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10pm, Thursday July 21st. Finally said my goodbyes in Broome, and after a day on the road with Sasha our tour guide and just five other people, we've started the journey down to Perth. It feels a bit strange being away from Broome, but I am very excited about the next leg of my trip. Tonight, we're staying on Pardoo Station - a 500,000 acre chunk of land with about 8000 head of cattle roaming about. It's got a really nice vibe to the place - it is inspiring me to return to a cattle station down the road and see what I can get up to for work. The group seems really nice - I am thrilled that there is just six of us! The tour bus holds 20, so I've got a couple rows to myself which is just total luxury. Tomorrow will be a bit of a low key day - we'll be heading into Karijini National Park for 3 nights of camping around in gorges etc. I am really excited to see Karijini - everyone says how amazing it is! After Karijini we'll be heading towards Coral Bay and Exmouth w...

930pm, Friday July 8th. Sitting in my tent at a campsite in northern Western Australia (WA) called Gambanan. It's a beautiful spot Melissa and I kind of happened upon today. The past two nights we've been staying at a pearl farm camping site called Cygnet Bay. It was very nice - definitely frilly princess camping. We had a nice tent and the kitchen was lovely. The ABLUTIONS were also lovely. Does any of my Canadian friends know what the hell ablutions are? They sound like a cross between abortions and blasphemy to me, but they are just... showers. The Ablution Block. Shower/Toilet Block. Very strange if you ask me, but that's how they do in Oz. We had two nights there, and ended up chatting for a while the second night with a really nice gay couple from Sydney named Robbie and Pete. I've got a job at the Irish Pub Cock 'n Bull when I get there if I so wish. The swimming at Cygnet Bay wasn't the best, but it's sure great here at Gambanan! The private little b...