Today was a huge day of driving, but here we are in Broken Hill – the peak of our trip! Grateful to the Wilyakali people who have looked after this vast area in western NSW, and we pay our respects to them and their elders. There were three fairly big driving stints today – 90 mins, then 2 hours, and finally 2.5 hours. The first stop after leaving Hay was the Yanga Woolshed, which was about 5 minutes away from…

We’ve arrived in Hay for a very short stopover this evening. The area of the Hay township is where the Nari Nari people have lived for thousands of years, and we pay our respect to them and to their elders. With Hay only being about 90 mins away, we spent most of today in and around Griffith. The day started with heading up to the the huge hill and scrubland area that overlooks Griffith, called Scenic Hill. Up there we…

We’ve arrived in Griffith this afternoon, still on the lands of the Wiradjuri people. The day started with a very short trip down the Snowy Mountains Hwy to the next town – Adelong – only 15 minutes away. We ended up spending a lot longer here than we’d planned, because there was just a lot to walk to and see! We started out on the Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail – Adelong has one of the biggest collections across the Valley,…

It’s been a long day of driving, but some brilliant adventures. We’re currently enjoying a pub dinner in the centre of Tumut as we write in our diaries – and turns out it’s Trivia night at the pub, so we’re doing that as well! Tumut is the traditional lands of the Wiradjuri, Wolgalu and Ngunnawal Aboriginal peoples, and we are so grateful for their care of this land for thousands of years, and recognise their continuing connection to this area.…

Today started with a bit of a slow morning, because the day was going to be spent just exploring what Cooma had to offer – with only a couple of specific plans in mind. At about 8:30am we started to wander from where we’re staying, in an area apparently known as the “Royalside” of Cooma (the earliest parts of the town, on the southern side of the town) into the centre of Cooma. We stopped off at the Southern Cloud…

Day 1 of the NSW trip is in the bag, and it was so great to be back on the road! There was a lot of excitement as we got things packed yesterday, and a lot of memories of 3 years ago. Equally, there was perhaps a bit of sadness that it will only be 2 weeks this time around, rather than 3 months. We’ve arrived tonight into Cooma, the lands of the Bemerigal clan of the Ngarigo people. So…

Tonight, we’re home! Home for us is on land belonging to the Terrameragal people of the Dharug nation. So grateful for our home, and for the Dharug people for caring for it for tens of thousands of years. We continue to pay our respects to the Dharug elders past, present and those still to come. After 93 days, we’ve driven 20,007km. Over that time, we used an astonishing 1961L of petrol. We stayed in 36 different towns across 5 states.…

And there it is: three months to the day since we farewelled Sydney, we’ve just finished up the final day of this holiday. We still do have a few things planned for the drive back home tomorrow though… Today was a very fun one, and a perfect final day. We spent the whole day at the Big Banana! I didn’t actually realise there was a fun park here – I thought it just had banana information and tours. But all…

The second last day of adventures for this holiday. Today was another special day for the family, with another birthday adventure – this time it was for Daniel’s 11th birthday (which was back on day 79). After a bit of a play down the road at a park to get rid of a bit of energy (and for me to enjoy a coffee), we headed off to the beautiful Dolphin Marine Conservation Park. Initially when you arrive, it does feel…