When Travelling Australia is Bad | Albany South West WA | Caravanning Australia [EP46]
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- Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024
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Life threw us a few curveballs in this episode, including the first time ever in 18 months travelling Australia where we felt unsafe at a campsite. But first we tackled Bluff Knoll, WA’s highest peak in the South West, during extreme heat.
We then battled bushfires, creeps and a lack of available campsites while trying to find a home for the night, and found a hyped-up camp to be a bit of a letdown. We eventually made our way into Albany for a week of pretty poor weather but when the sun came out, we made the most of it, visiting the historic Albany Whaling Station, Misery Beach, the Gap and Natural Bridge, plus the prettiest hike we’ve done in Australia: Bald Head Trail.
We then decide to make a big change to our travel plans at the end of the video which will lead into one of our most exciting episodes yet coming next. Stay tuned for that and let us know what you think we have coming in the comments below.
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That's our motto too guys.
If it don't feel right, go with your gut and just move on
It’s the only way to go I reckon 🙌🏼
So great to see you going with your gut instinct. A lesson for us all.
Yes! Thank you!
Bluff Knoll is the only place in WA that snows in winter !!
So cool!
And even thats pretty rare !!
And just imagine Bluff Knoll in winter covered in snow !!!!!!! And have you climbed Castle Rock with its huge engineered walkways at the top ? So good to trust your feelings , usually are right thing to do . Thank you for the fabulous coastal vision around Albany .even though we have seen it several times , its always great to see it though someone else’s eyes .
That would be an incredible sight! No we didn’t, it was on our list but other things came up 😀
Maybe a warning needs to be issued that if you are not very fit and young never go hiking in the outback in 35c heat unless you are very well prepared. Heat stroke is no joke. People do come to grief more often than people think or hear about. Carry loads of water and some electrolyte tablets with that. Early mornings are probably the best time. Well done you two. Beautiful country. We are lucky to have this.
Totally agree. So many people have been rescued or even died on that hike for various reasons but being unprepared in hot conditions is one of them. Having climbed it in heat, snow, for sunrise and normally, I’ve seen so many unprepared people and it’s scary.
As experienced travelers, I’m happy to see you took the major survival item. ZOOPER DOOPERS😂😂😂. I would have packed them first. Awesome vid as always, guys.
It’s our number 1 rule - don’t go anywhere without a Coupla ZDs in the freezer 🤣🤣
Hey Brad and Hayley glad you are ok. Great episode.
Thanks Graham, alls well that ends well mate 😊
I am well behind the time line in my comments but only discovered your channel recently and have been binge watching ever since. You guys are refreshing and I really enjoy your content.
Smart move moving on when things didn’t feel right. We have only had it happen twice in all our travels around Australia. Once we did not move on and while nothing happened we had a very restless night. The next time we didn’t hesitate to move on. Will always be the best option to follow your gut.
Welcome aboard Gavin! We really appreciate the kind words. I agree, it’s not worth the stress sticking around and always best to trust your instinct 👍🏼
I climbed Bluff knoll ...as part of an Ag-students week-long bus-tour in January 1977 ...we got up in the dark & started the climb very early ...piece of cake hike for fit 20year-olds! Still memorable!
Great memories Christine!
I climbed it as a 40 year old fatty at 120kgs. It was a slog, but worth it.
Some people feel safer the closer they park to others especially when it's women travelling alone but be very cautious as there is a lot of sick people out there.
You guys should have done the skywalk in the Porongurup NPk, shorter walk 2 -2.5 hr but still stretches the old calves. That climb takes you through a small pocket of Karri country. My guess is a visit to Rotto or ballooning in the Avon Valley.
Thanks for the tips once again mate! Not far off the mark there 😉
That’s a great walk. I’m planning to do it again this weekend.
Good hike guys and on a really hot day - well done.
Always go by your gut feeling better to be safe and sleep well.
As for the DCS battery - they are crap - so many people with failures.. put something else in your canopy !
Hi Derek and sue, have been watching your journey from the first to this one !!! Don’t give up , report them get it done , l get a buzz sitting Sunday Arvo it the chair enjoy your journey keep it up cheers
You should consider Toolbrunup, which is not as high , but climb is more challenging. We did both and prefer Toolburnup.
