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Kenny’s Aussie Adventures 2022
  • Lauren and Brett Kenny
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Kenny’s Aussie Adventures 2022

Another Year
Another Adventure
One year was not enough, so we are off again. We can’t get enough of this beautiful country and spending time together as a family.
This year the boys turned 9 and 11 and are in grades 3 and 5. En savoir plus
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  • Lauren and Brett KennyKenny’s Aussie Adventures 2022Voyageur
    The surf watching, reception, sunset seat
    Last photo at Cactus for the yearThe not so pink lake McDonnellFinally playing Buck Hunter

    Cactus Last day 😔

    13 mai 2022, Australie ⋅ 🌬 20 °C

    Our time at Cactus has come to an end, it was hard pulling Brett away.

    Brett said even the car didn’t want to leave, as the car battery died twice in the time we were packing up and then the brakes on the caravan were not working.

    After hours of saying goodbye to all of the amazing people we meet we finally drove all the way to Penong 😂😂.

    We called in for a drink at the pub and to let the boys play Buck Hunter. They have been dying to come into town and play the whole 6 weeks we have been here, so it was about time we brought them in for a game, especially since they set up a loom band shop and earned the money to play all by themselves.    En savoir plus

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  • Lauren and Brett KennyKenny’s Aussie Adventures 2022Voyageur
    Bugger
    Colourful seaglass

    Oh no! It happened again 😔

    15 mai 2022, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    We were headed out of Streaky Bay when we notice a noise coming from the car 😣. We hadn’t even made it to the water tap!

    A few minutes later, Brett inspects it, a phone call the the trusty mechanic brother and then the NRMA is called again. Once again we are not going anywhere for a few days. Back to the RV park for us.

    Well, I guess there could be worse places to be stuck!

    The week passed very quickly, getting school work done, walking into town, playing at the park and collecting sea glass at a hidden gem of a spot we stumbled upon because Brax stopped for a wee one day on our walk.

    Meanwhile, poor Brett and Dad drove to Ceduna for car parts and worked on the car 😕.    En savoir plus

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  • Lauren and Brett KennyKenny’s Aussie Adventures 2022Voyageur
    Dad and Brett
    Dad and Brett

    Baird Bay

    19 mai 2022, Australie ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

    We finally made it !

    Car is kind of fixed for now.

    Boat is off, stunning sunset and I think Dad is getting his first fishing lesson 😂.

    Apparently, having dad in the boat is worse then having the kids in the boat 😳😆.

    They caught some fish, but they were not dinner worthy, better luck tomorrow.    En savoir plus

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  • Lauren and Brett KennyKenny’s Aussie Adventures 2022Voyageur
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    Mum and Dad meet the Sea Lions of Baird

    20 mai 2022, Australie ⋅ 🌙 13 °C

    Today, we got to take mum and dad to one of our favourite places in Australia, Baird Bay. To do one of our favourite activities, swim with the sea lions.

    We pulled up and were worried the sea lions had moved somewhere warmer for the winter, because at first we could not see any, we all started to get a bit worried. Then we spotted two playing in the shallows, phew! we made our way over. Mum was the first in, it did not take long for to more came to play, she was surrounded by at least six, including a big male. Dad was quick on mum’s tail getting some footage on their go pro.

    After about 45min of sea lion fun we were all freezing 🥶.

    The kids wanted to film Nan getting back in the boat, but we’re not allowed 😂😂.

    It was time to get changed and sit in the sun for a while.

    Once we defrosted, it was time for part 2 of Brett’s Adventures. The boat tour was now headed over to look for dolphins. We found them, another magical moment, there was so many, at least 80 maybe more, jumping, feeding and playing. Lachlan kept calling out and pointing out all the babies. The dolphins especially liked it when Brett speed the boat up and raced them.

    I am so glad we ( the car) finally made it here to take mum and dad out to the sea lions and dolphins.

    Another successful Brett’s Adventure.

