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Bec & Kev's Big Lap

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Trip start
March 27, 2023
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- Day 1
- Monday, March 27, 2023 at 3:00 PM
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 5 m
- Australia Timbrell Park -33.873333, 151.13533°52’24” S 151°8’6” E
And we're off!
March 27, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
After a massive few days of packing, cleaning and organising - we got off to a late but exciting start.
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- Day 2
- Tuesday, March 28, 2023
- ☁️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 11 m
- Australia Sussex -35.167092, 150.59660335°10’2” S 150°35’48” E
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Sussex Inlet
March 28, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Day 1 of our trip, learning new and interesting things about what our amazing caravan does. We're at beautiful Sussex Inlet and all 4 of us are enjoying the new routine
TravelerReally looking forward to following you on your adventures! 😘
3/28/23Reply
Rebecca driving now? How did towing school go? [Mike Dinn]
3/28/23Reply
TravelerThe towing course was really good, learned a lot of pearls of wisdom that saved us a lot of trial and error. Rebecca was doing great things towing and parking the van at the course but she hasn't been game to do it on the open road as yet.
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- Day 5
- Friday, March 31, 2023 at 2:19 PM
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitude: 6 m
- Australia White Sands Park -35.038334, 150.67166135°2’18” S 150°40’18” E
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Huskisson
March 31, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Had lunch and a walk along the beach at Huskisson. Bosley is surprising keen to explore, we can't keep up with him!
Traveler He would have been let off lead if they hadn’t been rat bags and escaped earlier in the day leaving us chasing around the camp site like a couple of mad idiots!
3/31/23Reply
There should be an app for that! [Mike Dinn]
3/31/23Reply
Traveler😳😂
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Oh no 😳. They’re keeping you on your toes 😬 [Veronique]
4/1/23Reply
TravelerOther than the “Run Forrest Run” episode they’ve been really good 😁
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- Day 8
- Monday, April 3, 2023 at 10:43 AM
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 6 m
- Australia Tuross Inlet -36.06463, 150.13493736°3’53” S 150°8’6” E
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Tuross Heads
April 3, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We had an awesome site on the edge of the beach for a few nights. We had great weather and a full moon over the ocean at night
TravelerThat looks amazing!!!!
4/5/23Reply
Traveler Beautiful!
4/5/23Reply
Living the dream 😊 [Maureen]
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- Day 11
- Thursday, April 6, 2023
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 35 m
- Australia Freshwater Bay -36.208332, 150.0866736°12’30” S 150°5’12” E
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Narooma
April 6, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Narooma was a real surprise. It's very picturesque with beaches and bays and mountains and fields. And the wildlife is all around. We saw kangaroos, wallabies, foxes, stingrays and we had some seriously close encounters with some fur seals.

We stayed over the Easter weekend off-grid in a farmer's field. It went quite well, although we approached the limit of our fresh water tanks.Read more
Traveler Looks so peaceful there!
4/10/23Reply
TravelerThere's also a fabulous golf course at Narooma but I'm guessing you didn't try it out! 🏌️⛳
4/10/23Reply
TravelerYes we drove past it, quite a spectacular location. Massive water hazard on one side. With waves.
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- Day 15
- Monday, April 10, 2023
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 27 m
- Australia Bega -36.678333, 149.84666736°40’42” S 149°50’48” E
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Bega
April 10, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
We tried something different at Bega and parked at the showground. It's a bit of a thing at country towns and we really enjoyed it. It's a lovely 150 year old showground with lots of character and we enjoyed watching the wide array of neighbours coming and going throughout the week.

We explored the surrounding region including Tathra, Merimbula and Bermagui. Discovered some wonderful deserted beaches and saw bats and seals (not together!) And a million white parrots that descended on the showground every night.

