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…
When we headed off around Australia in 2023, we always knew we would be missing out on a big chunk of our own backyard in NSW. So our plan was always to come back and start to adventure around our own state… and that time has arrived! During April, we’ll be heading around the southern half of NSW for 13 days: Hopefully in the coming years we’ll be able to take in the northern half of NSW – we’d love…
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…
For the final few days of this holiday we’re staying on the lands of the Gumbaynggirr people, in the city we now know as Coffs Harbour. We pay our respects to the Gumbaynggirr people and their elders past, present and emerging. We’re on the home stretch! Back in NSW for the last few days of this mammoth and epic trip. It’s hard to believe three months has flown by – but at the same time, I think we’re all ok…
We headed out to the coast today, to the area now known as Currumbin. We’re still in the Yugambeh nation’s land, but Currumbin is the lands of the Kombumerri families or clans. Today was a visit to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary – primarily just for Eliza’s birthday present of an Echidna experience, but we also enjoyed a wonderful day all over the park. It’s been a bit of a difficult path to get Eliza’s birthday present over the line. We’d originally…
We’ve spent today on the lands of the Wangerriburra people of the Yugambeh nation. They knew this area as Wonglepong, and we now know it as Tamborine Mountain. We acknowledge the Wangerriburra people as the owners of this land, and pay our respects to their elders past, present and still to come. We headed off from Landsborough this morning to continue the journey down the Queensland coast. Mum is still with us for another couple of days yet, and today…
Tonight, we acknowledge that we’ve spent the day on the land of the Gubbi Gubbi people – the lands where Australia Zoo now sits, and where the town of Landsborough now sits. We pay our respects to their elders past, present and emerging. Today was a day of Australia Zoo! My mum had bought the kids tickets to Australia Zoo for Christmas a few years ago, and we decided we’d use them as part of this holiday. And as a…