    Video to come, fixing the car has taken priority over all video making at this current stage 😕.    En savoir plus

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  • Lauren and Brett KennyKenny’s Aussie Adventures 2022Voyageur
    Jane's Island - where we swim with the sea lions
    Cool natural bridge we foundAustralian salmonSalmon cookup by toasty fire

    Exploring and Fishing at Baird Bay

    21 mai 2022, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

    This morning we got up and went for a drive along the beach and up along the sea cliffs. Dad got to get some real 4WDing action done in his car, unfortunately the video just doesn’t do it justice.

    The boys went fishing and got some salmon for something different. We weren’t sure about this whole salmon thing! But all the other campers were raving about it, so we gave it a go and it is actually quite nice.    En savoir plus

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  • Lauren and Brett KennyKenny’s Aussie Adventures 2022Voyageur
    Drone Shot
    Drone ShotView From the look outView from the look outSteel works at night - view from the look outThe water was so calm and clear we could see cuttlefish laying on the bottom and blue swimmer crabsNight time Jetty walkThat's my bouy!

    What a day!

    23 mai 2022, Australie ⋅ 🌙 13 °C

    First early start we have had in a while!

    The car and van got a well deserved tub a Kimba and a quick breakfast stop at the freshly painted Big Galah.

    Then, it was onto Whyalla for the long awaited snorkel with the giant cuttlefish 🤗.

    We also didn’t want to miss seeing the spectacular Whyalla Jetty at night, and with rain predicted tomorrow we thought we better squeeze that in too!

    All three boys are now snoring in their beds 😂.    En savoir plus

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  • Lauren and Brett KennyKenny’s Aussie Adventures 2022Voyageur
    Cuttlefish mating, with an onlookerNo he is not eating her 😉😉This picture was taken by Brax 🥰Look closely how many can you see?

    Cuttlefish Porno

    23 mai 2022, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

    On the drive out to the cuttlefish dive site, we all tuned into some you tube shows about the giant cuttlefish, some were more R rated than others. With the kids now having a full understating of the intermit sex life of a cuttlefish, we were ready to snorkel with them.

    We picked a great day to head out, there was little to no wind, no current and the sea was smooth. We were all excited. There was even dolphins.

    It was seconds after being in the water that Brett spotted the first one. I was a bit upset as I still couldn’t see it. Then once you saw one, you couldn’t stop seeing them, they were everywhere and they were doing the deed! At first the kids thought they were eating each other, but Brax was pretty quick to work out what was going on 😂, and he was more than happy to fill Lachlan in.

    They really are masters of camouflage, there were ones that looked like the rocks, ones that looked like coral or seaweed, they were changing colours before our eyes, even changing the texture of their skin from smooth to having bumps or spikes. It was truly an amazing experience.    En savoir plus

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  • Lauren and Brett KennyKenny’s Aussie Adventures 2022Voyageur
    1Do you want me to drive?? 😴😴😴
    Found a big thing, Giant Rad Gum TreeHello NSWGuess it is still raining here 😔

    Hello NSW

    27 mai 2022, Australie ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C

    Dipped our toes back in NSW for an hour this morning, after not being in our home state for 15 months.

    It was rainy and miserable, so we got out as quick as we could 😂😂.

    It’s always fun when some has a gun license and it needs renewing and the only way to do it is to drive 4.5hours to Broken Hill to a NSW Service Centre and get your photo taken! Thanks Brett.

    As you can see, I was great company 😴😴😴

    What a day, left at 3.30am home at 3.30pm!    En savoir plus

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  • Lauren and Brett KennyKenny’s Aussie Adventures 2022Voyageur
    Hards hats for dogs 😂3Demo on how to wash the opalFinding opalGetting rid of the dirt using the blowerOpal under the black lightGetting rid of the dirt using the blowerThe $400 opal Brax foundNoodlingAssessing the opalAssessing the opal

    Coober Pedy

    29 mai 2022, Australie ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    We pulled into Coober Pedy and it was bucketing down, so no exploring for us today. The red dirt quickly turned into red mud, that made a thick slick layer on your shoes if you had to leave the van for any reason, which we avoided at all costs!

    Over night, gale force winds kicked in, this was good for drying out the ground, but made us feel a little queasy from all the rocking the caravan was doing.

    Luckily, the mine tour was underground and out of the wind.

    Tom’s mine tour, what a great experience. Lachie has been dying to get some mining done. On the tour the guide kept the adults busy with information and kept kids busy mining for opals. He even hid one very special one worth $400, Brax the lucky duck found it and got to keep it.

