This Sunday in Australia is Father’s Day so today’s post is paying homage to all the dads who have taken their kids caravan and camping and taught them important skills including a love for and appreciation of the natural beauty that surrounds us in this country we are lucky to call home. So thank you… Read More Fathers Day – Here’s to the camping Dads.
It’s the weekend let’s get out of here. Any chance for a quick getaway from the everyday and we’ll take it. It doesn’t have to take a huge amount of planning and with the caravan always stocked with the basics, it’s just a matter of throwing in warm clothes and some food from home and… Read More Up the Creek without a Paddle…thank goodness for a 4wd
How true this is for both below and above the water. I’m drawn to jetties, there is something that makes them compelling to stroll on and try to see or wonder at the life below them. They are feats of engineering and have to put up with the harshest of wind, waves and other weather… Read More Jetties Collect Life
I love lighthouses and with a coastline as huge as Australia we have a lot to discover. I am drawn to their resilience and purpose, not to mention the incredibly stunning views they afford from their locations. No lighthouses are manned in Australia these days, they are all automated, but in some cases weather readings… Read More Stand strong, unwavering and shine.
Our first night back in South Australia was an overnight stop at Marla Travellers Rest, a good old reliable spot to camp with fuel, food, power and amenities all together. It’s far enough off the highway not to hear too much road noise and spaces fill up the later it gets in the day.
The odyssey west has begun. We have turned left and travelled many kilometres already. It’s been nothing short of an interesting trek so far with wide loads taking over the entire road, so forget about overtaking or moving too fast for that matter.
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