The adventure continues….. 13 years later.
It’s time to hit the road again, 13 years later, with a new itinerary, a new rig, but with the same old friends. We are older and hopefully wiser. Come join us as we complete the lap of Australia and continue on our adventure. Heading off in May 2025
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- Days 168 to 178 – Homeward Bound- The Last Post.
Tonight, sadly, is the last camp on our trip. We are set up at Congo Campground in Eurobodalla National Park, one of our favourite campsites. After leaving Ceduna we travelled to Kimba in South Australia where we set up for the night. The next day our sights were set on… Read more: Days 168 to 178 – Homeward Bound- The Last Post. - Days 158 to 167 – Crossing the Nullarbor
We had a great reunion with our friends Julie and Brian at a free camp at Lake Douglas just outside of Kalgoorlie. After a couple of wines and a great night’s sleep we all headed into Kalgoorlie to get ready for our trip across the Nullarbor. The rains came while… Read more: Days 158 to 167 – Crossing the Nullarbor - Days 151 to 157 – A visit to the Goldfields
As we still had some time to fill in before meeting up with our travel buddies, Julie and Brian, we decided to head north and investigate Kalgoorlie and the Goldfields. Our first stop after leaving beautiful Esperance and the beautiful cool aqua coastline was to a bush camp at Bromus… Read more: Days 151 to 157 – A visit to the Goldfields - Days 138 to 150 – Pemberton, Albany, Denmark and Esperance
The weather continued to not play nice as we left gusty Augusta and continued on to Pemberton. The rains came again and of course we picked this day to walk across a swing bridge over raging Beedelup Falls near Pemberton. A bit hairy crossing the bridge, but we did it!… Read more: Days 138 to 150 – Pemberton, Albany, Denmark and Esperance - Days 129 to 137 – Margaret River Region
We said goodbye to Perth and continued on to explore the South West region. First stop was Preston Beach, a very windy free camp. From there we headed to Busselton where we set up in a caravan park which was walking distance to the town. Busselton was beautiful, I had… Read more: Days 129 to 137 – Margaret River Region - Days 123 to 128 – Perth
We were so fortunate to have some time in Perth catching up with my nephew Pete and his lovely family Cate, Meigan and Luke. It was so nice to visit with family and they made us most welcome. We had a lovely day out at Kings Park and the CBD.… Read more: Days 123 to 128 – Perth - Days 112 to 122 – Wildflowers and so to Perth.
We spent a few days in Geraldton as we needed to fit the Wally Wagon with new tyres. Here is where the weather finally turned, it was our first taste of cold wet weather on the whole trip so far. It didn’t stop us enjoying what Geraldton had to offer,… Read more: Days 112 to 122 – Wildflowers and so to Perth. - Days 105 to 111 – Carnarvon, Shark Bay and Kalbarri
We headed towards the coastal town of Carnarvon. Here we followed the ‘fruit loop’ trail and stocked up on fresh fruit and veges direct from the farms. We also had a visit to the Space and Technology Museum which Rod found really interesting. From there we headed to Shark Bay,… Read more: Days 105 to 111 – Carnarvon, Shark Bay and Kalbarri - Days 97 to 104 – The Pilbura and Ningaloo Marine Park.
We can’t believe we have been on the road for over 100 days. Each day has been an adventure, seeing new places, meeting new people and living our life so comfortably in our little home on wheels. We travelled through the Pilbura, travelling long distances across WA. The vastness of… Read more: Days 97 to 104 – The Pilbura and Ningaloo Marine Park. - Days 90 to 96 – The Pilbura and Karijini National Park
Mother Earth doesn’t disappoint, the Pilbura region completely blew us away with its vastness, its ever changing landscape and most of all its beautiful colours. Karinjini National Park seemed like the jewel of the Pilbura to us. We had great expectations for this whole area and the reality far exceeded… Read more: Days 90 to 96 – The Pilbura and Karijini National Park - Days 82 to 90 – Broome and West Kimberley
After the fun at Lake Argyle we continued on to the Dunham River Rest Camp where we spent a peaceful free camp. We are loving these free camps, where you can pull off from the main road onto a bush track, sometimes set up with toilets, etc, but often just… Read more: Days 82 to 90 – Broome and West Kimberley - Days 78 to 81 – Onto Western Australia
We left Darwin and travelled to Katherine where we stayed for one night at Manbulloo Homestead. The next day we spent the night off grid at Big Horse Creek campsite in Gregory National Park, just outside of Timber Creek before we crossed the border. We passed through the mandatory quarantine… Read more: Days 78 to 81 – Onto Western Australia - Days 58 to 77 – Darwin
We’ve been here in Darwin for the past 3 weeks catching up with our old friends Julie and Brian. Darwin is an interesting place, the weather has been hot and very predictable with 28-35 degrees every day, lots of beautiful sunsets, and amazing birdlife, interesting markets and a lifestyle that… Read more: Days 58 to 77 – Darwin - Days 51 to 57 – And so into the Territory.