    After the tour, they valued the kids opal findings, Lachlan had found 2 good ones, if he polishes them up they will be worth about $300. They offered to buy them off him, but he chose to keep them.

    After they found out how interested the kids were in mining and stones they gave them some other fossils to clean up and some polished sandstone to engrave. They were so generous and great with the kids.    En savoir plus

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  • Lauren and Brett KennyKenny’s Aussie Adventures 2022Voyageur

    We have started our journey North

    30 mai 2022, Australie ⋅ 🌬 10 °C

    We have moved away from the beaches we have been near for so long and are heading up the middle towards NT.

    New adventures and places await 🤗🤗🤗

    The cold weather and bush camps mean we can have some camps fires along the way.En savoir plus

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  • Lauren and Brett KennyKenny’s Aussie Adventures 2022Voyageur
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    Kangaroo Cuddles

    30 mai 2022, Australie ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    At ‘school’ Lachlan is learning about wildlife carers, so what better way then to visit one in real life.

    Coober Pedy has a Kangaroo Orphanage that you are able to visit, they talk to you about how to become a wild life carer, how they look after the kangaroos, and the best part you get to cuddle a Joey 🥰.En savoir plus

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  • Lauren and Brett KennyKenny’s Aussie Adventures 2022Voyageur
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    Big Things at Coober Pedy

    31 mai 2022, Australie ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C

    Coober Pedy has it share of big things 🤗.

    We got up early and got to the Big Winch for sunrise, but no sunrise for us, to cloudy! But the kids had fun climbing the steel tree.

    Then it was off to find some more big things before we drove out to the Breakaways.En savoir plus

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  • Lauren and Brett KennyKenny’s Aussie Adventures 2022Voyageur
    On the way back from cancelled Brett's adventureAboriginal name: two dogs. White people name: salt and pepperDingo FenceDingo FenceDingo FenceDingo FenceDingo FenceDingo FenceMoon PlainMoon Plain

    Kanku - Breakaways Conservation Park

    31 mai 2022, Australie ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

    This morning we took a drive out to The Breakaways.

    Out here we got to see a range of different scenery, there was escarpments, the Dingo fence which stretches 5300km across three states and then onto the moon scape which promised fossilised shells and bottomless cracks, let’s just say I was a little disappointed with the moon scape 😕.

    Brett went to go on one of his Brett’s adventures up one of the mountains, he was on his way with the kids when I radioed him with the information that if he gets caught it is a $50000 fine and 6 months in jail each! He decided to come back! I was glad!    En savoir plus

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    Harry’s Crocodile Nest - Coober Pedy

    31 mai 2022, Australie ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    This was an interesting dugout. It was a tip from a fellow traveller Ken, so we went and checked it out.

    The story goes that Harry was a crocodile hunter in the NT and was run out of town with his wife, so he came and settled in Coober Pedy and made the crocodile nest to lour in the backpackers. It is draped with his ‘trophies’.En savoir plus

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  • Lauren and Brett KennyKenny’s Aussie Adventures 2022Voyageur
    1Where is the sun?
    211Pettermann Free Camp - wet, cold, red mud

    We crossed into the NT

    1 juin 2022, Australie ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

    It’s wet and it is cold, not at all what I was expecting when we hit the NT!

    We crossed the border and ate breakfast in the Northern Territory. We then braved the rain and cold for a photo with the sign.

    Next up, it was time for the first big thing in the NT, The Big XXXX Can. We stopped in at the first and last pub in the NT for a photo. Yep, it was still raining.

    And……. It was still raining, after 500kms
    of driving we stopped just outside Curtain Springs for the night! When we got out of the car it was a lovely 9 degrees outside 😕🥶🥶🥶.    En savoir plus

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    Bird Feeding At Ayers Rock Camp Ground

    2 juin 2022, Australie ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

    We pull into set up and Lachlan spies a lonely bird, he grabs the bread and the next thing I see he is hand feeding a bunch of beautiful galahs.

