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Bec & Kev's Big Lap

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  • Bec & Kev's Big Lap
    1We stayed at Port Broughton right on the inlet from the ocean. beautiful sunsets
    Lovely safe beach near our van with a long wooden jettyPort Broughton jetty (every town has a long jetty!)Port Broughton has the only drive on beach in the Yorke peninsulaPort Broughton hotel. Lovely place to watch the sunset over the ocean and fabulous food!Lots of little sandstone churches and houses on the peninsulaAn old crushing plant for the mines

    Port Broughton and Yorke Peninsula

    February 9, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

    We stayed a few days at Port Broughton at the top of the Yorke peninsula in South Australia and explored the peninsula which was beautiful and mostly undeveloped.

    Lots of quaint little fishing towns, beautiful coastline and sandstone building. With evidence of a mining history.Read more

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    Looking over the Barossa Valley
    We stayed at the Eden Valley cricket club campground. Lovely setting and very peacefulBosley made friends with the localsAs we finally had green lush grass after months of dust and dirt it was 'bathtime'Turkey Flat wineryOldest vines in the Barossa still producing grapes after 170 years.Shiraz grapes. Yum.Lovely to meet up with Stephan and Kate for lunch1Love cheese and charcuterie boards with matching wines of courseEden Valley churchAnother lovely sand stone building housing a winery1A huge, old tree which the Hebig family.with 16 children lived in in 1860s!2And our work from home work mates who really don't get the idea of personal space

    Eden Valley - Barossa

    February 13, 2024 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 24 °C

    We only spent 3 nights in the Barossa as we have been there before but we still loved it.

    We stayed at Eden Valley cricket ground which had a bush campsite and was lovely and peaceful and we had lovely bush walks and the dogs enjoyed the cricket oval.

    We met up with Stephan and Kate possibly for the last time on our travels, before they return to Europe, and enjoyed more wineries    Read more

  • Bec & Kev's Big Lap
    Some great sculptures
    The horse drawn tram was very well looked afterBosley said hello to the giant cart horseReady to goIt was very scenic with great beachesSwans, including some signets!The barrage across the mouth of the Murray RiverGoolwa beach, the road for 4 wheel drive access is in the foregroundThe walk way across to Granite IslandThere were some amazing rock formations and coast line on the islandAnd bent trees!We got told there were penguins about but we couldn't FindPenguins! 😀Beautiful native flowersThe local beach had some endangered red hooded plovers nesting(Video) With 2 babies!Some cool parrotsThis was a very popular bakery, with very good sausage rolls and pastriesAnd we caught up with Kevin's sister Maureen and husband Mark and we had to play with the drone!

    Victor Harbour

    February 18, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

    Victor Harbour was a pleasant and picturesque town where Adelaide folks tend to holiday.

    It had some great beaches , unique attractions like a horse-drawn tram, and a lot of nature, especially birds like parrots, plovers and penguins.Read more

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    Long beach! Yes thats it name.We got to drive along the beach againDogs loved running free but were reluctant to go in the freezing water!The Obleisk. Sort of like a lighthouse but without the light 😁Thd old gaol ruins on the cliff overlookjng the ocean.1Interesting rock hole carved by the wavesSo many cute housesWe always manage to patronise the local brewery!Fabulous sunsets4(Video) Took the drone for a fly *through* an amazing rock formation out to sea

    Robe

    February 21, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

    Robe is a lovely SA beachside town.

    Lovely beaches (with freezing sea water off the Southern ocean) interesting rock formations, lovely sandstone buildings and a variety of great places to eat and drink.

    They also have a fabulous coastal walk passing the Obelisk (coastal monument) and the old gaol ruins.    Read more

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    Bay of Martyrs. Photos dont do it justice
    The town of Warnambool where the GOR starts1The grottoThe twelve apostlesBay of Islands1Loch Ard Gorge

    Warnambool and the Great Ocean Road.

