I had just sent my 89 year old mother a photo of the camp-site we had discovered for the night, here on the north east Tasmania coast. It was one of those really special spots. The surrounding sand dune and forest wall offered a welcoming shelter from any threatening wind. But it was the outlook across the white sandy beach, literally a stones throw distance away, that made it unique. Secluded enough to literally feel ...…[read more]
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The car was as good as self-driving us down the Hume Highway. Adjusting our speed to the vehicles around us while auto steering our way along the highway. Not quite self-driving but close to it. And it’s just a ute. A basic farm ute we happen to mount our camper on. Fast forward a few days after crossing Bass Straight on the ten hour ferry trip, we are in Tasmania. The west coast wilderness. But, ...…[read more]
If you want to get away from the never ending caravanning crowds and congested parks, there’s really a simple solution. Head a couple hundred kilometres in land. For example, that’s what the Wool Wagon Pathway offers. You won’t necessarily end up like the poor vehicle in the above photo, but it may be just one of many different sites and experiences you’ll have off the road less travelled…. The Wool Wagon Pathway is an outback ...…[read more]
Unprecedented. Who would have ever thought it would come to this. We were making our way south, waiting at the tee junction to get back onto the great northern highway. We wondered if there had been a sudden evacuation warning further north. Caravan after caravan after caravan streamed past one after another until eventually we could finally join the convoy. Roadhouses were more like a staging ground for the scores of caravans refueling and regrouping ...…[read more]
It has a reputation for destroying tyres and totally wrecking caravans. Such is the 660km long Gibb River Road in northern Western Australia. A road trip not to be undertaken lightly but one high on the bucket list of many seeking a great outback adventure. It’s a trip that encapsulates the real sense of Australia. People overseas will ask, where is the best place in Australia to visit. If you want to feel like home, ...…[read more]
If you were here 360 million years ago you would have been part of history. The makings of the truly unique Bungle Bungles. A world heritage site about three hours south of Kununurra in Western Australia. For the thousands of visitors who now make the slow two hour, four wheel drive trek to the site 55km off the Victoria Highway, you are certainly rewarded. A range of walks amongst magnificent gorges adds to the truly ...…[read more]
[See pictures above… in case they take a while to load?] We were now only 7km’s into our 55km three-day Ord River Canoe adventure. Already the excitement and enthusiasm that had us looking forward to this adventure for so long was now fading. Instead, feelings of anxiety were growing. The problem was, we hadn’t even left yet, let alone set foot in the water. Maka from Go Wild Adventures, was briefing us on our trip. ...…[read more]
Back on the road again…. yaaaay! Our Senior Aussie Gap Year continues. It’s so good to be back in the great Australian outback again. We’ve since just updated our rig to enjoy a little more comfort but still with all the benefit and flexibility of a full four wheel drive. More on our rig later where I’ll show you around this amazing compact go anywhere four wheel drive home on the back of a small ...…[read more]
Most of us aspire to “living the dream”… the big house, fancy car, designer clothes, the corporate jet set lifestyle (as it once was). But one woman decided the dream she was living was not what it was cracked up to be. So, instead she gave it all away, sold the house and moved…. literally. She now lives in an RV motorhome and travels her country from one state to another. A day here, a ...…[read more]
Ever received a gift you didn’t want but you really wanted? That’s what I received from my family this Christmas. It was an experience gift. One of those gifts you do rather than get more stuff. It required some level of skill. Unfortunately a skill I hadn’t used in forty five years. It was a day’s dirt bike riding on a motor bike around the Darwin hinterland. So of course, there was a high level ...…[read more]