For everyone’s birthday presents this year, they’re getting experiences while we’re on our trip. And today was my turn to get my birthday present from the fam (from last December) – go karting at the Phillip Island GP Circuit! Phillip…
Today was a fairly long drive, roughly following the coast around the south-eastern corner of Australia, to arrive at Phillip Island! We want to acknowledge that the traditional owners of this land are the Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation,…
Today started with a visit to the Killer Whale Museum in Eden. We learnt so much about the history of whaling; but more impressively, the partnership between the orcas (killer whales) and mankind. The orcas would strategically trap blue or…
I had been wanting to start each post by acknowledging the traditional owners of the lands that we visit – unfortunately, in the excitement of getting going, I completely forgot to do that in Jindabyne! I’ve gone back and edited…
Life achievement unlocked: we climbed to the highest point in Australia today! There’s only a short drive from Jindabyne into Thredbo, and thankfully at this time of year it isn’t busy at all. We got into Thredbo a bit after…
The 1st of 92 days is done! We’re all trying to keep cosy in a comfy little unit in Jindabyne – it’s a chilly 2º outside this evening at 8pm. We would like to acknowledge the Ngarigo people, who are the…
It’s the night before we leave; now only a handful of hours until we reverse out the driveway – after at least 2 years of planning, we’ll be on the road for 3 months! The last few days have been…
I finished up work last Friday (31st March). This was all set to be the week of relaxed preparation – a few jobs to do around the house, a couple of things to get from the shops, pack some things…
We’ve been asked a bit about whether we are getting house-sitters to look after our place while we’re away for the 3+ months – we definitely are. Working out who those housesitter/s might be, how to find them, how to…
Our family of 5 is embarking on a 3 month trip around a decent part of Australia in 2023, and we hope to share some of this amazing adventure here as we go. Edit: We also headed off on a…