    February 25, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

    The Great Ocean Road (also known as the Shipwreck coast) is a 243 klm drive along southern Victoria showcasing spectacular coastal scenery and rock formations. WW1 veterans built the road from 1919 to 1933 and it is the world’s longest war memorial.
    We explored half of the drive before a detour up to Ballarat and will explore the east side next week.    Read more

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    The war memorial
    Town hallBotanical gardens - flower clock5Prime ministers Avenue. Busts of all the Australian Prime Ministers since 1901 (Edmund Barton)Malcolm TurnbullSo many fabulous wet land areas full of birds1Enclosed dog park with ponds, a beach, bridges and lots to explore

    Ballarat

    March 1, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

    We headed to the inland Victorian town of Ballarat made famous in the 19th century gold rush period.

    The area was rich in alluvial gold and at the start of the gold rush up to 14kg of gold was found for every 30cms mined! Said to be the richest patch of alluvial gold the world has known.

    We didn’t find gold but found wonderful wet lands, parks, botanical gardens and buildings.

    We only stayed a couple of days as Kevin had to go to Melbourne for work (on the train) so didn’t explore as much as we hoped unfortunately.    Read more

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    The great Ocean Road is legendary for its scenery and it did not disappoint
    There were some big waves coming out of the southern oceanAnd exploring the rocks and rock pools was a highlightWe stopped at a dam on the drive to Apollo BayWe also explored the local region (quite mountainous) - this is one of the many waterfalls113And impressive forests of many varieties of tree such as the pines1This koala seemed very relaxedAnother koala1More koalas1Look at his face! 🐨Our caravan park was right on the edge of the ocean1Seals on their island2Up close with the drone there is a lot of activity going onWe were all quite worn out at the end of all the exploringThe driving along the Great Ocean Road when we left was super windy. And windy! 😂But we saw many interesting things like this iconic pole house

    Apollo Bay

    March 4, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

    We have been to many beachside towns in our travels, but Apollo Bay on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria was one of the best.

    It had an amazing coastline with large crashing waves. Our caravan park was right on a peninsual into the ocean with great beaches and rock pool walks, as well as a thriving seal colony on an island just out to see.

    We also saw our first koalas in the wild! We were thrilled to find 4 koalas in trees by a river as well as by the road.

    We also enjoyed the local town with a pub that was the southern-most on the mainland and a cafe with amazing vanilla slices!    Read more

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    Iconic beach huts on the east coast of the Mornington Peninsula
    The Ferry taking us to the Mornington PeninsulaThe dogs took the ferry ride in their strideBosley was a little windsweptStony point - big variances in tidesElvis the resident sealBeautiful sunsetEast coast beach down from Mornington1Elvis hoping for a little snack from the fishing boatFollowing a big stingray with the drone

    Mornington Peninsula and Stony Point

    March 4, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

    We caught the ferry over from Queenscliff to Sorrento and stayed for a few days in the Mornington Peninsula, where the rich Victorians seem to live.
    Our site was at Stony Point, a cute tiny fishing town with its resident seal Elvis and lots of very large black sting rays. We stayed on the west side of the peninsula and explored the town of Mornington and the beautiful coastline side of the east peninsula.Read more

  • Bec & Kev's Big Lap
    Little town of Glegarry just outside Traralgon
    Parked on Richard snd Oonaghs driveway for 2 nightsFabulous time with dear friends. We met through nursing in 1987Richard and Oonaghs house and wonderful big garden which the dogs loved.Exploring the gardenThe dogs loved running around the huge back yardBosley trying to get to the cat food!Walking the Lyre bird trail in 38 degrees!With these nutters!😂Lucky enough to see an echina close upMagical💕Dinner st the Glengarry pub

    Glengarry

    March 10, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 37 °C

    We drove through Traralgon to the small country town of Glengarry to stay with our friends Richard and Oonagh. We managed to fit the van on their driveway and had a great couple of days catching up and exploring the area which we really liked. The area was experiencing a heatwave (seems to be a theme with us!) and the temp was in the high 30s whilst we were there so lots of eating and drinking in the AC!Read more

  • Bec & Kev's Big Lap
    The area was so natural and beautiful12The "silt jetty". We're at the tip of it1There were lots of water birds, including pelicansCormorantsAnd loads of swansEven young swans coming up to visit the dogsThe ferry we took to Raymond Island with all the koalasBo wasn't too fussed about the ferry ride but Bosley didn't like it1Bosley looks so happy to pose for this! 😂1Koala!And another one!So many koalas!Climbing trees11And mums and babies! 🐨We got a bit of rain and had to break out the dog raincoats for the first time in 9 months

    Eagle Point and Paynesville

    March 15, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

    Eagle Point and Paynesville was our last stop in Southern Victoria.