We crossed the border which was very exciting and our first stop was a free camp along the highway. It was called The Antenna – only us and 3 other vans stopped there, on the side of the highway looking out over the ranges.It was peaceful and quite surreal, knowing… Read more: Days 51 to 57 – And so into the Territory. - Days 44 to 50 – Karumba and along the Overland Way
I can’t believe it’s been 50 days on the road. Each day seems to be a new adventure, with new people to meet and beautiful landscapes to enjoy. After leaving the Savannah Way we made our way up to Karumba which is on the coast in Gulf country. It was… Read more: Days 44 to 50 – Karumba and along the Overland Way - Days 37 to 43 – The Savannah Way – Pinnarendi, Undara Lava Tubes and Talaroo Hot Springs
We set out across the Savannah, the landscape again very different to where we have been, very green and grassy. Our first stop was at Pinnarendi Station Stay where we stayed for 2 nights. A working Cattle farm that was set within the beautiful Savannah landscape. This was a favourite… Read more: Days 37 to 43 – The Savannah Way – Pinnarendi, Undara Lava Tubes and Talaroo Hot Springs - Days 33 to 36 – Atherton Tablelands & Chillagoe
We made camp at a Mareeba Bush Stays which was so peaceful and felt quite remote. We lit our fire and cooked some bangers and watched the flames well into the evening. Next day we decided to take the ‘Waterfall Way’ and checked out 3 or 4 waterfalls along the… Read more: Days 33 to 36 – Atherton Tablelands & Chillagoe - Days 29 – 32 – Daintree and Cape Tribulation
What an amazing place to visit! The Daintree is like no other place we have ever been, the diversity in plants, the size of the plants, the sounds of the rainforest make this place so unique. We crossed the Daintree Ferry, which is the only way to get up into… Read more: Days 29 – 32 – Daintree and Cape Tribulation - Days 25-28 – Cairns and Kuranda
We’ve had a few enjoyable days making our way around Cairns and the rainforest. We camped at Lake Placid Rainforest Retreat which was a perfect base for our adventures. Cairns impressed us with its Esplanade, beautiful parklands and lagoon and its really well curated art gallery. The gallery had an… Read more: Days 25-28 – Cairns and Kuranda - Days 20 to 24 – The Cassowary Coast
We made our way to Mission Beach which is where the rainforest meets the reef. We could have been on a tropical island, it certainly had that vibe. We camped there for 3 days and then moved on to Etty Bay, which like Mission Beach was a beautiful tropical part… Read more: Days 20 to 24 – The Cassowary Coast - Days 15 to 19 – Bowen QLD
After Lake Proserpine, we continued on to Bowen where we stayed 4 nights. Can’t say the town of Bowen itself was a return visit place, its where they filmed the movie ‘Australia’, and maybe if it was Mango season I might change my mind, but Horseshoe Bay Beach at Bowen… Read more: Days 15 to 19 – Bowen QLD - Days 11, 12, 13, 14 – Lake Proserpine
A few relaxing days, hanging out with Jodie and Zephyr. KJ was lucky enough to score 9 days sailing around the Whitsundays on a 46 ft catamaran with a few mates which was great for KJ, and also gave us some quality time with Jodie and Zephyr. After our regular… Read more: Days 11, 12, 13, 14 – Lake Proserpine - Days 8, 9, 10 – Whitsundays
We have made our way to Lake Proserpine, and set up camp for 6 nights right beside the lake. This is a very special camp as we’ve caught up with our daughter Jodie, her partner KJ and our grandson Zephyr, who are travelling in their caravan, exploring the east coast.… Read more: Days 8, 9, 10 – Whitsundays - Days 5, 6 and 7 – Emu Park QLD
Spent 3 days here at Emu Park, which is a little south of Yeppoon on the Queensland coast. It was nice to be back on grid for a bit. This little town really impressed, from the best stocked independently owned supermarket I’ve ever seen, where all the staff looked smart… Read more: Days 5, 6 and 7 – Emu Park QLD - Days 3 and 4 – Noosa
We’ve had a couple of very peaceful days camped at Eerwah Vale Estate which is a 200 acre working farm that has been opened up for camping. There was only one other camper there and it was so lovely just soaking up the beautiful peaceful surrounds with just an occasional… Read more: Days 3 and 4 – Noosa - Days 2 and 3 – Minnie Waters NSW
- Day 1 – The adventure begins.
