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Ninety Mile Beach – Phillip Island – Melbourne – Geelong – Torquay – Aireys Inlet – Lorne – Great Ocean Road – Warrnambool – Port Fairy
Q & A with the world famous Lego Travellers
Fremantle- Photo credit- LEGO TRAVELLERS
Who is behind the Lego travellers?
Our names are Lindsey Haggerty and Craig McCartney, we’re from Scotland and have been travelling in Australia since October 2013. We arrived in Perth at the beginning of May and plan to stay a while longer.
Lindsey Haggerty and Craig McCartney A.K.A LEGO TRAVELLERS
Where did you come up with the Lego travellers idea?
It began at the end of 2012 when Craig discovered his old Lego collection in his mum’s attic, while clearing it out. He enjoyed playing with Lego as a child and had always wanted a Lego village, so at almost 30 years of age, Craig started to buy all the pieces he couldn’t afford as a child, and re-discovered his old love for Lego! During this time, he was thinking of things to get me for my 30th birthday and he came across a little…
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Perth
By mid May we reached our destination, Perth! Very pleased to have accomplished such a journey – from one end of Australia to the other! Here are some highlights of our time in Perth when we first arrived.
A friendly man takes a picture of us at King’s Park, shortly after arriving in Perth
‘Kangaroos in the City’ at St George’s Terrace
Water Labyrinth at Forrest Place
The Swan Bells near Barrack St Jetty
Outside the Old Shanghai in Northbridge
Visiting the Perth Mint – Australia’s oldest operating mint
Having a walk around Government House Gardens
The iconic ‘blue boat shed’ near Crawley
King Neptune sculpture at Atlantis Marine Park, the abandoned theme park in Two Rocks, near Yanchep
Nervous about walking down the crumbling old staircase!
Checking out the public viewing platform at Perth Airport
We took a day trip to Lesmurdie Falls in the Perth Hills
The foot of the falls
Cycling along the Swan River near the old brewery
Cottesloe Beach
The Round House in Fremantle
Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour
London Court shopping precinct in the CBD
Getting a picture of us both with our new tripod!
Sun setting over the Swan River at McCallum Park
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South West Region
We drove round the South West corner of WA, through Yallingup and Busselton, towards the state capital of Perth!
Yallingup Beach
Looking out over the bay at Yallingup
Busselton’s heritage listed jetty – 1.8km long!
Busselton Jetty
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Margaret River
We passed through the beautiful Margaret River Wine Region at the start of May 2014
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Rainbow Coast
We drove up the south coast of WA, known as the Rainbow Coast (Albany, Denmark & Walpole), stopping at some well known sights!
Dog Rock at Albany
Valley of the Giants ‘Tree Top Walk’ near Walpole and Denmark
Exploring the Walpole Wilderness – Valley of the Giants!
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Esperance
At the end of April 2014, we reached Esperance, after our long journey across the Eyre Highway, and took the opportunity to relax for the day at Cape le Grand National Park
Capturing the amazing aquamarine water at Hellfire Bay
Stunning backdrop
Finding our way about the National Park
Overlooking Thistle Cove
Craig feeling frustrated by the poor phone signal at Lucky Bay!
As we were leaving, we did the Great Ocean Drive tourist loop around the lovely beaches of Esperance
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Nullarbor Plain
On the third day of our journey across the Nullarbor Plain, we crossed the border into Western Australia, stopping in Eucla and conquering the ’90 Mile Straight’ (Australia’s longest straight road) before continuing to Norseman.
Visiting the remains of the old Telegraph Station hidden in the dunes near Eucla, which operated between 1877 and 1927
Stopping for a rest before tackling Australia’s longest straight stretch of road, and one of the longest in the world!
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Nullarbor Plain
Ceduna marked the start of our 1200 km trip across the Eyre Highway from SA to WA via the Nullarbor Plain – the world’s largest limestone landscape, which was once a part of the ocean floor!
Ceduna jetty, quick picture before setting off on our long journey across the Nullarbor Plain
The windmills at Penong
One of the famous Nullabor roadtrip signs
Reaching the vast and treeless plain
Coastal lookout – one of the only things to stop and look at on the journey!
Big road train at Border Village roadhouse
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