    We set up in a park on the edge of the large lake. It was very much back to nature with many water birds, especially swans.

    We also took a quick ferry ride across to nearby Raymond Island which was famous for its koalas, and we saw many of them including a mum and baby!

    There was also a quite distinctive feature of the second largest "silt jetty" in the world. This is a natural land formation of two thin long strips of land which went kilomters out into the lake. We had to drive all the way to the end!    Read more

  • Bec & Kev's Big Lap
    Stunning scenery on the drive over Mount Hotham
    The road was pretty windy and steep up and down but we got through itThe town of Mount BeautyThe river Ovens in BrightThe natural gorge of the River OvensMany areas of the river were changed during gold mining. This is one of many sluicing ditchesScary suspension bridge!!We hired bikes and rode through town, along the river and rail trailThe local brewery1Well deserved after a 28km bike ride1Cooling off in the river after a very long walk

    Bright and the Victorian Alpine region

    March 15, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    We really enjoyed our drive up Mount Hotham and the Victorian alpine region, and down in to the town of Bright (even if it was really scary negotiating hair pin bends with huge cliff drops with a caravan)! The scenery was stunning.

    The town of Bright was a delight with perfect Alpine weather and autumn colours. We took long interesting walks with dogs, did long bike rides along the rail trail, walked around the lovely town and river, and frequented the brewery (of course).    Read more

  • Bec & Kev's Big Lap
    We had a walk and a drink on the lakeThe best thing about stopping at Canberra is catching up with familyThe caravan at its last stop1Toasting closing the loop1

    Canberra II

    March 22, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    We got back to Canberra and closed the loop!

    This was the last stop in our Big Lap and the first location we had been to twice. As usual Canberra was all about catching up with family, and getting organised for the end of our trip.

    This included starting to get the caravan packed and clean, and getting the car serviced and replacing the windscreen which we cracked on the Nullarbor!    Read more

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    And we're back!

    March 23, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    At the end of a year of travel, the 4 adventurers are back home!

    We've got mixed feelings about it as it was an amazing adventure, but it sure is nice to have a couch, and a bed your feet don't hang off, and a toilet you don't have to empty!

    Some stats from the trip:
    - Kilometers travelled: 35,900
    - Locations stopped at: over 100
    - Animals encountered in the wild:
    - Emus (many)
    - Kangaroos (heaps)
    - Seals. sea lions (several)
    - Snakes (several pythons, one tiger snake!)
    - Koalas (loads at 2 locations in Victoria)
    - Eagles, Pelican, loads of Cormorants, Jabiroos, but couldn't "FindPenguins"!
    - Platypus (one in Snowy Mountains)
    - Wombat (one walking along the side of the road)
    - Echidnas (several)
    - Buffaloes (a handful)
    - Feral cats and goats
    - Turtles
    - Sting rays (many small and huge)
    - Sharks (babies thankfully, plus a weird flat one)
    -Whales (from a sea plane)
    - Crocs (several - freshies, maybe some salties)
    - Dingoes (on K'gari)
    - Number of times bogged: 1 - but it was a doozy!
    - Number of flat tyres: 0
    - Number of animals hit: 0 (yay - didn't get bullbar dirty)
    - Top download speed of Starlink 300mb!
    - Amount of tail Bosley had to have chopped off in Cooma: 0.5
    - Length of driveway to Mt Elizabeth station in the Kimberleys: 30 kms
    - Alergic reactions: 1 (Rebecca's face swelled up from a bee sting in the middle of the Nullabor!)
    - Biggest mine: Kalgoorlie super pit (3.5 k x 1.5 k hole)
    - Best burger: Broadarrow travern (just North of Kalgoorlie)
    - Hottest day: 44.5 degrees

    Thanks to everyone for following along, we really appreciated having you along every step of the way!

    And finally for a song to end the trip click go to: https://bbsong.dinn.com/ or this link: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ma90b5bvv7jfvk5m…    Read more

    Trip end
    March 23, 2024
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