We love your adventures ❤
Thanks for the tip! 🙌🏼
Did you take note of rego,car make and model and dropped of the details to the Albany police station, , you might not be the only ones to encounter this guy and there is a lot of lone woman travellers doing the same thing you are doing. If you felt uneasy, trust your gut.
Hey great video as usual I've got a 79 series the hand brake was c##p so I invested in a Marks adapters transmission hand brake it's fantastic no more putting the front Left wheel into a gutter on a hill or chock it when the vans on.
Cheers keep the videos coming
Good stuff!! Thanks for tuning in 😊
You should come to rockingham, only 45 minutes from Perth. Our beaches are the best
my brother took his two daughters 8 and 10 (that's their ages, not their names, he's old school) up there last year, took them ages (3 hours one way) and one of them threatened to jump off if she was 'made to go any further' 🤣🤣but they made it in the end and the girls were gobsmacked at the views.
Oh guys, well done in getting through a less than ideal time on the road. Completely agree with the grandparents, if something feels off then make a move. You still got some epic views in and well done on the hike! Miss ya's!
Thanks guys, miss yas too & looking forward to our next trip. Hopefully without any creeps 🤣
We climbed Bluff Knoll on our honeymoon 23 year ago in September. I couldn't go right to the edge when we reached the summit because I'm so scared of heights. But the climb itself was epic. That was actually the last time I was there!
Awesome memories guys, it was pretty scary near the edge not going to lie haha
All 4X4,with drum brake hand brakes, all have the same problem dust and small rocks works its way in and destroys the shoes thats why i put discs brakes on the van great blog
Thankyou for showing us. No chance I can do a 4 hr walk. Maybe 1 hr
Motivating video you two! Love your channel too! Bluff knoll- what an epic hije! Good yo see you pushin yoursekves too! Vongrats , phil
Thanks guys & appreciate your support 🙌🏼😀
I climbed Bluff Knoll at age 52 and not particularly fit but managed really well. It was really hot and clear sunny skies on the way up, but it turned icy cold and blowing a gale when we reached the summit, worse of all the summit was completely shrouded in fog so we didn’t have as great a view as you two did. But that’s the nature of the Bluff! 😂
Still an epic mountain to check off the list 👏😎
How reminiscent of our visit to the Stirling ranges. We had 47°C, bushfires. Local petrol station was out of cold water, there were millions of flies and a dry lightning storm so we had to come out of the swimming pool. Hell on earth. 😢DON’T GO WHEN ITS HOT.
Crazy how much the weather varies there, it was like 18c when we left Bremer Bay on that day
Minang Boodja. Respect to the Elders and the Minang people.
Understandable! Would also have left when a guy is watching me during the evening… Great tip to service the handbrake! How many Nm do you use to tighten the wheel-nuts?
Thanks for watching! 100nm from memory, it’s what ever is in the handbook
Actually pretty funny that your week in Albany was cold and overcast. I have family there and we always joke that its not Albany if its not raining. Also, I haven't been for a while but Parry Beach Campsite used to be an absolute banger, if you get a chance to have a look.
Haha, we got the full experience then 😅 Ahh, only just saw something on instagram about that camp! Did not know about it, can you get a caravan in there?
@@our.australia.trip. Yes, you can. All they they say there is a height limit of 2.7m. And first in best dressed.
Ah yeah, that’s why we missed it we are 3.4m
@@our.australia.trip. Honestly is a campers delight down that coast, there will be plenty of other mint spots :)
Funny, I passed it last year and I never felt the urge to climb it 😁
But now !
Always follow your gut instinct. We have travelled for the last two and a bit years and have only had two occasions where we felt compelled to move on and in both cases we have no regrets. It was definitely the right thing to do.
You always feel a bit off after such an occasion but that’s pretty normal, it’s kind of like you feel a touch violated.
Anyway guys, great content, we’re picking up our Zone in two weeks and we’ll be back at it.
