So my thoughts lately have been turning to 'what kind of car do I want to buy when I return to California?'

I want:
- Something cheap, around $12,000.
- Something reliable.
- Something that gets good gas mileage, 24mpg or better
- Something that can go a bit down dirt roads.
- Something with cruise control
- An automatic

I don't need:
- A big butch SUV that can drive up cliff walls
- Another gas guzzler like my last car in California
- A new car
- The most powerful engine, or even the second most powerful engine in its class
- Financing
- A kick ass stereo system …

Long drive to Esperance

Hiked up Bluff Knoll in the Sterling Ranges

A wonderful day of hiking

Still more Albany exploring.

Great day exploring Albany WA

Tingle trees and wineries

More forest under gray skies.

A touring day through the karri forests.

To Cape Leeuwin

Touring the Margaret River area. Wine.

To Cowaramup

Head south from Perth.

Puttering around Perth

A day around Perth

Into Perth

Wildflower chasing

Walking around town

Down to Geraldton. More gorges and flowers.

Coastal cliffs and wildflowers

We decide to wrap things up

We head to the Pinnacles near Cervantes.

Remarkable wildflowers heading east to Mullewa

Waiting for our expedition crew. And waiting.

Bored in Shark Bay