I was falling. No. I was moving forward, flying. Everything was dark, then light, and dark again. Flashes of colour strobed like a disco in my mind, I was numb, but I could hear people laughing. They were saying my name, laughing again, saying something about drooling. I puzzled, where was I? Why couldn’t I […]
Our time at DHI was over. We had been there so long but barely touched the many things to do there. It had been a blast, certainly the best place we’ve been from around Australia, but now, it was time to continue with our seemingly endless trip around Australia. On our travels, we managed over […]
The cliffs were an adventure. Tall and terrifying, but once I got over my fear, they weren’t that bad. I found the trip surprisingly fun, but a small knot of residual height-fear sat in my chest, so for a change we spent a day at the homestead. We were blasted awake in the early morning, […]
Bird Island was smelly. Muddy, stinky and disgusting but somehow amusing. How we found it entertaining I don’t know, but for now we decided to take a break from repulsive poo filled mud, for a fishing trip to the cliffs. The drive was thankfully short. Directly east across expansive sandy plains, the short trip was […]
So after an amazing but terrifying experience at Turtle Bay, we headed back to the shack to sleep the night. Knowing that in the morning we would finally be going somewhere that doesn’t involve steep cliffs or scary sand dunes. In the early morning, we were woken again by the sun as it shone through […]
Our seemingly endless trip finally came to an end. Hours of driving only to travel about 40km was not what we expected. Though the drive may have sounded boring and uninteresting, the scenery it brought us to was a beautiful view. We went sand boarding on massive dunes, saw windflowers, goannas (forgot to mention that […]
Dugong patting season was over; it had turned into a thing of the past. There was so much to do on DHI that it was impossible to plan what you were going to do, everything came naturally. A few days after our trip around the bay, the Wardle family were off. They had gone on […]
The weeks before we arrived were all hopes and ideas of what Dirk Hartog offered. We had little knowledge of the surprise that awaited us. Time was like torture, waiting for the moment to come, waiting for memories to be made, waiting to travel to Dirk Hartog Island. We spent the first few days exploring […]
When I was eight, my family travelled around Australia. Out of all the places I have been, Dirk Hartog Island was my favourite place of them all. There is amazing scenery, spectacular wildlife and more than enough things to keep you entertained. If you’re bored on Dirk Hartog Island… you’re crazy. Getting to Dirk Hartog […]
