Day 26 – Kangaroo Island
The rain fell pretty hard this morning. Thankfully, plan A for the day involved being indoors – at least for the morning. We enjoyed a bit of a slow start to the day (Debbie and I didn’t even get out…
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Day 25 – Kangaroo Island
We may be up against a bit of rain in the next few days here on KI. But today was looking pretty good – so we did a bit of a swap of activities. This morning, we headed out to…
Day 24 – Travel to Kangaroo Island
We’ve arrived on the beautiful Kangaroo Island for a few days! The people of the Ramindjeri, Ngarrindjeri, Kaurna and Barngalla nations knew this island as Karta Pintingga. It’s believed they inhabited this island some 16,000 years ago, before rising sea…
Day 23 – Victor Harbor
This morning we encountered quite a bit of rain, for only really the second time on this trip (the first time being the Penguin Parade night on Phillip Island). The forecast was showing a bit of rain around, but really…
Day 22 – Travel to Victor Harbor
We’ve arrived in South Australia! And we’re here in Victor Harbor tonight. The Ramindjeri people are the traditional owners of this land we now know as Victor Harbor – they knew it as Wirramulla. We acknowledge that this land was…
Day 21 – Mildura and Mungo National Park
Today was a brilliant day – two very different adventures, but equally joy-creating. First up, we started the day slowly. There was no rush to get out of bed, and thankfully the kids didn’t really surface until about 7am this…
Day 20 – Travel to Mildura, via Sea Lake
We’ve arrived in Mildura, the lands of the Ladji Ladji people. We acknowledge that this area around the Murray River has always been their land, and we’re grateful to be able to enjoy it today. We acknowledge the Ladji Ladji…
Day 19 – Echuca
Our second day in Echuca was a bit of a slower and more relaxed one. We had a quiet morning at home with breakfast and the kids just enjoying playing – this place we’re in has a decent sized cubby…
Day 18 – Echuca
The cottage we’re staying in here in Echuca is thankfully only a short walk away from the Port of Echuca, where most of the good touristy stuff is here in Echuca! We walked down this morning at about 9am to…
Day 17 – Travel to Echuca, via Bendigo
Tonight we have arrived in Echuca, the lands of the Yorta Yorta people. These lands around Dhungala (the Murray River) that we’re so grateful to be on tonight have always been the lands of the Yorta Yorta people, and we…