Off to the snowy mountains next!Read more
Traveler 😂- caption- « is dinner ready yet? »
4/16/23Reply
Traveler Amazing bats!
4/17/23Reply
TravelerRug up! Brrrr
4/22/23Reply
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- Day 29
- Monday, April 24, 2023 at 3:12 PM
- Altitude: 739 m
- Australia Wullwye Creek -36.498333, 148.83333336°29’54” S 148°49’60” E
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Dalgety and the Snowy region
April 24, 2023 in Australia
We stayed at the only original town left on the Snowy River (Dalgety) and explored the whole region. We real liked the old town and it was a great base to explore the rest of the region.

Despite staying in a relatively quiet little country town, we got up to some adventures including:

- On the trip in Google maps took us (with the van!) down 30 k's of bumpy dirt road including having to drive through a flock of sheep
- Waiting patiently by the river at dusk and seeing platypuses
- Visiting a brewery down another long dirt road and fording a river
- Dodging kangaroos bouncing along the road with us
- Having to take poor Bosley in to have an emergency operation to have some of his tail cut off!

So quite an eventful week!

Our explorations included Cooma, Jindabyne, Eucumbene Dam, Thredbo and climbed to the top of Mount Kosciuszko (the highest point in Australia).Read more
TravelerGreat photos
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Traveler So . . there are others live there?!
4/24/23Reply
Traveler Withdrawn in 2006!
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- Day 30
- Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 11:59 PM
- 🌙 9 °C
- Altitude: 572 m
- Australia Kenny -35.225, 149.15535°13’30” S 149°9’18” E
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Canberra
April 25, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
Canberra was full of great catchups with friends and relatives and celebrating Dad's 90th Birthday.

Happy Birthday Dad!

Also, the caravan park we went to was new and very clean and neat, but didn't exactly have the rustic charm of previous places. More the style of a carpark, combined with a low security prison!

So we don't have a lot of magnificent nature and scenery pictures this time round but it was all about family and that's just fine.

Having said that, for the wild animal tally:
- Several kangaroos around Black Mountain, and
- 2 foxes up Mount Ainslee!

And Rebecca won the meat tray at the local pub! We just got it all in
the fridge in the van.Read more
Traveler 🤣
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- Day 36
- Monday, May 1, 2023 at 8:36 PM
- 🌙 13 °C
- Altitude: 41 m
- Australia Twelve Mile Creek -32.648333, 151.86333332°38’54” S 151°51’48” E
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Bucketts Way
May 1, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
We had a 3 night stop over near Newcastle at Bucketts Way. This was a bit of a utility stop to get the caravan it's first service, get Rebecca's tooth fixed which threw a filling on the trip there! And to get some work done.

We stayed at a wonderful new bush caravan park called Bucketts Way. The caretaker, Brad, was amazingly friendly and helpful. The only disconcerting thing about him was the way he was unironically wearing a Trump 2024 cap the whole time!Read more
Traveler You are both looking very relaxed. Pugs loving their new life!
5/6/23Reply
Traveler Looks fabulous and how great you are allowed camp fires! X
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- Day 41
- Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 1:43 PM
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 6 m
- Australia Nambucca Heads -30.65, 152.99833330°39’0” S 152°59’54” E
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Nambucca Heads
May 6, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Nambucca Heads was our next stop on our way "up North" in our quest to outrun the cold!

On our way we caught up with our great friends Ann and Chris who
provided an action video of us heading off.

It was a relatively sedate 4 days but it was a beautiful area and we had some great walks along the river and beaches in the sun and the moonlight.Read more
The new drone? [Dad]
5/8/23Reply
Yep - it's really rather clever [Kevin]
5/9/23Reply
TravelerGreat reporting. Thanks. Will be a great souvenir
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- Day 44
- Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 7:49 PM
- Altitude: 5 m
- Australia Murwillumbah Showground -28.323333, 153.39166728°19’24” S 153°23’30” E
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Murwillumbah
May 9, 2023 in Australia
Murwillumbah was a beautiful country town inland from Tweed Heads at the top of NSW.

We stayed at the Murwillumbah Showground which was very relaxing and picturesque right up against a sugar cane field. It was great to walk around the town and see real-world country town things like the cattle sale yard, and the local wood-chopping team training site!

