Armidale, Saumarez Station
11. desember 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Beautiful National Trust property, once 100,000 acres of sheep grazing to compliment the families cattle properties in QLD. Left to the trust by the last of 5 daughters Elsie who lived at the houseLes mer
Woolombi
11. desember 2024, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Alex making friends with packhorse at New England Art Museum.
Buckra Bindirri, NSW.
11. desember 2024, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Absolutely magic spot in the middle of nowhere. Decided to stqy another night.
Sunset, sunrise.
12. desember 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Magic spot! Met some intrepid travellers from London.
Nambucca Beach NSW
12. desember 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Droning
12. desember 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Alex tries out drône.
Coffs Harbour, NSW
13. desember 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Urunga Beach and boardwalk, great place for a walk with my morning coffee. Mangroves and tidal estuary, dogs heaven!
Red Rocks, NSW
13. desember 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Wrestled with the full annex setup for 1/2 an hour - Little Bruce our camper trailer now morphed into a palatial four room palace! See Kitchen/dining/lounge, ensuite shower, club lounge, and bedroom!
Coffee and smashed avo on toast
13. desember 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Invested in milk froather today, stepping up the am coffee game.
Red Rocks, beaching all day.
14. desember 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Spent the day beaching. Emerald Beach and Sandy Beach, then an afternoon of floating in tidal estuary on pink inflatable sofa chairs ( sorry no picks, but think flamingos and cocktail glasses and youLes mer
Night time bird show
14. desember 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Loving the birdlife here - so many sounds, sizes, and colours, background of any day is always filled with birdsong. Last night discovered that our camp is on the flight path of the local YellowLes mer
Hardcore Beaching
15. desember 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
So many beaches, so little time! Bit of body surfing and wave splashing then home for a snooze.
Woogoolga Beach, Safety Beach, Mullaway, Arrawara, Corrigin Beach. Each beach a little bit different,Les mer
Tyalgum, Tweed Valley, sorta boondocks.
16. desember 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Last night in the camper before we head home to NZ for Christmas. Went to Byron Bay, didn't stop. Clarence River along the way was interesting, super cool little town of Ulmarra where a whole heap ofLes mer
Bye NSW see you soon,..
16. desember 2024, Australia ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
Beautiful rural part of northern NSW, up in the rainforest, lush grazing, little forgotten towns, and weird time zones - NSW, but observes QLD time.
End of Chapter 1
17. desember 2024, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Torrential rain across most of QLD, heatwaves in VIC and NT, time to park the camper trailer up for a rest. Fleeting trip back to NZ for Christmas. Part 2 of our travels resumes 31 December.
Part 2 - Reunited with Bruce
1. januar 2025, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Alex overcome with joy after being reunited with Bruce our trusty Toyota LandCruiser. Rearing to go after a 10 day holiday in the long-term carpark at Brisbane airport.
Happy New Year, bring on 2025.
1. januar 2025, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Great night and company to see in 2025! ( Strange group of Dame Edna lookalikes)
Noosa Everglades Eco-Habitat
1. januar 2025, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Different camping experience from what we've done so far - full on campground with onsite micro-brewery and bar in the middle of a national park! Needed the beer after a big unpack and and camp setup.Les mer
Bouncers everywhere!
2. januar 2025, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Kangaroo's go camping too.
Video upload to follow of the raucous birds. Camp rules clearly state no loud noise between 10pm and 6am - the Kokaburra's and other wildlife missed the memo!!! As soon asLes mer
Kyogle, NSW.
3. januar 2025, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Art Deco (ish) rural town . Alex indulged his second hand shop passion with the Purchase of a couple of dinky cars.
Love the Aussie signage this building is a Hotel.
Return visit to beautiful Tylgum, NSW
3. januar 2025, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Missing the N S & W too much so blasted down to the pretty little rural town of Tylgum just south of the QLD/NSW border. Majestic mountains all around us. Local A&P showgrounds a great spot toLes mer
Texas, but not TEXAS.
4. januar 2025, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
'I don't think we're in Kansas anymore Toto',... we're in Texas!
Not quite the big olde Texas of the US of A. Certainly remote, BIG, HOT, and a long way from anywhere, straddles the QLD/NSW boarder,Les mer
Nightime rituals
4. januar 2025, Australia ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
Do the dishes, Cup of tea, light the citronella candles, read a book by the last of the natural light, watch the colours of the sunset form, wait for the birds and that bats to setout or head home toLes mer
GOONDIWINDI, QLD/NSW boarder
5. januar 2025, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Still on tarmac but a long way from anywhere. Big country, farm gates 30kms from the homestead, soil, crops, trees constantly changing.
Shared road usage, Goondiwindi-Moree Hwy
5. januar 2025, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Is it going to land?
Not a sight you see everyday. In rural service town of Moree, what to do?? Head to the local mineral HOT pools to get some relief from the heat. Hot pool is 40° cool one is 30°Les mer