Exploring mainland Australia
In and around Hobart, Australia
After years of dreaming, months of planning, and weeks of organising, the day is drawing near! We are heading off from our home in Tasmania to explore the mainland of Australia in our Landcruiser Troop Carrier. We will be camping and living out of the 4WD for the majority of the trip which will probably prove to be a big challenge. We have up to 12 months for our adventure and we hope to make it most of the way around mainland Australia, working along the way. We hope you enjoy sharing our journey!
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Lou & Bren
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Crossing Bass Strait
We said our goodbyes and left Kingston without too many tears. Thanks to everyone for their kind goodluck wishes and advice - we are sure it will... Continue reading »
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First stop, Geelong.
Our first night camping since we left home went well. The Geelong Tourist Park where we stayed is part of the Big 4 parks network. It had good faci... Continue reading »
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Back to Lorne
We woke up at Cumberland River and packed up for the second day in a row. We’re becoming pros at packing and unpacking! It was another hot day, the... Continue reading »
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Repairs in Geelong
We packed up on Sunday morning and headed back the way we had come to arrive in Geelong by early afternoon. We booked back into the Geelong Big 4 c... Continue reading »
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Bush Camping in the Great Otway National Park
We left Geelong around 10am, first stopping at the supermarket for supplies, then heading to Lorne to check out Teddy’s Lookout which we had missed... Continue reading »
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The Twelve Apostles & Loch Ard Gorge
The drive from Lavers Hill to Warrnambool was a busy one because we were travelling the section of The Great Ocean Road with the most famous attr... Continue reading »
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Warrnambool; Waiting for the Weather to Change.
The wind and rain woke me during the night and I was glad I wasn’t sleeping in the tent. By morning the weather had not improved so we... Continue reading »
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Grampians National Park
On Saturday morning after picking up some groceries we drove north towards the Grampians National Park. We called into the visitor ce... Continue reading »
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Halls Gap
After a second night camping in the National Park we were ready for a shower so we moved to Parkgate Resort caravan park in Halls Gap. After... Continue reading »
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Mildura & the Murray River
Our heads were a bit sore as we packed up this morning, a result of Hans' birthday celebrations the night before. When we were all packed we... Continue reading »
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Broken Hill
After the 300km drive from Mildura we were both pretty hot so as soon as we arrived in Broken Hill we headed for the swimming pool to cool off. ... Continue reading » -
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Living Desert Sculpture Symposium
The Sculpture Symposium is about 10kms from Broken Hill on the top of Sundown Hill.
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Silverton
Guess what?... We drove all the way to Silverton in outback NSW, the town famous for being the setting for Mad Max. The town with the famous pub th... Continue reading »
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Adelaide
We're spending a few weeks staying with Brendan's cousin Angela and her fiance Heath. We quite like Adelaide so we are doing some inves... Continue reading »
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Crossing the Nullabor
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A helping hand to complete our Nullabor crossing
Just so you don't worry when you see the photos...
We spent our second night camping on the Nullabor at Balladonia Roadhouse, 200kms from Nor... Continue reading »
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Wave Rock, Hyden
We stopped over for the night at Wave Rock Caravan Park near Hyden in WA. Wave rock is a bit of a natural phenomenon.
Wave Rock,... Continue reading »
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Settling In To Perth
15/6/07
We made it to Perth! We have decided to stay in Perth until December and get to know the city better. We spent our f... Continue reading »
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Our Unit
For those of you who have been asking about our new house in Perth... here it is! All the furniture came with the unit so it was pretty well... Continue reading »
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Rottnest Island
Beautiful bays of turquoise water, warm sun, wild life and bike riding - Our day at Rottnest Island in a nutshell. Continue reading »
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