The scenery was amazing, especially the sunsets which we have included a couple of photos of but they don't do them justice.

Once again we explored the surrounding country-side, and once again Google Maps found a very off-road track for 12 kms while Rebecca was driving. She handled it really well. We also got briefly into Queensland on one day.

Adding to the wildlife sited list:
- Emus one the side of the highway
- Turtles in a rock poolRead more
Traveler Hilarious lol
5/14/23Reply
TravelerYou’re staying in and discovering some fantastic places 💜
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- Day 50
- Monday, May 15, 2023 at 8:43 PM
- 🌧 20 °C
- Altitude: 28 m
- Australia Mary River Marina -25.540001, 152.70666525°32’24” S 152°42’24” E
Maryborough
May 15, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Planes, trains and Automobiles!

Its fair to say the caravan site in Maryborough wasn't one of our favourites. It was an odd little park which was literally the old gravel carpark for the nearby marina.

However, we really liked Maryborough. It is a very historic country town with a beautiful city centre. Highlights included Queens Park with its monuments, art pieces and a train track for maintenance of trains as well as steam train rides on Thursdays. We took the dogs on their first train ride - Bo was not impressed! Bosley took it all in his stride however.

Maryborough had a memorable and moving WW1 memorial which was extremely well done, and heart wrenching. It also had Mary Poppins statues, museums, and walk signals due to the author being born there.

Adding to our animal sitings:
- Cane toads (boo!)Read more
TravelerGorgeous place. Love the WWI memorial.
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- Day 54
- Friday, May 19, 2023 at 12:50 PM
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Australia Maheno Beach -25.266666, 153.23832725°15’60” S 153°14’18” E
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Fraser Island
May 19, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
We had a day out at Fraser Island where we saw lots of four wheel drives, kilometers of beach, dingos, and Kevin went for a plane ride from the beach!

Notable were the pristine lakes and rivers and the amazing proliferation of huge trees.

Adding to our animal sitings:
- Dingos!Read more
Traveler 😂😂😂
5/20/23Reply
Traveler Quite a day!
5/21/23Reply
Traveler Looks fantastic - what wonderful experiences you’re having x
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- Day 55
- Saturday, May 20, 2023
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 19 m
- Australia Bundaberg East -24.853597, 152.36724724°51’13” S 152°22’2” E
Bundeberg
May 20, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Rum, Rum and a few other things.
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- Day 57
- Monday, May 22, 2023
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 47 m
- Australia Monument Point -24.157701, 151.88545224°9’28” S 151°53’8” E
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1770 (yes thats the name of the town!)
May 22, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Stayed at 1770 where Lieutenant Cook first landed and claimed the eastern side of Oz. Stayed in a 40 acres mountain property 5 min from town. Very dog friendly with large dog runs, doggy day care and dog wash.
1770 is a stunning place and luckily still largely unspoilt.Read more
TravelerBeautiful sunset photos. Great to see you looking relaxed and happy. X
5/30/23Reply
Traveler Aww happy belated anniversary xx ps someone missed their calling as a photographer! Fab photos
5/30/23Reply
TravelerAmazing pics….every photo looks like your celebrating your anniversary 💕
5/31/23Reply
Traveler Happy Anniversary belatedly. What a stunning place
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- Day 65
- Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 9:08 AM
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 22 m
- Australia Gracemere Heights -23.453333, 150.48166723°27’12” S 150°28’54” E
Gracemere Farmstay
May 30, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
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- Day 70
- Sunday, June 4, 2023 at 1:58 PM
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitude: 20 m
- Australia Rockhampton -23.378333, 150.51523°22’42” S 150°30’54” E
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Rockhampton
June 4, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Stayed close to Rockhampton. Our last big town before heading “outback”. Spent many hours stocking up on supplies and preparing the car and van.
Traveler Omg! 😳
6/4/23Reply
TravelerGreat photos. I’m looking forward to seeing you outback pics!!
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- Day 73
- Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 6:59 PM
- 🌙 20 °C
- Altitude: 175 m
- Australia Emerald -23.520405, 148.16915523°31’13” S 148°10’9” E
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Emerald. Gateway to the outback!
June 7, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
Not much in this nice little town but a good stop for our work days.
Traveler I had no idea Van Gogh came to Oz 😜 x
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- Day 74
- Thursday, June 8, 2023
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 435 m
- Australia Central Highlands -25.075001, 148.28166225°4’30” S 148°16’54” E
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Fabulous Carnarvon Gorge
June 8, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Amazing scenery
TravelerSet up in the top of a cliff overlooking the gorge
6/11/23Reply
Traveler What an adventure you are having - it looks like a fabulous place!
6/12/23Reply
Traveler Why does Bosley have a new shoes?
6/12/23Reply
TravelerBecause the bindies in the outback hurt his little feet 🙄
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- Day 77
- Sunday, June 11, 2023
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 306 m
- Australia Timbury Hills -26.575612, 148.82722526°34’32” S 148°49’38” E
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Roma. Cattle country
June 11, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Traveler Awh
6/18/23Reply
Traveler 😂 looks a bit like a funeral parlour!
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Traveler I like that 😚
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- Day 82
- Friday, June 16, 2023
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 322 m
- Australia Murweh -26.362452, 146.15666226°21’45” S 146°9’24” E
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Charleville
June 16, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
We've gone even more westward into the outback.

