Leaving for the airport!
20 novembre 2024, Nuova Zelanda ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Leaving Masterton for the airport
Arrived Gold Coast. Raining
20 novembre 2024, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Gidday mate. How was it waking up to start the next stage of the journey ? Allan [Allan]
Picking up the tow beast!
21 novembre 2024, Australia ⋅ 🌬 24 °C
Twin turbo v8 diesel
Getting things ready
22 novembre 2024, Australia ⋅ 🌧 23 °C
Bruce the LandCrusier in for add ons. Trailer braking, power feed to camper, spotlights, UHF radio.
In the mean time taking advantage of Black Friday, buying DJI drone, laptop and other goodies
Underway, some fine tuning
27 novembre 2024, Nuova Zelanda ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Picked up our new camper, and practiced setting up at the Colton's in Brisbane.
Battery on Cruiser died overnight, replaced by the dealer, then off to Boolimba Falls for our first off grid night!
Burrum Point beach, awesome campsite
27–28 nov 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Drove along the beach 11 KMs to get here. 4wd no caravans . What a rush!
Viaggiatore
Awww… what an awesome pop-top camper!!! We had one in the 70s… dad ran it up on mums singer. Fab 😍
Byfield
28 novembre 2024, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Went down this road to 9 Mile Beach, couldn't turn around and ended up doing 30+ KMs each way over sand dunes and hills. Had to deflate tyres to 12 psi, towing a 2.5 tonne camper. Locals didn'tLeggi altro
Seaforth
30 nov–2 dic 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Opened the user manual to our new house on wheels. Puttîng up the awning for the first time only resulted in minor marital disagreement! We now have spacious ́alfresco livîng room!
ViaggiatoreToo many chiefs! Alex, why aren't you doing as you're told? Nonetheless, it all looks just fabulous!
Nebo, not much here
1 dicembre 2024, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
But cool pub.
Rubyvale, QLD. Middle of nowhere.
1–3 dic 2024, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
The weather looks promising for some Sapphire fossicking!
Mega haul of gems! Rubyvale.
2 dicembre 2024, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Turns out only mad dogs and kiwis fossick for gems in the summer. We left plenty for the commerical operators.
ViaggiatoreDid you find any gems? Or, if that was your haul, that's pretty good.
Where the fuck are the Camels?
3 dicembre 2024, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Camels can’t be relied upon. Ships of the desert and all that,.. I asked them to stay so I could take a photo 10 mînutes later, but they’ve buggered off. Wéve purchased Julie a green sapphireLeggi altro
ViaggiatoreWow, Julie, beautiful ring. I hope it's a while before the camels come back. A ring for each finger! 😆😆
ViaggiatoreWhen we were there, the manufacturing jeweller we went to was a Kiwi. Same?
ViaggiatoreThere was a kiwi there who died a couple of years ago. Steve fromChch Ithink
Wallumbilla. Federal Hotel.
3 dicembre 2024, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
They don’t have pubs lîke this in NZ anymore. Passed through Roma ( not Rome😪). The number one attraction is a large tree. Staying at the Regal Hotel.
The other thîng in Roma is cattle.Leggi altro
4 .30am sunrise
4 dicembre 2024, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
The sun gets up at 4.30, so do we.. Coffee on the bush stove next.
UHF Radio channel was a little animated
4 dicembre 2024, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
WARNING - Those with tender ears pass on this one.
KILROY. Darlîng Downs, QLD
4 dicembre 2024, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Shés big country out here! Wheat, Barley, 500 acre paddocks.
Current leader of cute bird compétition
4 dicembre 2024, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Magpie pops in for breakfast
6 dicembre 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Don’t feed the wildlife Alex.
Maryvale,QLD
7 dicembre 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Great old country pub and a campfire
Home sweet home ( on wheels)
8 dicembre 2024, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Morning Coffee then some housework, a walk to Queen Mary falls, ànd some pottering around the area.
Sandy Creek Hotel Annual Pig races.
8 dicembre 2024, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
35° in the shade.
Queen Mary Falls and a Python
8 dicembre 2024, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Stunning! Noise of the cicadàs deafening. No pic of the snake because Julie refused to stop!
Fish for Dinner? Stanthorpe, QLD/NSW
9 dicembre 2024, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Probability 1.238888% but you never know?! Monster hot today so just been swimming with the Pélican and the Eels in the river - fairly confident no crocodiles this far south.
NSW !
10 dicembre 2024, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
It’s raining, it’s pourîng, Alex is snoring. Woke up to torrential rain this morning decided to head south.
Laundry stop, Armidale NSW.
10 dicembre 2024, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Under a solid roof for a night, laundry stop and bath to remove two weeks on the road wearing jandels - camp showers just don't cut it when trying to soak off red dust!
Loving the grand olde damesLeggi altro
Was thinking of you this morning, have a great adventure! [Tina]
ViaggiatoreHave a great trip. Will follow with interest and envy. 🍾🍾🍾
ViaggiatoreSafe travels. Looking forward to your posts. ✈️✈️