Day 93 – Travel to Sydney
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…
James
Day 92 – Coffs Harbour
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…
Day 91 – Coffs Harbour
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…
Day 90 – Travel to Coffs Harbour
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…
Day 89 – Currumbin
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…
Day 88 – Travel to Tamborine Mountain
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…
Day 87 – Australia Zoo and Landsborough
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,…
Day 86 – Hervey Bay
Today was a day filled with beautiful family time. We started with a slow morning at Mum’s place, which was wonderful and welcomed. Before long though, my sister and her three kids came round, and Daniel, Eliza and Alexander had…
Day 85 – Travel to Hervey Bay
We’ve arrived with a sense of relaxation to the lands of the Butchulla people, in what’s now known as Hervey Bay. We acknowledge the Butchulla people as the owners of this land, and pay our respects to their elders. The…
Day 84 – Rockhampton
Today was a day spent adventuring through a few different things in Rockhampton – I think we got quite a bit covered in one day! First stop was up to Mount Archer – known as Nurim by the Darumbal people.…