Charleville was an interesting little town with some fascinating history.

We found a very sociable caravan park just out of town. They had happy hour with a huge bonfire and damper every night.

New animal sitings to add to the list:
- Bilbys
- A bower bird (nest)
- Sheep being walked on a lead!Read more
TravelerProper outback now! All that red earth!! Looks like a fascinating place.
6/22/23Reply
Traveler Impressive camp fire!!🔥
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Traveler Love it!
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- Day 88
- Thursday, June 22, 2023
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 193 m
- Australia Lake Houdraman -26.588625, 144.31094526°35’19” S 144°18’39” E
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Quilpie
June 22, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Quilpie is a lovely outback town of around 500 people. It’s a big opal producing area. We were lucky enough to stay on a working sheep/goat/cattle station and camped overlooking a large lake. Dry and dusty but very authentic.Read more
Traveler Amazing photos. What an experience. So I guess you’re not missing Sydney 😆😘
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Traveler Very cool
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- Day 93
- Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at 6:54 AM
- ☁️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 125 m
- Australia Windorah Airport -25.421667, 142.65499925°25’18” S 142°39’18” E
Windorah
June 27, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
On our way to Birdsville - we parked overnight out the back of the local pub.

We had a great meal there (parmis all round) and got an early dawn start on the mornings.
TravelerWow you’re in proper outback now!!!
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- Day 93
- Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at 11:02 AM
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 58 m
- Australia Betoota -25.693333, 140.74833725°41’36” S 140°44’54” E
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Betoota
June 27, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
On our way to Birdsville, we stopped in at Betoota for lunch. Betoota is literally just a pub, and the menu is "sausage roll" or (meat) "pie" - decisions decisions!

Just outside of Betoota we went up the spectacular Deons lookout which demonstrated the spectacular countryside.Read more
Traveler This is awesome!
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TravelerIKR!
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- Day 95
- Thursday, June 29, 2023 at 5:14 PM
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 40 m
- Australia Birdsville Airport -25.901667, 139.36332725°54’6” S 139°21’48” E
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Birdsville
June 29, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Birdsville was a staging area on our way to Big Red Bash which is the most remote music festival in the world.

We stayed in Birdsville for a few nights exploring the town, doing some the iconic things like having a camel pie, and hanging out with some of the 10,000 fellow Bashers!

There was an immense amount of other caravans.Read more
Traveler Yummy 😋
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Traveler Seriously? Camel?
7/2/23Reply
TravelerYes. Only Kev was game!
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Traveler😂😂😂
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