See you out there 👍
Hey Wayde! Stretch the legs out mate, Its a good hike! Would be epic on a low wind day with good visibility. Completely agree, kind of felt silly in the moment but 100% back our decision now. Awesome to hear, some epic times ahead for you guys 🙌 Safe travels B&H
Hey guys - first time watching you both and have to say I enjoyed this episode a lot. We did a lap in a VW Campervan a couple of years ago and went to all the spots you did in this video. We are now looking at a bigger van and love the Zone RV. Any comments or advice in regards to the Zone? Cheers.
Thanks for tuning in! That sounds awesome! No complaints here, although we do have a relationship with Zone our experience as buyers has been great from our customer journey prior to owning the van then to handover and warranty and technical service. The systems they have in place are great and only improving 👍🏼
Bluff Knoll walk looks a lot easier than when I did it in 1984.
I bet, would've been a goat track back in the day
@@our.australia.trip. Still a bit of goatiness there in parts.
Your finishing statement, 'I love this type of camping', your Glamping! let's get that straight!
You folks have a good and positive vibe and are easy to watch and informative and enjoyable, thank you. I know you missed a whole lot of amazing geology/ecology/scenery NOT going around the coast through Denmark and Walpole, maybe next time. I too have climbed the Bluff, its totally worth the effort. Thanks, Folks, great video.
This is the only way Australians know how to camp.
@@GM-qq1winot true, many just use tents and camper trailers
Ah, yeah we do have it pretty good. Its like an apartment on wheels. We did that part of the coast last year but didn't film it 🙌
Omg. A Boat 🚤 💨.
Love the video guys.
Pain in the bum. But always go with the Gut. Although I would have been tempted to front the freak.
Yes always best to play it safe mate! Gonna be a good one John 😎🚤
When we ran up Bluff knoll we could barely walk for 2 days after. It wasnt the going up it was the coming down omg the pain.
haha yep, the quads and knees sure get a workout coming down!!
Haha great video! I think I’ll lock my guess in as you going to Perth was to watch the Pink concert 😂 hope you enjoyed yourselves!
You caught us!! 🤣
Hello and thank you for another fabulous episode, the mountain hike with music choice was epic, have you thought about a camel back pack for extra water storage when hiking in heat 🥵. So pleased you listened to intuition on old mate and departed that site, isn’t Aussie amazing along with Zone Rv.
Are you a mechanic Brad? You know the ins and outs of auto.. take care, happy travels.
Thanks for the kind words and tuning in! Nah our water bottles have done the trick so far. Usually we both have backpacks, one for cameras and one for lunch/water 😊
As the whaling museum staff Ike to point out, they didn’t stop whaling because of it being cruel or about public opinion on it, it was due to economic reasons. Otherwise they would have continued doing it.
Hello I would love to do what you guys do around SA So Awesome guys. Thank you for sharing. 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
It’s a great place to explore 🙏🏼
We can all relate to being somewhere & having somebody think it's ok to be on top of you.
Noice when ya can just up and go whenever... One Day.
It is nice to just up and leave sometimes 🙌🏼
Awesome guys. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Great vid guys, really love seeing parts of my own neck of the woods. Regards the dude parked and watching you guys, always, always follow your gut instinct. There are just too many weirdoes out there and for the sake of a pack up and move, you could have saved your lives, you never know. You have a new subscriber.
Thanks for tuning in & subscribing Sean. Agree 100%, take no chances and dont look back. Gotta trust that instinct 👍🏼😊
On my Jeep Grand Cherokee, when ever I am travellig without towing- when i reverse into a driveway and but foot brakes on quickly it adjusts up the hand brake adjustments automatically by a bit. Saves going through what you went through at 17:00.
Good to know thanks!
Loving the content guys wish we were younger we may try it ourselves 😅
Maybe you should have wheel chocks for caravan and tow vehicles, similar to requirements for mine vehicles?
Yeah we carry a bunch of them
I feel like as a kid, I seen too much red dirt/gravel and just the big dry expanses of this country around WA. The Kimberly starts to become something different and interesting. But give me the coast any day.
Hi Brad & Hayley, enjoyed your Vlog as always, thanks 😊 A question (or two) from fellow Zoners, I hope you don’t mind.