    I may have got a bit carried away taking photos, but they are just so pretty 😍.En savoir plus

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  • Lauren and Brett KennyKenny’s Aussie Adventures 2022Voyageur
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    Raining on the Rock - First Glimpse

    2 juin 2022, Australie ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C

    Brax was first to spot Uluṟu through the rain and the thick fog and it was magnificent.

    Not everyone gets the see it rain on the rock, but we did! There were little waterfalls running down the sides making pools at the bottom and the water was so clear.

    But I am also glad we have time to stay and see it when the sun is out (hopefully tomorrow 😆).    En savoir plus

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  • Lauren and Brett KennyKenny’s Aussie Adventures 2022Voyageur
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    Uluru Sunrise

    3 juin 2022, Australie ⋅ 🌙 8 °C

    Our first sunrise at Uluru, we were all up early and pumped, we get to the gate and there is a line up! I triple checked that the gates opened at 6am, but at 6.20 we were all still sitting in line waiting. Apparently the opening time has changed to 6.30am, but we just think the ranger was running late and used that as her excuse. Whist we were waiting we could see glimpses of stunning colour to our left! Finally the gate opened, so we flew out to the sunrise spot. There were people everywhere, but we found a spot down the bottom to set up, people saw us go down the bottom instead of to the lookout and then followed us, we we not alone for long. Although I felt we had missed the best colours it was still beautiful. Luckily we are coming back tomorrow.

    After sunrise we enjoyed a yummy bacon and cheese bread and hot cuppas to help defrost us.

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    3Uluru, view from Kata Tjuta

    Kata-Tjuta - The Olgas

    3 juin 2022, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C

    I think it took me nearly half the walk to warm up on the Valley of the Winds walk, then we hit the look out and experienced the ‘Valley of the Winds’ and it was time to put the jumper back on 😂.

    We saw were the famous naked shot of Uncle Shaun was taken, I tried to convince all three of my boys to take their gear of and reenact it but they complained about the cold, shrinkage, and the amount of people on the track who would see 🙄. Soft the lot of them! So only clothes on pics from us.    En savoir plus

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  • Lauren and Brett KennyKenny’s Aussie Adventures 2022Voyageur
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    Uluru Sunset ❤️🧡💛

    3 juin 2022, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

    What a day, up at 6am for sunrise, loop walk at Kata Kajuta and then back to the rock for sunset.

    We set up with nibbles and hot drinks, it was perfect with the cars backed in so we could eat and make hot drinks as the sun set. ( it was freezing )

    Uluru went from brown to an amazing glowing orange. We stayed until the sun had set and the stars and the moon were out.

    I tried for a starry night shot, but other cars driving past with their headlights on meant it wasn’t going to happen, but the memory is there.    En savoir plus

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    Uluru

    3 juin 2022, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    And finally our Ayres Rock video 🤗

    It was a big one and took a lot of planning and work by Brett, but he is finally happy with the finished product. Unfortunately, for it to fit on penguins he had to cut some bits out 😞.En savoir plus

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    2nd sunrise at Uluru 😍😍

    4 juin 2022, Australie ⋅ 🌙 7 °C

    Yes! The gates opened on time today, and what a show we got.

    Today we set up in a different spot and it was so relaxing, we backed the cars in so we could make hot drinks, we had chairs and blankets and watched the sunrise. We saw the sky change from black to red and then purples, pinks, yellows and blue, it was just magic.En savoir plus

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    We walked around Uluru

    4 juin 2022, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C

    You can’t climb it any more so we had to walk around it.

    10km loop walk. What a great way to get up close and see all the different aspects of Uluṟu.

    The funniest part was when we heard someone calling out, when we looked closely we discovered it was an Aboriginal in one of the hole caves on the rock, it was classic.En savoir plus

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  • Lauren and Brett KennyKenny’s Aussie Adventures 2022Voyageur

    Kings Canyon

    6 juin 2022, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C

    We had been told by lots of travellers to go to Kings Canyon, making sure to do the rim walk and taking the Garden of Eden off shoot. So that’s what we did!

    The rim walk, look out and Garden of Eden and it did not disappoint. It was spectacular. The rock formations were so interesting, reminding me of the Bungle Bungles, but with a lot more ‘beehives’.

    It was a 7km round trip taking us just on 3 hours.    En savoir plus

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