Kenny’s Aussie Adventures 2021

January 2021 - January 2022

A 381-day adventure by Lauren and Brett Read more

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- Jan 17, 2021, 6:30am
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Australia New South Wales Port Stephens Shire Karuah Memorial Park -32.656136, 151.9675932°39’22” S 151°58’3” E
Day 2
First Day Feels - Karuah
January 17, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Brett and I woke up early and excited at our first camp of the trip. We enjoyed a peaceful sunrise and coffee together while the kids slept in their bunks.
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- Jan 18, 2021, 10:00am
- 23 °C
- Altitude: 3 m
- Australia New South Wales Greater Taree Crowdy Head -31.845505, 152.75070231°50’44” S 152°45’3” E
Day 3
A ‘Brett’s Adventure’ - Crowdy Head
January 18, 2021 in Australia ⋅ 23 °C
Once we got going today, we decide to head up Back Beach, at Crowdy Head to set up for the morning and have some breakfast. Brett suggested a walk with our coffees around the cliffs and to the beach. This walk turned into one of ‘Brett’s Adventures’ which would have been best using two hands to get down the slippery rock walls, but we made it. On the way back we stumbled upon a diamond python, but the kids screams scared it under a rock. After a while we decided to go back and see if it had come back out to sun itself.

After lunch, we headed into Harrington for a fish on the break wall. The boys had a skate and we ate dinner while we watched sun set over the water.Read more
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- Jan 19, 2021
- 🌧 23 °C
- Altitude: 5 m
- Australia New South Wales Greater Taree Harrington Harrington Inlet -31.882783, 152.66639731°52’58” S 152°39’59” E
Day 4
First Adventures in the Roof Top Tinny
January 19, 2021 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 23 °C
The boys were stinging to get the boat down! The day started out beautiful and sunny, but by the time they got the boat down, the engine out and all the gear sorted a storm had rolled into Harrington. They waited for it to clear and headed out. In between torrential down pours the boys fished, unfortunately they did not bring home the goods. They headed out again that night, to come home with a whiting.

The kids entrained themselves at the park, which became a ‘wet and wild’ slip and slide fun park.Read more
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- Jan 20, 2021
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Australia New South Wales Greater Taree Manning Point -31.889889, 152.66180431°53’24” S 152°39’42” E
Day 5
The Kids Turn!
January 20, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Today, the kids got to go out in the tinny, they nagged all day yesterday, but it was the big boys turn.

The rain stopped, so we packed the tinny ready for the kids to go out for a fish.

Uncle Shaun ended up cleaning up on the kids fishing trip, catching flathead after flathead, two of the were keepers! Yum yum.

Brax thought he hooked onto something big, but it was a bark fish (hehehehe).Read more
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- Jan 22, 2021, 12:00pm
- 26 °C
- Altitude: 5 m
- Australia New South Wales Coffs Harbour Red Rock Little Beach -29.982908, 153.2323329°58’58” S 153°13’56” E
Day 7
Red Rock
January 22, 2021 in Australia ⋅ 26 °C
Today, we spent the day at Red Rock. We had tried to get into the caravan park for a few nights, but it is Australia Day next week, so it is an extra long weekend this weekend, so no luck. It looked like such a good spot, so we decided to drive in and spend the day. We got up early to ensure we got prime water front location at the boat ramp and set up for the day.

Brett, Brax and I went for a walk around the headland to find the famous ‘Red Rock’. Lachlan who is not a big fan of walking decided to sit this one out and stayed back at the van. We discovered on the walk that town is not actually named after a large red rock, but after a massacre when the settlers came over and The Aboriginal people who were forced to jump off the rock causing their death, the rock was originally know as ‘Blood Rock’.

Ryan and Bec who were on there way out to their dad’s farm called in for the afternoon, the boys were so excited to see the girls, Ellie and Chloe.Read more
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- Jan 23, 2021, 12:00pm
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 36 m
- Australia New South Wales Coffs Harbour Korora Bay Park Beach -30.274809, 153.1338530°16’29” S 153°8’2” E
Day 8
Day of Firsts
January 23, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
We hit our first BIG Australian icon today and we had our first travelling birthday.

Breakfast at the Big Banana was yummy, followed by a toboggan ride for the kids, what a way to celebrate Lyla’s 3rd birthday.