You have the latest Peregrine with no gas inside. How do you find your power levels on overcast days (not solid rain, but overcast) and using the inverter for cooking? Looks like you have the 1060 Watts on the roof? on average is that getting you back to full power each day when its a little overcast? I imagine if you get down to 50% it would be difficult getting back to 100% or is your system handling that well.
Cheers and thanks heaps 😃
Thanks for tuning in guys. We do really quite well, and touch on power in our next video - with the manager 100 on the horizon we did test an upgrade for the zone manager 30 systems with really positive results you can read and see it here: service.zonerv.com.au/knowledge/gain-up-to-an-extra-50-amps-in-your-sojourn-or-peregrine-gen-2-caravan. We are not careful at all with power and can sustain 3-4 overcast days before really getting low. In our 6 mths of ownership i can say we haven't really experienced any more overcast days than that. Hope that helps 😊
@@our.australia.trip. Thanks for the video link. Looks like a great addition. Cheers
Where you parked for the night when Betty's was full goes down to a little island that's absolutely gorgeous - if anyone else is going past at any point ☺️
thanks for the tip!
Perth Caravan and Camping show at Claremont Showgrounds?
We always enjoy your episodes, thanks for all the effort you put into them. We just have to ask a question that's been on our minds for ages. What's with the name Patsy? It seems to be a nickname, so what's the story?
Thanks for tuning in once again guys, appreciate the kind words 😊 Its just a family nickname she's had since she was a baby!
What happened to the factory Toyota park rock that you had a few months ago? 😊
Hahaha they are few and far between down here, had to resort to something less appealing 🤣
Hi. Love your channel. Just wanted to ask why brad calls hayley patsy??😊
Thanks! Just a family nickname from when she was a bub 🤣
@our.australia.trip. Thank you. Sorry for being nosey but everytime we hear it my partner and i always ask eachother i wonder why patsy?? Lol. We were coming up with some wild reasons why..lol now we know 🤣
We think you are heading to Perth to pick up a puppy. Love watching your channel. We are kiwis heading to Australia in December 2024 to begin a two year lap of Australia. We collect our caravan and tow vehicle in Melbourne.😁🌺
Great guess! We would love a puppy. Safe travels guys and thanks for tuning in 😊
Mate your ute sounds awesome pulling out of town. I’m guessing you haven’t tuned it, but just opened up the exhaust? What exhaust did you put on it?
Yes, its got a great note mainly being 2014 and pre DPF. Its got a 3 inch single beaudesert exhaust with a resonator
Lovely Ep and spots guys
Cheers Craig, hope you’re having a good weekend 🤟🏼
Iam thank you. @@our.australia.trip.
Nice content thanks for sharing
Thanks for tuning in again mate. Appreciate the support 🙌🏼
Bluff Knoll is a great walk but it not good on hot days I've done it 4.5 now the last time to Hot i gave in the pool is a great place to stay for a rest .i must have been in the area with the fire at the same time as you guys but didn't see you all the best Ron
Cheers Ron, it certainly was a challenge. I agree, a pool would be a much better place to be on a day like that 😅
How does bluff knoll compare with Frenchman’s peak?
I would say probably 10x more difficult in the heat we did it. Bluff knoll is 4x as much elevation gain and 3x the length of Frenchman’s. This took us 3hrs to summit, Frenchman’s we got up in 20min in thongs 🤣
I camped at a free camp outside sterling ranges last year
Woke up at 2am hearing an engine noise. Poked head out of van and saw a giant 6'8" dude with a chihuahua in his arms staring at me. I grabbed my can of pepper spray ready to blast him, but he said sorry mate, checking my tyres, wasn't anywhere else big enough to pull in..thats when i realised he was driving a road train and i was in the only pull in bay long enough to accomodate a three trailer truck.
I live in Albany shame I didn’t know you were here I’d would have said hi
Nice video guys.
Just let those Centurion road trains pass if you're sitting under 95 ks will ya ? 😆
Copy driver! always try to keep it on 100 for you guys. Unless there’s a head wind, that kills us and you’ll have to come around 🤣
@@our.australia.trip.