Time to say goodbye to our home on the beautiful south coast of NSW and head north to start our lap of this amazing country. We have said our farewells and our new home on wheels is packed and ready to take us on our adventure. Our previous outback adventure… Read more: Day 1 – The adventure begins. - Day 36 – The Last Post – until May 2025!
Well this will be our last post on this blog for this Kimberly trip, unfortunately our Road Trip is coming to an end and its time to go back home to the beautiful Blue Mountains NSW. We didn’t quite make it to Nambucca Heads tonight as we ran out of… Read more: Day 36 – The Last Post – until May 2025! - Day 33, 34 and 35 – Noosa – Nice!
Well we are leaving Noosa this morning – as the sun comes out – it has rained the whole time we were here, but we still had a great time. There is nothing like listening to rain on canvas when your snug, dry and warm. After a hearty breakfast of… Read more: Day 33, 34 and 35 – Noosa – Nice! - Day 32 – on the road to Rocky
Big driving day yesterday – the distances are huge! We made our way to Rockhampton and got a bit ‘city shy’ after being in the wide open spaces of rural Australia for so long! We drove to Keppel Sands Camping area which was outside of Rocky and closer to the… Read more: Day 32 – on the road to Rocky - Day 30 and 31 – Heading for the Coast
The roads in outback Queensland are long and straight with pastural land all around and you can see for miles and miles. We have passed through lots of small outback towns and the landscape continues to change. We have enjoyed calling in to the various pubs and having a beer… Read more: Day 30 and 31 – Heading for the Coast - Day 28 – Outback Queensland
YeeeeHaaaa!!! What do you do on a Friday night in outback Queensland??? Go to a RODEO of course! (officially known as the Ernest Henry Mining Cloncurry Stockman’s Challenge and The Cloncurry Campdraft) We made our way from Camooweal to Mt Isa, where we had lunch, then decided to make set… Read more: Day 28 – Outback Queensland - Day 28 – Bye NT – Hi Qld
It was a travelling day today, we did 819kms and crossed the border from Northern Territory to Queensland. It was a long drive, but far from boring even though the roads are long and straight, the vast expanse of the landscape changes constantly, one minute you are amongst mountains and… Read more: Day 28 – Bye NT – Hi Qld - Day 24 & 25 Lake Argyle
We reluctantly packed up from the Bungles and headed to Lake Argyle with a stop off in Kununurra to pick up supplies. It seems each place we visit is equally or more beautiful than the last. Lake Argyle was also spectacular. We went for a walk to the Ord Dam,… Read more: Day 24 & 25 Lake Argyle - Day 21 and 22 – The Bungles
It was a travelling day today – passed through lots of changing landscape. Made our way to a rest area just past Fitzroy Crossing at Ngumpan Cliff. As this was a quick overnight camp, we only partially set up. It was bitterly cold as we were on the top of… Read more: Day 21 and 22 – The Bungles - Day 19 and 20 – a change to the itinerary
We decided to change our itinerary. After Derby we were going to start to make our way back, but instead we have decided to go on to Broome and then spend a couple of days up at Cape Leveque. Rod and I have been to Cape Leveque before, and it… Read more: Day 19 and 20 – a change to the itinerary - Day 18 – Horizontal Falls
Today we are going on a tour to Horizontal Falls. We boarded the sea plane at Derby and after about a half hour flight we landed on a plontoon at the Horizontal Waterfall. We went out in a speed boat, through the falls which was amazing. At the highest peak… Read more: Day 18 – Horizontal Falls - Day 16 and 17 – Derby Days
Today we are on our way to Derby – to catch up on supplies and hopefully find a washing machine! Derby was a funny place, well worth the visit, but very very quiet. We found a café on the jetty for lunch, and because it was the only place open… Read more: Day 16 and 17 – Derby Days - Day 15 – Windjana Gorge
Today we crossed the track from our campsite and took a short walk to Windjana Gorge. This is the most spectacular place I have ever seen. We walked through the Savanna and then through a crevice in the rock to find ourselves in the most beautiful gorge. I will let… Read more: Day 15 – Windjana Gorge - Day 14 – Gorgeous Gorges
Today we had a leisurely packup then headed to Galvin’s Gorge and Bell Gorge. Each were about 1 – 2 km walk and the reward at the end was amazing. Tonight we are camping at Widjana Gorge. We arrived just as it was getting dark and had the set up… Read more: Day 14 – Gorgeous Gorges - Day 13 – Manning River Gorge