Katrina did a great job whipping up a pink unicorn cake as requested by Lyla, at our lunch park stop.Read more
Traveler clever Katrina . happy 3rd birthday Layla 🎂🎂🎂
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- Jan 25, 2021, 9:46am
- 26 °C
- Altitude: 114 m
- Australia New South Wales Clarence Valley Timbertop -30.110925, 152.95628330°6’39” S 152°57’23” E
Day 10
Catching Billy Bass - Glenreagh
January 25, 2021 in Australia ⋅ 26 °C
Before we left on our ‘Big Lap’ we set ourselves some family goals. One of these goals was to catch our dinner, well we can tick this goal off the list ( for now ).

Brett and Shaun set off down to the creek, Brett eager to try out his new cicada lure. The new lure must have been a good one because not much later they returned to the van with a bass each.

We decided to cook ‘Billy the Bass’ on the camp fire using some of the garlic Bec’s dad grows on the farm. Fresh bass with campfire potatoes, yum!. The kids loved helping to prepare the dinner and also demolished the fish once it was cooked. Brax who never eats potato said “This is the best potato I have ever had!”.Read more
Traveler It looks like you are all enjoying your adventure 👍💕
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Traveler yummo dinner , good fishing ! . looks like a great day . 😊😊😊
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Traveler Cicada lure, I like it
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Traveler Awesome start to the trip. Looks like a beautiful spot. Hope you keep catching dinner.
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- Jan 26, 2021
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Altitude: 114 m
- Australia New South Wales Clarence Valley Timbertop -30.110853, 152.95631430°6’39” S 152°57’23” E
Day 11
Australia Day at Glenreagh
January 26, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
What a way to spend Australia Day, relaxing by a local watering hole.

The crystal clear water looked so inviting, but a predator had been terrorising us the last few days making the kids (and some adults) a bit scared to go swimming. After Ryan identified the toe nibbler as a giant cat fish, the boys ( Brett and Shaun) came armed with fishing rods and worms they had freshly dug up from the property. Bam! First cast, Shaun caught the nasty perpetrator and the swimming hole was safe again!

The kids did not get out of the water for the entire day, they had floats, snorkels, flippers and rope swings to keep them busy. They named the blow up mattress the ‘Turtle Express’ and went turtle watching. I asked them to catch me a turtle for a photo, but they were not successful. After a while Brett spots a turtle in the shallows, grabs his net from the car and caught me a turtle. We all enjoyed having a hold and a photo with the turtle.Read more
Traveler wow , that looks amazing. Love the turtle 😍
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- Jan 30, 2021, 3:30pm
- 26 °C
- Altitude: 110 m
- Australia New South Wales Clarence Valley Timbertop -30.111654, 152.95733330°6’42” S 152°57’26” E
Day 15
4W Adventures at Glenreagh
January 30, 2021 in Australia ⋅ 26 °C
An afternoon 4WDing up along the ridges to a beautiful look out.

Brett, Shaun and Ryan were keen to try a few more tracks and see if they could make it down to the causeway. It was a successful trip, but I don’t think the tracks were as challenging as the boys had hoped.Read more
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- Jan 31, 2021, 12:00pm
- ☁️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 114 m
- Australia New South Wales Clarence Valley Timbertop -30.112127, 152.95770330°6’44” S 152°57’28” E
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Day 16
Glenreagh
January 31, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Glenreagh did not disappoint, a relaxing week with good friends is exactly what we needed after what felt like endless months of preparation to leave on our trip.

We arrived on Saturday 23 January and we are heading off today, Sunday the 31st of January.

We spent the first part of the week, which was extremely hot, by the river. The kids with their endless energy swimming non-stop on all sorts of blow up devises.

The boys were loving borrowing the girls motorbikes when we were at the property. They would jump on and ride them around the field until they ran out of fuel.

The nights were spent by the camp fire, roasting marshmallows and the kids running around playing spotlight.

Later on in the week, Ryan had a mishap with his car. This meant a boys trip into town to get parts putting our day trips on hold. Luckily it only took 1 day to get a special order in from Sydney and then he was back on the road.

Whilst at Glenreagh we applied to get into SA and got our approval, so next stop South Australia here we come!Read more
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Traveler Looks like u all had a great time at the farm.
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Traveler the farm looks lovely 😍
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