had jumper leads and another car...But no, I couldn't get the jumper lead clamp onto the battery clamp so that was a no-go.

Cursed a bit but it was already an hour later than I wanted to leave so I rang the daughter, told her I was taking the blue car did she want to come....No, so I said I'd pick up her daughter and we'd go for the day.

The original idea was to go for the day and meet up with family at the Donnybrook playground so I went back to that with the thought of a small adventure with the grandaughter on the way home.

On the way home I went looking for Gnomesville.  I knew it was east of Dardenup and I have been here before, many, many years ago but it was a lot further than I remembered and seemed to take forever but we eventually got there. 

There are hundreds of different gnomes at this place, all left by different people, some local, some from Australian states and some from other countries.

 Some are in little box like houses...







Some are alongside the paths and there have beem lots of paths made through the bush and it takes a bit of looking to see some of the hiding ones.

 Some have even climbed the trees to see what they can see...

                                                            There are families of Gnomes.

It's a great place so if you are ever in the area take the pleasant 20km drive and see what you think
Maybe even leave a gnome of your own.  Or maybe you already have.  Let me know if you have and next time I am there I will say hello to it for you.

Vrrrooommmm, vrrrooommm

Yes I did it, and all by myself.  I know that it's kinda sad to be thinking 'yay Me" but I took battery out, I found the correct charger and connected it all and this morning I put the battery back in the van, connected to dicky terminals and it's a goer.  If husband had of been home he would have done it for me and any other time I would have waited for him to get home but he rang and said he'd be another couple of days and I was thinking about an Adventure soooo, I tried it myself and succeeded. 

My thinking was if I couldn't get it going then I wasn't suposed to go on this adventure and I'd just take the other car and come back the same day.  IF I could get the van going then It meant that I was suposed to stay away overnight somewhere.  The Universe was talking to me and I have to listen to her don't I. 

I am off tomorrow and Hubby is due home tomorrow so I don't have to worry about the chooks so it will be good.  

The place I have picked out looks easy enough to get to, it's off the main road but still close enough to walk to help if I need to.  I'm thinking there will be other people there though.  Maybe.  Dunno.  I'll find out tomorrow.