Woke up to a cold morning, and the sound of birds and the Manning River gurgling in the background. We repoked the fire, put on a coffee, made some breakfast and waited for the sun to come up. We still seem to be on Sydney time, having early mornings and… Read more: Day 13 – Manning River Gorge - Day 12 – The notorious Gibb River Road
We set off from El Questro on the ‘notorious’ Gibb River Road. Well we wondered what all the fuss was about regarding the Gibb River Road, it was like driving on a highway!……until we caught up with the Grader 200kms on! Then we understood why it is called the ‘notorious’… Read more: Day 12 – The notorious Gibb River Road - Day 11 – Zebedee Zebedee
Went for a swim at Zebedee Springs which is a permanent thermal spring fed via a fault line from a permanent supply of water deep within the earth. The water temperature is 28-32 degrees Celsius all year. The cliff faces and slopes around the springs are up to 1800 million… Read more: Day 11 – Zebedee Zebedee - Day 10 – into Western Australia
We crossed the border to WA today. At the quarantine station we handed over all our fruit and veges, (and unopened honey) and then made our way to Kununurra where we restocked our fruit and veges (and more honey) and headed off to Wyndham. We went up to the five… Read more: Day 10 – into Western Australia - Day 9 – and so to Katherine
We have been out of phone range for a few days, here is what we have been up to…………….Left Elliott this morning looking forward to meeting up with with our friends at Katherine to start the second leg of our road trip. On the way we called into Daly Waters… Read more: Day 9 – and so to Katherine - Day 8 – Devil’s Marbles
Thought that was the end of the blogs today……dropped the laptop and took a nice chunk out of it…still works though, so here’s today’s blog. Left camp early this morning and made our way to Tennant Creek via the Devil’s marbles. This place was amazing, we must have taken 100… Read more: Day 8 – Devil’s Marbles - Day 7 – Coober Pedy to North of Alice
Stayed at the Underground Motel in Coober Pedy so we could get an early start today – we have a big driving day today. We crossed the border into NT as well as the Tropic of Capricorn. So far on this trip we have gone through NSW, VIC, SA and… Read more: Day 7 – Coober Pedy to North of Alice - Day 6 – Lake Eyre
Well we decided to put the Prado and the Pod through its paces today – unintentionally! We decided to go and have a look at Lake Eyre. Well to get to Lake Eyre you need to follow a ‘track’ across the desert for about 67kms. The ‘track’ was just that,… Read more: Day 6 – Lake Eyre - Day 5 – Oodnadatta Track
Woke this morning to find the tent frozen solid, so had a late start so it (and us) could thaw out a bit. It’s a beautiful sunny day here and we are looking forward to starting on the Oodnaodatta track today. Drove through the Flinders Ranges National Park through Brachina… Read more: Day 5 – Oodnadatta Track - Day 4 – Outback SA
Had to pack up in the rain this morning, wasn’t too bad, we are amazed at how quick the pod camper is to pack and unpack – even in the rain. We left Tanunda and headed to the Clare Valley. We have been through Clare before and remembered it being… Read more: Day 4 – Outback SA - Day 3 – Time for the Vine
Had a late start today. After doing lots of sitting in the car we decided to go for run this morning, across the bridge at Paringa and along the banks of the Murray River. It felt so good! After that we packed up camp and headed to Tanunda in the… Read more: Day 3 – Time for the Vine - Day 2 – Outback NSW
Yesterday our travels took us through NSW, Vic and SA (3 states in one day). We had a picnic lunch on the banks of the Murray at Robinvale (Vic) then we travelled through Mildura and set up camp at Riverbend Caravan Park, Renmark, on the banks of the Murray –… Read more: Day 2 – Outback NSW - Day 1 – First night’s camp
Made our way to Cowra and stopped at the Japanese Gardens for lunch. The gardens were established as a memorial to both Japanese and Australian POWs. They say the deceased prisoners step down onto the big rocks into the gardens from the heavens, for the peace and serenity the gardens… Read more: Day 1 – First night’s camp - Finally, time to hit the road….
Today’s the day we hit the road to begin our adventure. As we pull out of the driveway, the strains of ‘Great Southern Land‘ playing on the radio, we can’t help but wonder what we will experience as we set out to explore our great wide land! We have a… Read more: Finally, time to hit the road…. - Almost ready to take off………We are in the last stages of packing, preparing, cooking, buying, sorting……and repacking……. for our fantastic holiday…..only 1 more sleep!!!
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