Ahhh you're a good man.
There's a few of you caravanners that get it. 👍❤️
Great video guys. What torque setting do you use on the LCruiser wheels?
i think its around 100nm, what ever is in the owners manual. Its differs whether you have alloy or steel rims.
Thankyou. I have the same wheels and tyres as you.
Always trust your gut mate - evil walks amongst us.
Agreed, better to be safe than sorry. This happened before all the awful stuff that has been in the news the last 2 weeks. Scary stuff.
I’ve only been there once and it snowed, we didn’t climb
Epic experience !
It actually can snow on bluff nole
so ive heard!
Have you been driving your land cruiser much? Relying on the handbrake can turn into disaster, even if you need to leave it on the smallest incline for 5 mins, turn the vehicle off and leave it in gear and chuck a rock under the wheel. The rock is comingly called known as the landcruiser handbrake.
ok ai
@@our.australia.trip. i had cruisers my whole life, the amount of times ive knelt to tension the brakes up. keep relying on it though 🤙
cool stuff keep it up. Andy Tan
Cheers guys, thanks for the support and hospitality 🙏🏼😁
I couldnt get in either. I wend to Gordon's Beach instead
its a popular spot!
Did you guys do the Granite Skywalk last time? Also beers with Brad should be a new YT short series. Take not from El Presidente, one sip everyone knows the rules
is that a barstool reference? 🤣🍕
Ha ha you haven't got to kununurra yet matey
We were up there last year?
you have to go with your gut that guy wasn't there for wholesome reasons there's bad people out there doesn't take a lot for them to be triggered
100%
Pink concert? or.. UFC?
We’re more Jonas brothers 🤣🤟🏼
My home turf.
Respect
Ive moved on too.
Where are the gumtree
They're out there
Wow dodgy hand brake in a 79 😂😂😂😂
First im hearing of it 😅🤣
If wind shifted you would have been sucking in smoke the whole way back not just the fire to worry about
Yes thankfully we had reception up there so was able to check conditions while on our way up 👍🏼
If you're in Albany you should really visit the wind-farm. Standing under a giant wind-turbine with the blades whizzing over you is pretty awesome.
there is more freedom to camp were you want in europe than in western australia .Western australia the number 1 police state in australia The main attraction of western australia is its economic strength.In the 80s i knew people who worked in the pilbara they earned a alot of mo ney and they were glad to leave west australia when the achieved thier money goals
WA is a great state ..I live in Perth now ..honestly it's the best city in Australia 🇦🇺
@@ACDZ123 i have lived in perth adeliade adeliade is alot freindlier The biggest dickheads and arseholes i have ever met are perth born and breed West australias is the number 1 police nanny state in australia the main attraction a west australia is its economic strengh.South australia is alot more freindelier than wa
34 degrees celsius is NOT extreme heat, especially in WA this time of year. 38 degrees on our wedding day 26 March 1983. Born in WA 1958, lived in Perth since 1961. It's no where near as hot these days as it was during my childhood...
it was extreme heat according to BOM
@our.australia.trip. BOM has a narrative to push. Yes, it feels hot, especially if you're doing outdoor activities in unshaded areas. That doesn't mean the heat is extreme.
i think there was a solar flare this day thats why it was more extreme
@@our.australia.trip. Agreed, 34 degrees celsius is hot.
my husband built those stairs following bushfires...straight up AND WAS THEN SACKED BY PARKS AND WILDLIFE FOR CHOOSING NOT TO GET THE VAX!!! Please, PLEASE challenge me on this fact...I so want an excuse to set the facts straight
In bed warming up.
If you want to rid yourself of the negative energy, give a thought to the hero’s and heroines fighting that fire in those conditions ….🤔
hope you don't get cramps
34c extreme heat 😅😂🤣
i was hotter than Ricky Martin in the 1980s
Nightmare, another caravan on the road to get past.
The true nightmare is another entitled road user like yourself
19:54 DCS Battery... uuh oooh... Have you guys heard of the controversies going on with DCS?
Haha yeah, we've had our own experiences. Wouldn't buy another thats for sure.